Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to turn into Swiss cheese
Portuguese translation:
dessubstanciar
English term
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.
Swiss cheese
The U.S. government is more than flexible with the rule of law by turning any notion of privacy into Swiss cheese.
Será que há alguma forma de dizer isto para além da literal?
Nov 3, 2013 20:42: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
dessubstanciar
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Note added at 19 hrs (2013-11-03 14:36:52 GMT)
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Acho que também servem minar (abrir cavidades, túneis, galerias...) ou então solapar.
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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2013-11-04 14:47:02 GMT) Post-grading
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Obrigado!
| Boa alternativa! Tinha andado à volta de "retirar substância" mas não pensei no verbo... |
Portugal
Allow me to bridge the gap
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
crivo
2. [Figurado] Coisa que tem muitos buracos.
"crivo", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2013
| Boa ideia... Obrigada! |
ao acabar com/destruir/desconsiderar qualquer noção de privacidade
Brazil
fast, accurate, reliable, professional
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese
esburacando qualquer noção de privacidade
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish) , Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
por encher de lacunas qualquer noção de privacidade
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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