Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a way to give pesky customs officials the slip

Portuguese translation:

um jeito de evitar a praga dos agentes da alfândega

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Sep 21, 2011 02:50
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English term

a way to give pesky customs officials the slip

English to Portuguese Other Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino game
Once there, the three set off on a madcap adventure through the African outback in search of a missing professor, his gems, and a way to give pesky customs officials the slip!
Change log

Sep 21, 2011 02:58: R. Alex Jenkins changed "Language pair" from "Portuguese to English" to "English to Portuguese"

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um jeito de evitar a praga dos agentes da alfândega

O adjetivo principal é "pesky", algo que incomoda, que nem um mosquito. Entendido isto, poderia ser um jeito/modo/maneira (ou algo mais colorido como, por exemplo, "mutreta") de, metaforicamente, escorregar por entre os dedos dos caras da alfândega (possivelmente, o autor teria em mente a guarda/polícia de fronteira, mas não se pode saber só com este fragmento). De qualquer forma, como o original diz "officials", fica melhor "agentes" do que o informal "caras".
Peer comment(s):

agree Marilia Bittencourt
8 hrs
Obrigado.
agree Milene Estevam
12 hrs
Obrigado.
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um jeito para escapar de funcionários aduaneiros irritantes

This question should be EN to PT, which I don't normally answer, but here you go :) Best of Luck.
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agree Lucio Siqueira
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7 hrs

uma maneira de dar a volta aos chatos dos agentes da alfândega

Why not: PT-PT
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8 hrs

uma forma de passar a perna aos incomodos agentes alfandegários

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