Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Passar Vontade
English translation:
not to indulge (oneself)
Added to glossary by
Anderson Silva
Mar 29, 2005 15:10
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
The fastest
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Passar Vontade
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Idiom
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | to indulge (oneself) |
Sormane Fitzgerald
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| 4 +5 | Crave |
Luiza Modesto
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Proposed translations
+1
6 hrs
Sormane Fitzgerald
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Fully bilingual; pharm/med, among others
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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28
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to indulge (oneself)
Now that we have some context maybe something like...
Tough not to indulge (oneself)
Tough not to indulge (oneself)
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Crave is a good one, but given the context I guess this one would be the best answer. Thanks to all!"
+5
10 mins
Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
specializes in research articles
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English
Crave
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Peer comment(s):
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Terje Ostgaard
: passar ou ter vontade de alguma coisa
1 min
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Thanks. :)
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Sormane Fitzgerald
6 mins
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Thanks. :)
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Beta Cummins
: "to crave for", "craving for" : )
6 mins
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Thanks. :)
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María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
: Boa bola!
16 mins
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Obrigada. :)
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Ana Thompson
22 mins
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Obrigada. :)
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Discussion
-Economizar � preciso. Mas PASSAR VONTADE � complicado!
That is, it is not easy to save money.