Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

E, pimba, bola certeira

English translation:

And bam, we hit the jackpot

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Jun 5, 2017 04:43
6 yrs ago
Portuguese term

E, pimba, bola certeira

Portuguese to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"E, pimba, bola certeira, lá nos aguardavam vocês na loja .... (agora só falta acertarmos no Euromilhões)

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And bam, we hit the jackpot

Can you provide more context, though? That would help us help you!
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agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Obrigada, Teresa
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Obrigada, Margarida!"
3 hrs

And, bang! Bull's eye!

Mais uma hipótese ;)
Example sentence:

Bang! Bull's eye! One dead Jap. We got some help from our tanks, artillery, Marine close air support and those big Navy guns also

Bang! Bull's-eye for Claude. Claude took out his board game and invited George and Kerry to play with him, and soon the house was filled with their laughter

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Muito obrigada, Ana, desconhecia esta expressão: most helpful :)
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+1
7 hrs

And then as sure as eggs is eggs (there you were at the store, waiting for us)

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Muito obrigada, Teresa, por esta expressão :)
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agree T o b i a s
2 days 8 hrs
Obrigada, Tobias!
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7 hrs

And, sure enough, bingo!

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Muito obrigada, Katarina, pela sugestão. Quero aliás agradecer a todos porque as expressões são obviamente muito interessantes.
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17 hrs

and, BINGO, right between the eyes

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