Sep 25, 2011 08:39
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português term

ao que isto chegou!!

Not for points Homework / test português para inglês Outra Expressões/máximas/ditados
expression of indignation regarding what things have come to/turned out. E.G. and old-fashioned person would use the expression regarding the freedom young girls enjoy nowadays

Discussion

airmailrpl Sep 25, 2011:
You will get.. You will get more answers if you make your query a "for points" query

Proposed translations

21 minutos

were this went..how this turned out

ao que isto chegou!! => were this went..how this turned out
Peer comment(s):

neutral Nina_PT : were?
10 horas
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2 horas

things have come to a pretty pass

This is an equivalent English idiom, which expresses the same idea of dismay at the deterioration of a state of affairs.
Note from asker:
in view of the context this is definitely the best so far. Tks
Peer comment(s):

agree T o b i a s : In OED "1970 Brewer's Dict. Phr. & Fable (rev. ed.) 808/1 A pretty pass, a difficult or deplorable state of affairs."
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6 horas

to think it's come to this!

HIH
Peer comment(s):

agree Verginia Ophof : you hit the nail on the head !!!
4 minutos
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6 horas

how did we come to this !!!

how did we get to this sorry state ?
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7 horas

what is the world coming to!

what is the world coming to!
Peer comment(s):

agree jack_speak : This was my first thought, though maybe with a question mark - "... coming to?!"
1 hora
Yes in deed! Thanks
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