Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
só passam da boca pra fora
English translation:
pay no more than lip service
Portuguese term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
só passam da boca pra fora
| 4 +6 | pay no more than lip-service |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Verginia Ophof
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Proposed translations
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
pay no more than lip-service
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
off the top of their head
Arrependeu-se com o que lhe saiu da boca para fora. 'She regretted her slip of the tongue'
Also, I just thought of an idiomatic expression in Portuguese for which I know of no equivalents. Don't know if it fits your class but it is "falar da boca para fora" (to speak from the mouth out, i.e. idle, meaningless chatter, no heart in it).
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Marlene Curtis
: "speak from the mouth out" in the context.
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very well put Marlene !
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airmailrpl
: agree with "falar da boca para fora" - you should make a new entry with a translation of this one
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