Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Ela canta todas as mulheres, inclusive me deu a maior cantada.
English translation:
He hits on every woman, and he hit on me too. (Hit on / Make a pass / Chats up (British)
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Veronikka (X)
Nov 24, 2006 12:11
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Ela canta todas as mulheres, inclusive me deu a maior cantada.
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"Levei uma cantada do chefe do meu marido. Ele canta todas as mulheres, inclusive deu a maior cantada na própria assistente. Acho que este homem é tarado!"
Gente, como se fala "levar uma cantada" e "dar uma cantada" ???
Estes homens, hein... faça me o favor!
:o))
Gente, como se fala "levar uma cantada" e "dar uma cantada" ???
Estes homens, hein... faça me o favor!
:o))
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21 mins
Maria Ambrosini
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English>Eur Portuguese Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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He hits on every woman, and he hit on me too.
"Hit on" is also possible.
Good luck
Good luck
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sarahjeanne (X)
: for me cantar alguem is hitting on them
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Thanks, Sarah. Appreciate it.
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claudia estanislau
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Thanks, Cláudia. Appreciate it.
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Kemper Combs
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Thanks, Kemper. Appreciate it.
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Sonia Gomes
: This covers it all
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Thanks, Sonia. Appreciate it.
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Fernando Domeniconi
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Thanks, Fernando. Appreciate it!
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airmailrpl
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Thanks airmailrpl. Appreciate it!
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Amy Duncan (X)
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Thanks, Amy. Appreciate it!
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Susy Ordaz
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Thanks, Susy. Appreciate it!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Agradeço a todos que me ajudaram na definição desta gíria. Já que várias alternativas são possíveis, fica dificil selecionar apenas um... portanto, obrigada a todos vocês!"
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claudia123
Native in Portuguese
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english teaching
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
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He hooks on every woman, and he harassed me too!
hook on em português de Portugal tem o sinónimo em gíria, engatar. ele tenta engatar todas as mulheres - em inglês é hook on. Ser "engatada" (detesto esta expressão) -be hooked on,
Ou "I was harassed" fui assediada.
Ou "I was harassed" fui assediada.
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sarahjeanne (X)
: hook on sounds to me like a hooker or prostitute; it could be british to say it as hooking on but if this were for americans i wouldn't use it
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já ouvi isso sem ser nesse contexto, em inglês americano, mas é uma opinião.
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Amy Duncan (X)
: to hook on to someone means to get attached to them, not to flirt or come on.
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19 mins
Teresa Bento
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
Translator and transcreator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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She tricks/ deceives every women...
Cantar/ dar uma cantada - to trick/ deceive.
"Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"."
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Typo: He tricks... ;)
"Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"."
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Typo: He tricks... ;)
Note from asker:
| to trick someone is not at all the same as "cantar alguém"... Sorry... |
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sarahjeanne (X)
: no, it's not this meaning here
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foi aquele she inicial (typo) que me confundiu! :)
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Amy Duncan (X)
: That confused me, too, but hey, they could be lesbians!
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59 mins
to make a pass at someone
He hits on every woman; he's made a pass at me too.
to make a pass at someone
"to speak to or touch someone in a way that shows you would like to start a sexual relationship with them."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/make a pass at
"Newsweek story is published in which Tripp says Willey told her Clinton made a pass at her; Clinton lawyer Robert S. Bennett publicly questions Tripp's ..."
www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/politics/special/clinton/timel...
"He didn't make a pass at me; I made a pass at him. When he turned me down I was so embarrassed and ashamed and angry that I made up that story."
www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/a/accusation.htm
"Making a pass at the boss's wife was a major goof."
www.alphadictionary.com/slang/G.html
to make a pass at someone
"to speak to or touch someone in a way that shows you would like to start a sexual relationship with them."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/make a pass at
"Newsweek story is published in which Tripp says Willey told her Clinton made a pass at her; Clinton lawyer Robert S. Bennett publicly questions Tripp's ..."
www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/politics/special/clinton/timel...
"He didn't make a pass at me; I made a pass at him. When he turned me down I was so embarrassed and ashamed and angry that I made up that story."
www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/a/accusation.htm
"Making a pass at the boss's wife was a major goof."
www.alphadictionary.com/slang/G.html
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claudia estanislau
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Tks, claudia
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Kemper Combs
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Thank you, Kemper
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Sonia Gomes
: this too
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Tks, Sonia
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airmailrpl
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Thanks, airmailrpl
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Silvia Pereira Duarte
Portugal
Portugal
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Portugal
Reliable and professional
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
He flirts with every woman, he even tried to flirt with me
Outra opção, em vez de "flirt", poderá ser "seduce".
"He seduces every woman, he even tried to seduce me".
Pode também acrescentar uma das hipóteses abaixo, ex: "He flirts with every woman he sees...", etc. se quiser dar a entender que são mesmo todas as mulheres :)
"Angel" Carpe Noctem (2001)
He flirts with every woman he sees ("Have I ever told you that you're a BEE-UU-ti-ful woman?") and says some really hilarious stuff. ...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0512833/
Who Needs Men!
He flirts with every woman that breathes, and I feel sorry for his wife. I guess flirting doesn’t mean anything as long as he doesn’t take it up to the next ...
ezinearticles.com/?Who-Needs-Men!&id=130847
Movie Review - Soft-Shell Man - eFilmCritic
He flirts with every woman he meets (including an E.R. doctor and a surly airline ticket agent) -- not because he's oversexed, but because he wants to be ...
efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=7953
"He seduces every woman, he even tried to seduce me".
Pode também acrescentar uma das hipóteses abaixo, ex: "He flirts with every woman he sees...", etc. se quiser dar a entender que são mesmo todas as mulheres :)
"Angel" Carpe Noctem (2001)
He flirts with every woman he sees ("Have I ever told you that you're a BEE-UU-ti-ful woman?") and says some really hilarious stuff. ...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0512833/
Who Needs Men!
He flirts with every woman that breathes, and I feel sorry for his wife. I guess flirting doesn’t mean anything as long as he doesn’t take it up to the next ...
ezinearticles.com/?Who-Needs-Men!&id=130847
Movie Review - Soft-Shell Man - eFilmCritic
He flirts with every woman he meets (including an E.R. doctor and a surly airline ticket agent) -- not because he's oversexed, but because he wants to be ...
efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=7953
45 mins
Denise Miranda
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Reliability and Accuracy
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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He makes a move on every woman. He has hit on me/harassed me (already)!
Veronikka, eu sempre ouço "cantar" como "make a move". Quanto à segunda parte, eu seguiria a sugestão da Guida ou da Cláudia!
So you figure this will be a good time to make your move since everything was clicking less than five minutes ago.
However, when you wait for the fun to end and then make your move it's too late...
http://ezinearticles.com/?Make-Your-Move-With-Women-On-An-Up...
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Ou você poderia repetir " he has made his move on me too".
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make a move on someone (informal)
to try to start a romantic or sexual relationship with someone. As soon as Ellen left the room, her boyfriend made a move on me.
See also: move
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998
make a move on someone
to show someone you are sexually attracted to them. Farnsworth made a move on my sister when she was only 17.
See also: move
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/make a move on
Agree with Sarah about the "everyone".
So you figure this will be a good time to make your move since everything was clicking less than five minutes ago.
However, when you wait for the fun to end and then make your move it's too late...
http://ezinearticles.com/?Make-Your-Move-With-Women-On-An-Up...
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Note added at 48 mins (2006-11-24 13:00:45 GMT)
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Ou você poderia repetir " he has made his move on me too".
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-24 13:56:30 GMT)
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make a move on someone (informal)
to try to start a romantic or sexual relationship with someone. As soon as Ellen left the room, her boyfriend made a move on me.
See also: move
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998
make a move on someone
to show someone you are sexually attracted to them. Farnsworth made a move on my sister when she was only 17.
See also: move
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/make a move on
Agree with Sarah about the "everyone".
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1 hr
He comes on to all the women, and he came on strong to me, too!
Another suggestion...lots of ways to say this! :o)
+2
2 hrs
He chats up all the women, he even chatted me up
Agree with the other suggestions (hit or make a pass at), this is just a British version of "hitting on " someone ... in the UK we say you "chat someone up".
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