Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
já caiu por terra
English translation:
has been proved incorrect..has been proven to be incorrect
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airmailrpl
May 12, 2015 14:14
9 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
já caiu por terra
Portuguese to English
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Context:
O conceito de que é muito difícil para as pessoas de mais idade aprenderem um segundo idioma já caiu por terra.
I was thinking of "has fallen by the wayside" or "has come crashing down".
Any other ideas?
Muita Obrigada,
Barbara
O conceito de que é muito difícil para as pessoas de mais idade aprenderem um segundo idioma já caiu por terra.
I was thinking of "has fallen by the wayside" or "has come crashing down".
Any other ideas?
Muita Obrigada,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | has been proved incorrect |
airmailrpl
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| 4 +4 | fell apart |
Gilmar Fernandes
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| 5 +2 | isn't necessarily true /has been blown out of the water/doesnt hold water/ |
Nick Taylor
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Change log
May 13, 2015 16:43: airmailrpl Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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59 mins
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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80
Selected
has been proved incorrect
já caiu por terra => has been proved incorrect
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
20 mins
Gilmar Fernandes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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103
fell apart
Peer comment(s):
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Verginia Ophof
12 mins
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Thanks Verginia :)
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Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
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Thanks Cláudio :)
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Beatriz Baker Méio
2 hrs
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Thanks Beatriz :)
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Luiz Fernando Alves
11 hrs
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Thanks Luiz Fernando :)
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+2
2 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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119
isn't necessarily true /has been blown out of the water/doesnt hold water/
isn't necessarily true /has been blown out of the water/doesnt hold water/how coloquial do you want to be?
Peer comment(s):
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Muriel Vasconcellos
1 hr
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Thanks Muriel
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Diana Coada (X)
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thanks Diana
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