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“Diabos levem a Revolução”

English translation: To hell with the revolution

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Portuguese term or phrase:“Diabos levem a Revolução”
English translation:To hell with the revolution
Entered by: Mary Palmer

02:37 Jul 8, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: “Diabos levem a Revolução”
Good evening! What would be the best way to translate this expression? I thought of something like "I hope the revolution will go to hell" "To hell with the revolution" but would like to have more options and later decide which one is best.

Thanks again!

Frente à necessidade de uma nova placa, Custódio, que não parava de maldizer a revolução **(“Diabos levem a Revolução”)** lembrou do seu vizinho: o Conselheiro Aires. Dá-se então um debate revelador sobre o nome do estabelecimento, apesar de ambos concordarem que “nada tinham a ver com a política”. Aires fez sua primeira sugestão: que mudasse o título para “Confeitaria da República”.
Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 04:32
To hell with the revolution
Explanation:
;)
Selected response from:

Milana Penavski
Brazil
Local time: 04:32
Grading comment
Thanks Milana!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2To hell with the revolution
Milana Penavski
4 +1Damn the revolution
Gisela Gambini
3let/may the Devil take the revolution
Verginia Ophof


Discussion entries: 7





  

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
To hell with the revolution


Explanation:
;)

Milana Penavski
Brazil
Local time: 04:32
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Milana!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paula Borges: yes, sounds great
2 hrs
agree  Bett: yes
9 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Damn the revolution


Explanation:
Just another suggestion...

Gisela Gambini
Portugal
Local time: 08:32
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Walter Moura
5 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
let/may the Devil take the revolution


Explanation:
Let the Devil Take Tomorrow
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 01:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15
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