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está na mira duma caça fortunas

English translation: is being pursued by a gold-digger

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Portuguese term or phrase:está na mira duma caça fortunas
English translation:is being pursued by a gold-digger
Entered by: Amy Duncan (X)

14:38 Dec 30, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: está na mira duma caça fortunas
Ao descobrir todo o passado do pai, escolhe ficar do lado do avô e contra as tradições, optando assim pelo amor – um amor nada fácil, já que XXXXX tudo fará para a impedir de ser feliz com YYYYY, que também **está na mira duma caça fortunas.**

I'm uncertain about the meaning of this in European Portuguese, and am afraid of putting the opposite meaning by mistake! Anyone?
Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 04:58
is being pursued by a gold-digger
Explanation:
que também **está na mira duma caça fortunas.**
who is also being pursued by a gold-digger.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-12-30 18:40:24 GMT)
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http://www.dicionariodeportugues.com/?busca-palavra=mira

Mira
s.f. Regra graduada, dobrável, usada nos trabalhos de nivelamento do solo. / Ato de mirar. / Peça de metal, nas armas de fogo, pela qual se dirige a vista nas pontarias. / Fig. Fim, intuito, intenção, interesse, desejo. // Alça de mira, chanfradura existente na maça de mira de uma arma de fogo e que serve para a pontaria. // Linha de mira, linha reta imaginária, determinada pelo olho do atirador, a alça de mira e o visor de uma arma de fogo. // **Ter em mira, ter em vista, ter o propósito de**.

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http://www.infopedia.pt/pesquisa?qsFiltro=14
mira
nome feminino
1. acto de mirar
2. peça metálica para regular a pontaria, nas armas de fogo
3. instrumento auxiliar de topografia para a determinação indirecta de distâncias e desníveis
4. figurado fim, intuito, desejo; estar à mira espreitar; **ter alguma coisa em mira ter alguma coisa em vista** (Deriv. regr. de mirar)
Selected response from:

Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 04:58
Grading comment
Thanks for all the interesting suggestions and discussion, and thanks, Lumen, I felt your answer fit the context the best.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8is being pursued by a gold-digger
Lumen (X)
4in a fortune-hunter's sights
kashew
3at a bounty-hunter's sight
Cláudio Gonçalves


Discussion entries: 7





  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
at a bounty-hunter's sight


Explanation:
suggestion...:)

Cláudio Gonçalves
Local time: 08:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in a fortune-hunter's sights


Explanation:
A person who seeks wealth, especially through marriage.
Same as gold-digger, and almost as ambiguous.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-12-30 18:20:15 GMT)
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Or, "targetted by a fortune-hunter".

kashew
France
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
is being pursued by a gold-digger


Explanation:
que também **está na mira duma caça fortunas.**
who is also being pursued by a gold-digger.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-12-30 18:40:24 GMT)
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http://www.dicionariodeportugues.com/?busca-palavra=mira

Mira
s.f. Regra graduada, dobrável, usada nos trabalhos de nivelamento do solo. / Ato de mirar. / Peça de metal, nas armas de fogo, pela qual se dirige a vista nas pontarias. / Fig. Fim, intuito, intenção, interesse, desejo. // Alça de mira, chanfradura existente na maça de mira de uma arma de fogo e que serve para a pontaria. // Linha de mira, linha reta imaginária, determinada pelo olho do atirador, a alça de mira e o visor de uma arma de fogo. // **Ter em mira, ter em vista, ter o propósito de**.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-12-30 18:41:31 GMT)
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http://www.infopedia.pt/pesquisa?qsFiltro=14
mira
nome feminino
1. acto de mirar
2. peça metálica para regular a pontaria, nas armas de fogo
3. instrumento auxiliar de topografia para a determinação indirecta de distâncias e desníveis
4. figurado fim, intuito, desejo; estar à mira espreitar; **ter alguma coisa em mira ter alguma coisa em vista** (Deriv. regr. de mirar)


Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for all the interesting suggestions and discussion, and thanks, Lumen, I felt your answer fit the context the best.
Notes to answerer
Asker: This is what I thought it was, but was thrown off by the Porto dictionary's definition of "estar na mira de" which was "is about to happen" ???

Asker: Yes, Lumen, this is why i was confused...the job is from Portugal, so I wanted to be sure that I got the right meaning, but the definition in the European Portuguese dictionary made absolutely no sense.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis: or is "also being targeted by a gold-digger"
30 mins
  -> Yes, that too.
agree  André Barros
47 mins
  -> Obrigada.
agree  Lidia Saragaço
51 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  rhandler
52 mins
  -> Obrigada e Feliz Ano Novo.
agree  Elvira Alves Barry
59 mins
  -> Obrigada.
agree  Susana Alves: although traditionally it's not gender neutral, I believe it is becoming gender neutral.
1 hr
  -> As is most anything. The other day I was asked by a client to say *humankind*, rather than *mankind*.
agree  Alexandra Valle Fernandes: Couldn't agree more
7 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Sidra
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thanks and Happy 2009!
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