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tack-sharp wit

Portuguese translation: sentido de humor apurado/cortante/aguçado

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English term or phrase:tack-sharp wit
Portuguese translation:sentido de humor apurado/cortante/aguçado
Entered by: Lilian Magalhães

21:25 Feb 21, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / notícia
English term or phrase: tack-sharp wit
He uses his tack-sharp wit to make fun of ...

sei que tem a expressao sharp as a tack...o que seria a tack-sharp wit?
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 09:17
sentido de humor apurado/cortante/aguçado
Explanation:
"He uses his tack-sharp wit to make fun of..."
"Usa de/Tem um sentido de humor cortante para fazer troça de/troçar de..."

Seria assim que traduzia.
Alguém que tem um sentido de humor muito apurado para mandar umas tiradas engraçadas...
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sflor (X)
Local time: 11:17
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thanks
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4 +3sentido de humor apurado/cortante/aguçado
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sentido de humor apurado/cortante/aguçado


Explanation:
"He uses his tack-sharp wit to make fun of..."
"Usa de/Tem um sentido de humor cortante para fazer troça de/troçar de..."

Seria assim que traduzia.
Alguém que tem um sentido de humor muito apurado para mandar umas tiradas engraçadas...


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sharp+wit
sflor (X)
Local time: 11:17
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheryle Oliver: Sentido ou senso...
23 mins
  -> Obrigada Sheryle
agree  Leonor Machado
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Leonor
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: senso de humor (ou simplesmente humor) em PTBR
9 hrs
  -> Obrigada Salvador. Pois, eu digo mais "sentido" do que "senso", mas concordo com este último, claro.
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