venho e volto de fretado

English translation: come and go taking a chartered bus

21:30 Feb 3, 2016
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Portuguese term or phrase: venho e volto de fretado
Someone describing their daily routine.. It sounds like "I go and come back in a hurry", but when I look up the term "fretado" online it never gives that meaning, only "rent".
travelsketches
United States
Local time: 06:31
English translation:come and go taking a chartered bus
Explanation:
No Brasil é relativamente comum as empresas fretarem ônibus para os funcionários.
Os funcionários pegam esses ônibus fretados pela empresa diariamente para irem e voltarem do trabalho.

No caso, esse "fretado" poderia significar "ônibus fretado" (venho e volto de ônibus fretado).

That's my best guess. Veja se tem a ver com seu contexto. Espero que ajude!


https://www.google.com.br/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=we...

"...either driving (not really an option in NYC) or taking a chartered corporate bus to work..."

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Note added at 1 hora (2016-02-03 22:41:37 GMT)
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http://forum.imasters.com.br/topic/219975-boteco-imasters/pa...

"ir de **fretado** é bom que quase não pára, e se a cidade alagar, no máximo que acontece é chegar tarde em casa. E vai tranquilo sem medo de ser assaltado dentro do **ônibus**."

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Note added at 1 hora (2016-02-03 22:43:59 GMT)
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http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/comentarios/usr_sergio_li...

"O Sr acha mesmo quem pega **ônibus** é privilegiado?
Posso dizer para o sr, q EU sou privilegiado, pois tenho condições de poder deixar o **fretado** e vir de carro ao trabalho"
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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 07:31
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Summary of answers provided
2 +6come and go taking a chartered bus
Matheus Chaud
4I rush around under starter's orders.
Andrew Bramhall
3 +1I commute by chartered shuttle
Ana Vozone
Summary of reference entries provided
de fretado
Andrea Shah

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I rush around under starter's orders.


Explanation:
It's 'fretado' in the sense of ' chartered', i.e., 'booked'; the person is saying that all their time is accounted for even before their day has begun, as they have so many commitments to live up to.
'under starters orders' is a horse racing term for horses lining up at the start of a race but is used as a metaphor in human terms.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
come and go taking a chartered bus


Explanation:
No Brasil é relativamente comum as empresas fretarem ônibus para os funcionários.
Os funcionários pegam esses ônibus fretados pela empresa diariamente para irem e voltarem do trabalho.

No caso, esse "fretado" poderia significar "ônibus fretado" (venho e volto de ônibus fretado).

That's my best guess. Veja se tem a ver com seu contexto. Espero que ajude!


https://www.google.com.br/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=we...

"...either driving (not really an option in NYC) or taking a chartered corporate bus to work..."

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Note added at 1 hora (2016-02-03 22:41:37 GMT)
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http://forum.imasters.com.br/topic/219975-boteco-imasters/pa...

"ir de **fretado** é bom que quase não pára, e se a cidade alagar, no máximo que acontece é chegar tarde em casa. E vai tranquilo sem medo de ser assaltado dentro do **ônibus**."

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Note added at 1 hora (2016-02-03 22:43:59 GMT)
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http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/comentarios/usr_sergio_li...

"O Sr acha mesmo quem pega **ônibus** é privilegiado?
Posso dizer para o sr, q EU sou privilegiado, pois tenho condições de poder deixar o **fretado** e vir de carro ao trabalho"

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 07:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bett: a lot of people do that go to work on the chartered bus!
24 mins
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agree  Verginia Ophof
1 hr
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agree  Mario Freitas:
1 hr
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agree  Andrea Shah
3 hrs
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agree  Clauwolf
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agree  Gilmar Fernandes
18 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I commute by chartered shuttle


Explanation:
A few googled examples in Portuguese,
Sou de Santos e trabalho em São Paulo e vou e volto de fretado todo dia e para aproveitar esse tempo oscioso no ...
Estudo e trabalho, em relação ao estudo eu não tenho gastos, vou e volto de fretado do trabalho e almoço lá, ou seja, ...
Apr 1, 2011 - Moro hoje em dia longe daqui, mas venho e volto de fretado. O custo beneficio compensa, pois não ...

Example sentence(s):
  • I'd take an hour commute by shuttle vs. car, but I'm not sure I'd be down to do that every day each way ...
  • Table 7 shows satisfaction with Campus Circulation Shuttles for those who usually commute by shuttle, and those who ...
Ana Vozone
Local time: 10:31
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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agree  Nick Taylor
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Reference comments


18 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: de fretado

Reference information:
In this dictionary, it's used to refer to having chartered or hired a mode of transport.


    Reference: http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/fretado/
Andrea Shah
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Matheus Chaud
19 hrs
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