Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
blow him to kingdom come
Portuguese translation:
reduzi-lo a migalhas
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Henrique Magalhaes
May 16, 2003 17:14
21 yrs ago
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English term
Traduttore...ma non traditore!
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Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 4 more.
blow him till kingdom done
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What would be the better portuguese expression to translate this idiomatic expression? in a satyric song
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +1 | reduzi-lo a migalhas |
Ricardo Fonseca
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| 5 | matar/ assasinar alguém |
Maribel Cascão
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| 3 | consulte este site |
Gabriela Frazao
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| 2 +1 | mandá-lo para os anjinhos |
Maria 1000
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Ricardo Fonseca
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Portugal
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technical translator
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reduzi-lo a migalhas
In case you haven´t fond anything at the site that our colleague has suggested here´s one option among many.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Claudia da Matta
: Pode ser uma saída, mas como é uma canção satírica deve-se talvez ter que levar em conta a rima ou a continuidade.
7 hrs
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obrigado
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Comment: "'Reduzir a migalhas' é aceitável, por isso selecciono esta a melhor resposta."
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Gabriela Frazao
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Portugal
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Portugal
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Maribel Cascão
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matar/ assasinar alguém
that's the meaning, but you could use informal expressions like: acabar com a alguém; limpar-lhe o sebo; fazer a folha a alguém, etc.
See the above example and explanation from Idiomatic Dicyionary. Good Work!
blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come informal
to kill someone or destroy something by using a gun or bomb
Example: Fifteen soldiers were blown to kingdom come in the attack.
Police discovered a bomb which was large enough to blast the whole town to kingdom come.
See the above example and explanation from Idiomatic Dicyionary. Good Work!
blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come informal
to kill someone or destroy something by using a gun or bomb
Example: Fifteen soldiers were blown to kingdom come in the attack.
Police discovered a bomb which was large enough to blast the whole town to kingdom come.
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mandá-lo para os anjinhos
New Dictionaries of Idioms - English, A.N.Santos e P. Santos, Edições Sá da Costa, 1990:
"blow a person to kingdom done/blazes/glory" (coll.)- to kill a person by using explosives or any other violent method".
This entry has a coreespondent one in the Portuguese Dictionary (Novos Dicionários de expressões idiomáticas, A.N.Santos, 2ªreimpressão, 2000):
"mandar para os anjinhos" (pop.):matar
Other suggestions here are: "mandar desta para melhor", "tirar o pio a alguém", "limpar o sebo/sarampo a alguém", "dar cabo do canastro/couro", etc.
I hope these examples are helpful; I think you have to consider the general tone of the song,the context, when it was created, as well as the rhyme and metrics, like my colleague suggested.
Good luck!
"blow a person to kingdom done/blazes/glory" (coll.)- to kill a person by using explosives or any other violent method".
This entry has a coreespondent one in the Portuguese Dictionary (Novos Dicionários de expressões idiomáticas, A.N.Santos, 2ªreimpressão, 2000):
"mandar para os anjinhos" (pop.):matar
Other suggestions here are: "mandar desta para melhor", "tirar o pio a alguém", "limpar o sebo/sarampo a alguém", "dar cabo do canastro/couro", etc.
I hope these examples are helpful; I think you have to consider the general tone of the song,the context, when it was created, as well as the rhyme and metrics, like my colleague suggested.
Good luck!
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