Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
book rook swipes
Portuguese translation:
os presumidos argumentos do livro atingem
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
This question was closed without grading. Reason: No acceptable answer
Jul 28, 2009 22:38
14 yrs ago
English term
book rook swipes
English to Portuguese
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Major characters and events disappeared, while Steve Jobs was alleged to have embraced the vision of Pixar as a feature-film studio from the day he bought the company. Along the way, the book rook swipes at Jeffrey Katzenberg, head of DreamWorks Animation, seemingly holding him alone responsible for the story problems in the development of Toy Story when he was at Disney.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
3 | roteiro (guia) cinematográfico roubado | Elcio Carillo |
Change log
Jul 31, 2009 12:28: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Discussion
1. (rare) A castle or other fortification.
2. (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
3. A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
4. An Amish card game.
5. (baseball, slang) A rookie.
6. A swindler; someone who betrays.
Again, the only meaning that I can relate with the context is the last one, swindler.
O nível de confiança que eu tenho na minha interpretação acima é de -8, em uma escala de 0 a 10. Mas é o melhor que eu posso fazer sem um maior contexto.