Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
\"Tenho que dar o braço a torcer\", ...
English translation:
I\'ll eat crow.
Added to glossary by
edecastroalves
Feb 24, 2010 14:21
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
"Tenho que dar o braço a torcer", ...
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Contos
... disse Renato à filha. "Você está certa".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | I'll eat crow. |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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| 4 +4 | I have to give in/I have to admit I am wrong |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 +2 | "I have to admit" |
Carla Lopes
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| 3 +2 | I have to hand it to..... |
Silvia Aquino
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Proposed translations
+2
5 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
80
Selected
I'll eat crow.
eat crow, Informal. to be forced to admit to having made a mistake, as by retracting an emphatic statement; suffer humiliation: His prediction was completely wrong, and he had to eat crow.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
speakToMe
: this is good if you want an informal tone, but you have to be careful with it. make sure it fits with the story
5 mins
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| agree |
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "4"
+2
2 mins
Carla Lopes
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Translating is my life
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Spanish to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 6 more.
"I have to admit"
"I have to admit" (you are right)
+2
3 mins
Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Marketing and Research Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
I have to hand it to.....
sugestão
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Walter Moura
1 min
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Obrigada, Walter!
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| agree |
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: I have to hand it to you.
4 hrs
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Obrigada, Paula!
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+4
4 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
195
I have to give in/I have to admit I am wrong
11-2 Expressions with Dar in Others / Byki Others list
The scoring area to the right of the card will track your progress and display how many ... Click which star you think this list deserves; your vote will be factored into ... 14, to give in, to admit being wrong, dar o braço a torcer ...
www.byki.com/lists/Others/11-2-expressions-with-dar-01.html
The scoring area to the right of the card will track your progress and display how many ... Click which star you think this list deserves; your vote will be factored into ... 14, to give in, to admit being wrong, dar o braço a torcer ...
www.byki.com/lists/Others/11-2-expressions-with-dar-01.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
speakToMe
: I like "I have to admit I am wrong" best
6 mins
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Grata!
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| agree |
Isabel Maria Almeida
28 mins
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Grata Isabel Maria!
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| agree |
Verginia Ophof
3 hrs
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Grata!
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| agree |
Dr Lofthouse
6 hrs
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Grata!
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Discussion
Sua versão está perfeita, mas todos os contos têm linguagem "slangy".