Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
ficar com fome
English translation:
to get hungry
Portuguese term
ficar com fome
Dec 19, 2007 20:27: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
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Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
to get hungry
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You have breakfast and five hours later you get hungry again.
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jack_speak
1 hr
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Thanks!
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Amy Duncan (X)
3 hrs
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Thanks Amy!
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Katarina Peters
3 hrs
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Thanks Katarina!
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Fernando Domeniconi
4 hrs
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Thanks Fernando!
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Rafael Mantovani
11 hrs
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Thanks Rafael!
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Ilana Cowan
: Ilana Cowan
13 hrs
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Thanks Ilana!
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Christiane Jost
14 hrs
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Thanks Christiane!
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Cristina Santos
19 hrs
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arcosta
20 hrs
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to be hungry/ to go hungry
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Veronica Manole (X)
25 mins
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Thanks Veronica
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Fiona Stephenson
: This is the most straightforward - simply to be hungry
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Spreading the Word in Three Languages
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
to stay hungry, to go on an empty stomach
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
to go hungry
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Amy Duncan (X)
: I think that would be "passar fome," Mike.
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Good point, Amy - Mike :)
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Benchmark Translations
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
to still be hungry / (I am) getting hungry
It could also be what you say when you are starting to feel hungry, as in: "estou a ficar com fome" (I am getting hungry).
HTH
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
to feel hungry
US/UK,legally qualified MA(Ox), LLB, LPC
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to English, and 2 more.
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