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I'm big time

Portuguese translation: essa é a minha praia

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English term or phrase: I'm big time
Portuguese translation:essa é a minha praia
Entered by: Adriana Maciel

21:08 Nov 16, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: I'm big time
Contexto: Superman está tendo problemas com magia e precisa da ajuda de um mágico para ajudá-lo. Mas o tal mágico diz que sua mágica não funciona em "coisas" animadas e acrescenta.

"Inanimate stuff, I'm big time."

Muito obrigado
Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 20:12
Objetos inanimados - essa é a minha praia.
Explanation:
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Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Local time: 20:12
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3(Inanimado) é comigo mesmo!
coolbrowne
4 +3Sou muito bom com coisas inanimadas
Marlene Curtis
4 +1Objetos inanimados - essa é a minha praia.
Adriana Maciel
4nem pensar
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
i'm big time
Sou muito bom com coisas inanimadas


Explanation:
Diria assim ...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 199

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo da Luz
0 min
  -> Grata Marcelo!
agree  Arthur Godinho
3 mins
  -> Grata Arthur!
agree  Raphael Jacovani: Contexto bem diferente do requisitado
10 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
i'm big time
nem pensar


Explanation:
Neste contexto, diria assim...

used for emphasizing how extreme or severe something is
‘Did you have problems with it?’ ‘Yeah, big time.’
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/big-ti...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 00:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
i'm big time
(Inanimado) é comigo mesmo!


Explanation:
Adequado ao contexto

coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 45

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michelle Valle: Ele é "fera", "o cara" com coisas inanimadas, portanto, é com ele mesmo!
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado.
agree  imatahan: Coisas inanimadas, ....
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: Corresponde ao estilo do texto. Concordo com os colegas: coisas inanimadas,...
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i'm big time
Objetos inanimados - essa é a minha praia.


Explanation:
sugestão

Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Local time: 20:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: Corresponde ao estilo do texto. Coisas inanimadas, essa é a minha praia.
6 hrs
  -> Obrigada.
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