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let down

Portuguese translation: desapontar, decepcionar

19:39 Dec 12, 2003
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: let down
When someone has promised something and then changes the plans at the last minute, leaving the other person offended...
Amoeba
Portuguese translation:desapontar, decepcionar
Explanation:
:)
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Clauwolf
Local time: 13:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +11desapontar, decepcionar
Clauwolf
1 +6Try using an English-Portuguese dictionary will do you some good.
Vanda Sousa


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
desapontar, decepcionar


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 15958
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fabio Poeiras: desiludir...
12 mins
  -> também
agree  Lal?Vasconcelos
17 mins
agree  Lúcia Lopes: faltar com a palavra, "dar o cano", "plantar" algúem, deixar na mão (usado em pt/br "deixar alguém na mão", no sentido de faltar com a palavra), "furar" é outra gíria em pt/br "ele 'furou' comigo, me 'deu o cano', me 'deixou na mão'
1 hr
agree  Luiza M. Charles de Oliveira
4 hrs
agree  Eliane Rio Branco
5 hrs
agree  Claudia da Matta
6 hrs
agree  Sormane Gomes
8 hrs
agree  Cecilia Bartalotti
20 hrs
agree  Ivone Dias
2 days 18 hrs
agree  Amilcar: Outra: deixar (alguém) pendurado
5 days
agree  otouro
21 days
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Try using an English-Portuguese dictionary will do you some good.


Explanation:
i believe it speaks for itself.

Vanda Sousa
Portugal
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  António Ribeiro
1 hr
agree  Claudia da Matta: Às vezes a gente fica na dúvida se ajuda ou não; mas realmente, qualquer dicionário disponível na internet traduziria isso. Não aceito a idéia de que é fácil perguntar no ProZ; pelo contrário, acho que dá mais trabalho do que pesquisar na net.
6 hrs
agree  José Antonio Azevedo: Excelente resposta, Vanda. Além da pergunta poder ser respondida em qualquer dicionário, ainda por cima se trata de MAIS um anônimo...
1 day 1 hr
agree  Helga CF: concordo pelnamente com a Vanda. Contudo, por vezes interrogo-me se esta "ignorância" não será uma desculpa para nos manter ocupados.
2 days 18 hrs
agree  Adriana Caraccio Morgan, Dip Trans IOL
5 days
agree  Sonia Heidemann
8 days
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