Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
finagle
Portuguese translation:
alcançar (obter) algo por astúcia; dar um jeito
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Aug 14, 2004 18:46
19 yrs ago
English term
luciana
fannagle
English to Portuguese
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
I've read the word in 2 sentences: It'll take some fannangling/ You go and see what you can fannagle.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +2 | alcançar (obter) algo por astúcia |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 5 | finagle => dar um jeito |
airmailrpl
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Change log
Feb 9, 2008 19:28: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
Feb 9, 2008 19:28: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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alcançar (obter) algo por astúcia
A palavra não estava bem soletreada em inglés. É "finagle"
No Dicionário Merriam-Webster diz:
Main Entry:fi£na£gle
Pronunciation:f*-*n*-g*l
Function:verb
Inflected Form:fi£na£gled ; fi£na£gling \-g(*-)li*\
Etymology:perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege
Date:circa 1924
transitive verb
1 : to obtain by indirect or involved means *finagle a ride home*
2 : to obtain by trickery *finagled his way into the concert*
intransitive verb : to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends
–fi£na£gler \-g(*-)l*r\ noun
Mike :)
No Dicionário Merriam-Webster diz:
Main Entry:fi£na£gle
Pronunciation:f*-*n*-g*l
Function:verb
Inflected Form:fi£na£gled ; fi£na£gling \-g(*-)li*\
Etymology:perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege
Date:circa 1924
transitive verb
1 : to obtain by indirect or involved means *finagle a ride home*
2 : to obtain by trickery *finagled his way into the concert*
intransitive verb : to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends
–fi£na£gler \-g(*-)l*r\ noun
Mike :)
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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78
English term (edited):
finagle
finagle => dar um jeito
finagle => dar um jeito
finangling => ajeitando
fi.na.gle
vt+vi 1 dar um jeito. 2 trapacear.
Definitions of finagle on the Web:
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
finangling => ajeitando
fi.na.gle
vt+vi 1 dar um jeito. 2 trapacear.
Definitions of finagle on the Web:
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
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