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Raquel Bragança

40 questions

Você é que vivia pegando no meu pé! Até nunca mais!

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

The girls dumps him.

Proposed translations (English)

5 +8

6 mins

Marlene Curtis

United States

Native in Portuguese & English

Selected

You are the one who was always picking on me/harassing me! I hope never to see you again!

My suggestion.

OBS. The girls sound really angry...

Note from asker:

Thanks

Peer comment(s):

agree	María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda : although I agree, a "5" maybe too high... 0 min
	Tks!
agree	R. Alex Jenkins 26 mins
	Tks!
agree	Clauwolf : she deserves that:) 42 mins
	Tks!
agree	Amy Duncan (X) : You're the one who.....I hope I never see you again (just to make it more conversational) :o) 1 hr
	Thanks, Amy!
agree	Flavia Martins dos Santos : agree 1 hr
	Thanks, Flavia!
agree	Humberto Ribas 2 hrs
	Thanks, Humberto!
agree	Susy Ordaz : You "were" not are..or I hope I never see you again. 8 hrs
	See Amy's comment above. This is a conversation that is taking place in the present, hence the use of the present tense. "I hope never to see you again" is correct, although I must admit "I hope I never see you again" is a bit more colloquial.
agree	Cristina Santos 3 days 5 hrs
	Thanks Cristina!

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