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147 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Portuguese > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

tirar nabos da púcara

Context:

-Come é que o senhor sse chama? perguntou-lhe Bruno, à queima-roupa, para tentar tirar...

Keywords:

...nabos da púcar...Bruno is talking to an old, sinister-looking taxi driver who seems somewhat out of the ordinary.

 

 

The answer of HRP  See profile was rated best

fishing for information

My comment:

This expression means that he/she wants to get some information, but he/she is not willing to ask for it in a direct way, with the purpose of not revealing his/hers interest on that specific matter.

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