Marosca

English translation: (I knew I could smell) something fishy...

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Portuguese term or phrase:Marosca
English translation:(I knew I could smell) something fishy...

10:39 Jan 26, 2015
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Marosca
'Eu sabia que havia marosca, pois! Mas ao menos admite...'

Someone believes that they were tricked. What would be a good word for this? It's slang.

Thanks in advance for your help!
Tania Pires
Portugal
Local time: 06:36
(I knew I could smell) something fishy...
Explanation:
Uma sugestão.

Mais exemplos
I could smell something fishy and my doubt got cleared when my maid told me that Pinky had to go to Mumbai alone and all the travelling expenses would ...
I could tell something fishy was going on in the camp, though I admit I did suspect Ursula aswell as the Proffesor.
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 06:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2(I knew I could smell) something fishy...
Ana Vozone
4 +1trick, plot
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
5I knew it! it was a scam!
Nick Taylor
4gimmick
oxygen4u
4guille/trap/catch
rir
4(I knew it was) too good to be true
Richard Purdom
3I knew I could smell a rat
Marian Vieyra


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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gimmick


Explanation:
Outra sugestão.

oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, esta não conhecia!

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
trick, plot


Explanation:
Seriam as minhas sugestões...

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Note added at 39 mins (2015-01-26 11:18:46 GMT)
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scam, con, cheat, trap...

Sorry, Tânia, mas calão não é o meu forte...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, Teresa, mas esperava algo mais calão.

Asker: Obrigada, mesmo assim. :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catarina Lopes
17 mins
  -> Obrigada, Catarina!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
guille/trap/catch


Explanation:
nao sei se eh suficiente calao, mas sao outras opcoes
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guile

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/trap

rir
United States
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada rir!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(I knew I could smell) something fishy...


Explanation:
Uma sugestão.

Mais exemplos
I could smell something fishy and my doubt got cleared when my maid told me that Pinky had to go to Mumbai alone and all the travelling expenses would ...
I could tell something fishy was going on in the camp, though I admit I did suspect Ursula aswell as the Proffesor.

Example sentence(s):
  • But I could smell something fishy. But not what happened later. I thought it was something to do with the prisoners.
  • After a year of being promoted, I could smell something fishy was happening between Sarah and Roy.
Ana Vozone
Local time: 06:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Conheço bem esta expressão e nem me tinha lembrado. obrigada, Ana!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof
45 mins

agree  António Ribeiro
5 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
I knew I could smell a rat


Explanation:
An alternative to Ana's suggestion. 'Smell a rat' means you know something's not quite right, or there has been a betrayal.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/smell a rat

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Marian!

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(I knew it was) too good to be true


Explanation:
suggestion

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 06:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I knew it! it was a scam!


Explanation:
I knew it! it was a scam!

Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Nick! I'd forgotten about this one.

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