widow maker

Portuguese translation: brincar com fogo / estar na corda bamba

19:31 Dec 27, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: widow maker
In the sentence, the father is explaining how the boy should climb the tree down and how dangerous it is. He asks if the kid knows what a "widow maker" is. I know the meaning (talking about a dangerous situation with the potential of killing), but I couldn't think of or find any idiom in Portuguese that matches.
Gabriela Gazzi
Brazil
Local time: 15:56
Portuguese translation:brincar com fogo / estar na corda bamba
Explanation:
Essas duas expressões se referem a estar em perigo, em situação instável e com graves consequências caso algo dê errado, como é o caso.
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Silvia Tratnik
Local time: 15:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2brincar com fogo / estar na corda bamba
Silvia Tratnik
3 +1infarto iminente / ataque cardíaco iminente
Mario Freitas
3abotoador de paletó
Felipe Lacerda
3morte certa
Ana Vozone


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abotoador de paletó


Explanation:
Partindo da expressão "abotoar o paletó".

Outras opções:
anjo da morte
batedor de botas
ônibus pra São Pedro
táxi para o beleléu
cancelador/apagador de CPF
pegar carona no banco de trás do rabecão

Tô muito darkudo hoje. Vou me trancar no quarto pra ouvir Nirvana e não quero ser incomodado. NÃO É UMA FASE, MÃE.

Felipe Lacerda
Brazil
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Obrigada!

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infarto iminente / ataque cardíaco iminente


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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Asker: Obrigada!


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agree  Z-Translations Translator
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  -> Obrigado, Z!
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morte certa


Explanation:
É o termo que me ocorre.
O pai pergunta ao filho se sabe o que é uma morte certa

Ana Vozone
Local time: 19:56
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 69
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Asker: Obrigada!

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
brincar com fogo / estar na corda bamba


Explanation:
Essas duas expressões se referem a estar em perigo, em situação instável e com graves consequências caso algo dê errado, como é o caso.

Silvia Tratnik
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Muito obrigada. Gostei da sugestão. Algo que conheço, mas naão passou pela minha cabeça. Obrigada de novo!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dayana Hashim: Gosto da sua primeira sugestão. "Filho, você sabe o que significa brincar com fogo?"
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  -> Obrigada, Dayana!

agree  Bruno Pavesi
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  -> Obrigada, Bruno!
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