Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
...with anything but the softest of kid gloves
Portuguese translation:
...da maneira mais delicada OU sutil possível
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Jun 23, 2009 00:50
14 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
...with anything but the softest of kid gloves
English to Portuguese
Other
Other
Given her background, including sixteen years of Catholic education, Judge Sweeney seemed ?an unlikely candidate to handle the Catholic Church with anything but the softest of kid gloves.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
Proposed translations
+3
8 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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...da maneira mais delicada OU sutil possível
É como eu traduziria...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tks a ton
BJs
T."
+1
3 mins
Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Engineer, translator on tech/ business
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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458
com no mínimo o maior cuidado
com nada menos do que a mais macia das luvas infantis
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
airmailrpl
: kid gloves-are not kid at all, but are made of lamb-skin or sheep-skin. 45 www.bartleby.com/81/11493.html
7 hrs
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Grato Robert
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+1
4 mins
Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese Expert.
Native in: English , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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131
...com qualquer coisa que não fossem as mais macias luvas de pelica
Minha sugestão.
7 mins
Marcel F
Works in field
com luvas brancas
Houaiss
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
airmailrpl
: kid gloves-are not kid at all, but are made of lamb-skin or sheep-skin. 45 www.bartleby.com/81/11493.html
7 hrs
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Sure, but in this case the term is used for its figurative meaning
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+1
34 mins
com nada além de muita cautela
diria assim
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Note added at 34 mins (2009-06-23 01:25:02 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/kid glove
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Note added at 34 mins (2009-06-23 01:25:02 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/kid glove
9 hrs
.. com nada mais senão tacto e diplomacia (ver abaixo)
kid gloves = tacto e diplomacia (vide dic.)
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