Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 26, 2015 09:22
9 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Endrominar
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
conversation
'Foi esse mesmo Maurício, o pai da minha filha, que a senhora conseguiu endrominar com muita, muita pinta e fez com que ele lhe vendesse a nossa casa.'
Thanks in advance for your help!
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Proposed translations
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(whom you) duped/managed to dupe (big time)
endrominou "à grande"...
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managed to dupe
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Example sentence:
Their egregious friendliness finally managed to dupe me, sweetly bolstering my self-esteem.
Somehow Matura has managed to dupe even elected members of our Parliament with the false proposition that one party can
Note from asker:
Obrigada Ana! |
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Comment: "Obrigada Ana!"
+3
9 mins
deceive, mislead
Seriam as minhas sugestões...
Note from asker:
Obrigada Teresa! |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Catarina Lopes
14 mins
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Obrigada, Catarina!
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agree |
oxygen4u
17 mins
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Obrigada, Patrícia!
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agree |
Mario Freitas
: Enganar, ludibriar, engalobar (BR), passar a perna... Mas "endrominar" eu nunca tinha ouvido na vida. Está anotado.
22 mins
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Obrigada, Mario! É calão PT(pt), significa enganar, intrujar, aldrabar, mas tem tb a ideia de que é feito lentamente...
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35 mins
that you, very wisely, managed to trick
Sugestão
Note from asker:
Obrigada Thayneto! |
3 hrs
bamboozle
suggestion
to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like;
They bamboozled us into joining the club.
Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
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..... she managed to baboozle very cleverly into ...........
to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like;
They bamboozled us into joining the club.
Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2015-01-26 13:24:04 GMT)
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..... she managed to baboozle very cleverly into ...........
Note from asker:
Thanks Verginia! |
4 hrs
lead down the garden path
suggestion, depends how informal it is
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Thanks Richard! |
12 hrs
conned
conned
Example sentence:
Thieves conned him out of his life savings.
Note from asker:
Thanks Nick! |
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