Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
A seleção brasileira chegou a semi-final por cavar faltas ou por pura sorte!
English translation:
The Brazilian team made it to the semifinals by drawing fouls or by pure luck
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Veronikka (X)
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Portuguese term
A seleção brasileira chegou a semi-final por cavar faltas ou por pura sorte!
Portuguese to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
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Sobre o último jogo do Brasil com a Alemanha. Obrigada, amigos.
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
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English
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Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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The Brazilian team made it to the semifinals by forcing freekicks or by pure luck
CAVAR FALTAS:
To draw faults: http://www.inglesnapontadalingua.com.br/2010/06/como-e-que-s...
To force freekicks: https://www.google.com.br/search?q="force freekicks"&rlz=1C1...
To Dive is also commonly used.
To draw faults: http://www.inglesnapontadalingua.com.br/2010/06/como-e-que-s...
To force freekicks: https://www.google.com.br/search?q="force freekicks"&rlz=1C1...
To Dive is also commonly used.
Peer comment(s):
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Hugo Rincón
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Obrigado, Hugo!
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Silvia Martins
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Obrigado, Sílvia!
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Gilmar Fernandes
: "draw fouls" mais comum, como citado na tua 1a. referencia (inglesnapontadalingua)
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Thanks, Gilmar. I'm not really used to the soccer jargon in English.
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James Calder
: agree with Gilmar. It's "drawing fouls". They committed quite a few too. They probably wish they hadn't reached the semi-finals though ;·))
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Thank you, James. Believe-me: in the long run, that was not bad for the country at all (in terms of politics). The results are still to show up.
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Georgia Morg (X)
: I would say "by diving"
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hmmm, "dividing" wouldn't reflect the "fake" meaning here. "Cavar" is forcing a fauld that in fact wasn't a fault. An "unfair play" move. You need a stronger verb here, Georgia.
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Nick Taylor
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Portuguese to English, English to Portug
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The Brazilians (Brazilian team) scraped through to the semi finals by poaching fouls or by pure fluk
The Brazilians (Brazilian team) scraped through to the semi finals by poaching fouls or by pure fluke!
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
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English
Brazil
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Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
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The Brazilian team made it to the semifinals by forcing fouls or by pure luck
A seleção brasileira chegou a semi-final por cavar faltas ou por pura sorte! => The Brazilian team made it to the semifinals by forcing fouls or by pure luck
Apparently both !!
Sure did not have anything to do with team work.
Apparently both !!
Sure did not have anything to do with team work.
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