Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
pintar e bordar
English translation:
let themselves go/let their hair down
Portuguese term
United Kingdom
Áudio e Tradução Simultânea
Native in: Spanish
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pintar e bordar
This phrase, "Todos poderiam pintar e bordar –pintar e bordar as 'play a lot'- ”. was translated as “Everyone would be able to do whatever they want”. I'm not sure about this translation, what do you suggest?
Thanks!!!
Proposed translations
Belize
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Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
let themselves go/let their hair down
"Pintar os canecos" não é nada futebolístico, Eugene, é bem comum. É o mesmo
que pintar o sete e pode ser tudo isto:
Praticar travessuras, diabruras, ou desatinos, desregramento; deitar e rolar: /
Divertir-se à grande: / Fazer coisas extraordinárias / maltratar.
Outras expressões com o mesmo significado:
pintar e bordar, pintar a manta, pintar a saracura, pintar o diabo
Brazil
Professional, reliable and dedicated!
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
fazer arte
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
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play freely
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Let the children play freely
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When a child's day is full, meaning every hour has a booked activity, there leaves very little time for spontaneous play which in turns reduces the ...
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When you allow to children to play freely, you encourage their creativity and you also allow them to express themselves without worrying about what others ...
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| Obrigada! |
English/Portuguese/English
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everyone could do whatever they wanted/..could do as they wanted
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Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
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