test the waters

Portuguese translation: jogar verde

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English term or phrase:	test the waters
Portuguese translation:	jogar verde
Entered by:	Marcelo Lino

14:39 Feb 20, 2009

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / idioma

English term or phrase: test the waters

Qual é a tradução de "test the waters"? Muito obrigado desde já.

Some guys can barely remember to put on pants, let alone maintain MySpace. Still, it's weird that you didn't know about that page. What you found doesn't qualify as cheating, but it's still cause for concern because he could be leading a double life. Maybe he wants to keep his options open and test the waters to see if anyone else takes the bait. Or he may be having a hard time giving up flirting with other girls, so he does it online to ease his guilt.

Alexandre Reis Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 899 (none open) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 0 Brazil
Local time: 21:27

jogar verde

Explanation:
...para collher maduro!

Expressão que uso muito!

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Marcelo Lino
Brazil
Local time: 21:27

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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

jogar verde

Marcelo Lino

4 +5

sondar o ambiente

Marlene Curtis

4 +3

apalpar o terreno

Lúcia Leitão

3 +1

jogar o anzol para ver se alguém morde a isca

Elcio Carillo

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

sondar o ambiente

Explanation:
Diria assim...

..para ver se alguém mais morde a isca.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 199

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

jogar verde

Explanation:
...para collher maduro!

Expressão que uso muito!

Marcelo Lino
Brazil
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

jogar o anzol para ver se alguém morde a isca

Explanation:
a idéia é bem essa

Elcio Carillo
Brazil
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

50 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

apalpar o terreno

Explanation:
Outra sug.

Lúcia Leitão
Portugal
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Portuguese

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