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Jul 7, 2009 19:05
15 yrs ago
English term
begrudge
English to Portuguese
Other
Slang
Is this really slang?
We knew we had a water shortage by the third day, but we ignored it because we finally had decent surf—clean, waist-high rollers that were perfect for Bagé’s stylish longboarding. It was hard to begrudge his grooming habits after watching him hang ten over the nose of his nine-foot-one tri-fin.
(O tal do Bagé lavava os cabelos todos os dias para tirar a areia, era um surfista que não gostava de areia. Seus amigos caçoavam disso)
(O tal do Bagé lavava os cabelos todos os dias para tirar a areia, era um surfista que não gostava de areia. Seus amigos caçoavam disso)
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +5 | invejar |
Floriana Leary
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| 4 | estar magoado - estar ressentido - ter rancor |
Marcos Antonio
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Proposed translations
+5
3 mins
Floriana Leary
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
United States
efficient
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
invejar
my suggestion:
begrudge
Verb
[-grudging, -grudged]
1. to envy (someone) the possession of something
2. to give or allow unwillingly
begrudge
Verb
[-grudging, -grudged]
1. to envy (someone) the possession of something
2. to give or allow unwillingly
Peer comment(s):
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Silvia Aquino
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Boa tarde silvia367325 e muito obrigada, tenha uma tarde feliz!
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Obrigada Teresa, uma boa noite para sí!
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Marlene Curtis
7 mins
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Thank you Marlene!
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Maria João Ivo
47 mins
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Boa noite Maria tenha uma noite feliz!
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imatahan
1 day 1 hr
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Thank you imatahan, have a great night!
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4 hrs
Marcos Antonio
Native in Portuguese
Electric Engineer/Military
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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estar magoado - estar ressentido - ter rancor
Sug.
Há a expressão: "bear a grudge agaisnt"- ter uma queixa contra - guardar ressentimento contra - guardar rancor
begrudge: o mesmo que grudge
grude: reconhecer ou fazer de má vontade
Há a expressão: "bear a grudge agaisnt"- ter uma queixa contra - guardar ressentimento contra - guardar rancor
begrudge: o mesmo que grudge
grude: reconhecer ou fazer de má vontade
Discussion
Com as opções encontradas no babylon, vi que existe o termo "não elogiar" ou, talvez, "ter má vontade". Aí sim, fica bom! Obrigada, Teresa!