Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her

Portuguese translation:

não confio nem um pouco nela; não confio nela de jeito nenhum

Added to glossary by Matheus Chaud
Apr 27, 2021 13:51
3 yrs ago
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English term

throw

English to Portuguese Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy Collocations
I got this sentence from a magazine, but couldn't understand the meaning of ' as far as I could thow her.'

The sentence is:

'“She’s the picture of innocence, but I wouldn’t trust her as far as I could throw her.”
Change log

Apr 30, 2021 22:54: Matheus Chaud changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/115272">Suely Massarenti's</a> old entry - "throw"" to ""não confio nem um pouco nela; não confio nela de jeito nenhum""

Apr 30, 2021 22:57: Matheus Chaud changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"

Discussion

Suely Massarenti (asker) Apr 30, 2021:
Thank you ! Your answer was really good !
Nick Taylor Apr 27, 2021:
@Suely Hi! It is just an idiomatic way of saying that you would not trust her in any circumstances! :-)
Choose whichever sounds more natural in Pt with a bit of colourful licence :-)

Proposed translations

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4 mins
English term (edited): as far as I could throw her.
Selected

não confio nem um pouco nela; não confio nela de jeito nenhum


https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/i-wouldn...
"I wouldn't trust sb as far as I could throw them
=
something you say that means you do not trust someone at all"
Peer comment(s):

agree Sueli Astrini
2 days 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for your answer and for your feedback."
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2 mins

(não confiaria nela) nem um pouco

Sug.
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
1 hr
Obrigado!
agree Leonardo Faria
1 hr
Obrigado!
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26 mins

... mas não posso confiar nela

:) Mais direto ao ponto
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2 hrs

"ela não me transmite qualquer confiança."

Eu usaria.
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3 hrs

jamais (confiaria nela)

"Parece inocente, mas jamais confiaria nela".
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