Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ground-up toad stools
Portuguese translation:
cogumelos venenosos moídos
Added to glossary by
Lilian Magalhães
Sep 17, 2011 03:08
12 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
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ground-up toad stools
English to Portuguese
Other
Medical: Health Care
expressão
...that's how she
tricked you.
This isn't ground-up toad stools, is it?
It's calamine lotion. She put
poison ivy oil on the candle. You
have a very bad allergic reaction.
Your doctor will give you a pill
for the fever and your tummy ache.
tricked you.
This isn't ground-up toad stools, is it?
It's calamine lotion. She put
poison ivy oil on the candle. You
have a very bad allergic reaction.
Your doctor will give you a pill
for the fever and your tummy ache.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +4 | cogomelos venenosos moídos |
Martin Riordan
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| 4 | fungos venenosos moídos |
Nick Taylor
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Proposed translations
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20 mins
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
cogomelos venenosos moídos
Os dicionários não fornecem uma palavra específica para "toadstool" e traduzem o termo como "cogomelo venenoso".
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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-09-17 12:20:16 GMT)
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Correção ortográfica: "cogumelos"
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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-09-17 12:20:16 GMT)
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Correção ortográfica: "cogumelos"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nina_PT
: Oi Martin, o termo correto é 'cogumelo' quer em BR quer em PT. Infelizmente há muitos sites que utilizam o incorreto.
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Obrigado duplamente, Nina!
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| agree |
Rebelo Júnior
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Obrigado, Rebelo!
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| agree |
Ivanete Martins Mastroberardino
: sim, cogumelos (com U)
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Obrigado, Ivanete!
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
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Obrigado, airmail!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
5 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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16
fungos venenosos moídos
fungos venenosos moídos
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Nina_PT
: Hi Nick, this is also correct. However, given the informal context, I think that 'cogumelos' is more adequate.
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Discussion
Noun: The spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically in the form of a rounded cap on a stalk, esp. one that is believed to be inedible or poisonous.
Toad-stool | Define Toad-stool at Dictionary.com
www.dictionary.reference.com/browse/toad-stool
any of various mushrooms having a stalk with an umbrellalike cap, especially the agarics. 2. a poisonous mushroom, as distinguished from an edible one. 3. ...