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wreak havoc

Portuguese translation: causar estragos

20:23 Jan 22, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: wreak havoc
Free radicals have the pontential to wreak havoc in the vicinity of the mitochondria
Adriana Ieyasu
Local time: 20:28
Portuguese translation:causar estragos
Explanation:
Outras possibilidades (para outros contextos)

prejudicar, aniquilar, infligir destruição, arruinar, criar o caos, atuar como um flagelo, etc
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Maria Eugenia Farre
Brazil
Local time: 16:28
Grading comment
thank you :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3causar estragos
Maria Eugenia Farre
4 +1causar destruição
P Forgas
5destruir
John Punchard
4causar destroços
Fiona N�voa


  

Answers


26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
causar destruição


Explanation:
I guess
P.

P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 911

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Renata Costa (X): ok.
20 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
causar estragos


Explanation:
Outras possibilidades (para outros contextos)

prejudicar, aniquilar, infligir destruição, arruinar, criar o caos, atuar como um flagelo, etc


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Maria Eugenia Farre
Brazil
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 248
Grading comment
thank you :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kathleen Goldsmith-Killing
12 hrs
agree  Renata Costa (X): Ok.
20 hrs
agree  José Antonio Azevedo
18 days
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
causar destroços


Explanation:
"destroços" is a stronger word than "estragos" and seems to fit in better with "radicals".

Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Local time: 20:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 242
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
destruir


Explanation:
Esta definição esta no Babylon

John Punchard
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 31
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