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having the last laugh

Portuguese translation: provou que quem ri por último ri melhor

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English term or phrase:having the last laugh
Portuguese translation:provou que quem ri por último ri melhor
Entered by: Ena Smith

20:50 Oct 23, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: having the last laugh
Less than a year ago the judges on the reality programme Dragon ́s Den rejected his invention. Now inventor Rob Law is having the last laugh after a product considered “worthless” on the BBC television programme for young entrepreneurs has proved a huge commercial hit.
Ena Smith
United States
Local time: 07:33
provou que quem ri por último ri melhor
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Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 12:33
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Summary of answers provided
3 +14provou que quem ri por último ri melhor
Catarina Lopes
4Rir por último é rir melhor
Joao Cabral


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +14
provou que quem ri por último ri melhor


Explanation:
Sugestão

Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 12:33
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
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agree  Oliver Simões: Gostei da sua tradução que, ao meu ver, é mais completa que a minha (da qual desisti).
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  -> Obrigada pelo agree e pelo comentário, Oliveira :)
agree  Vinicius Guerreiro
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agree  Joao Cabral: A expressão idiomática foi muito bem aplicada.
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agree  Nick Taylor
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Rir por último é rir melhor


Explanation:
... Agora, o inventor Rob Law, ao rir por último riu melhor, visto que o seu produto considerado "inútil" ...

Aplicação da expressão no texto, penso que enquadraria dessa maneira

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  • A expressão idiomática é "Quem rí por último, rí melhor"
Joao Cabral
United States
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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