Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
eu costumo ficar feliz na sexta por sei que o melhor está por vir.
English translation:
I am usually happy on Friday because I know the best is yet to come.
Added to glossary by
Douglas Divers
Jun 7, 2002 19:12
21 yrs ago
Portuguese term
andrea
eu costumo ficar feliz na sexta por sei que o melhor está por vir.
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Other
trecho de uma entrevista com um trabalhador.
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+12
8 mins
Douglas Divers
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Accuracy, Integrity, Prompt Delivery
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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46
Selected
I am usually happy on Friday because I know the best is yet to come.
That's it.
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Note added at 2002-06-10 18:25:20 (GMT) Post-grading
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My thanks to everyone for the kind words!
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Note added at 2002-06-10 18:25:20 (GMT) Post-grading
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My thanks to everyone for the kind words!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+5
8 mins
Gloria Towle
United States
United States
United States
Experience over 30 years and counting
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
I am usually happier on Friday because I know the best is yet to come.
I hope it helps!.
Gloria
Gloria
Peer comment(s):
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Antonio Costa (X)
: Then on Saturdays and Sundays you cry and cry because you find out that it's just another day.
21 mins
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| agree |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
49 mins
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| agree |
LoreAC (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
suesimons
12 hrs
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| agree |
Regina Boltz
1 day 1 hr
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15 mins
Antonio Costa (X)
Antonio Costa (X)
Technical Knowledge + Low Rates
Works in: English to Portuguese, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 6 more.
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Related KudoZ points
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78
Fridays bring me happines because it advises me that the best is still to come.
See if it fits
Peer comment(s):
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Roberto Cavalcanti
: Snif Snif hoje ninguém concorda comigo
3 mins
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E por isso se vinga ne mim né malandro?
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airmailrpl
: it advises me?? Can I get it to tell me the lottery results ahead of time also???
1 hr
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So many gross typing and grammar mistakes up there to criticize and you come with this Airmailrpl?: Lottery? Muy amigo! Like your colleague above you.
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+3
1 hr
I usually get happier on Fridays because I know the best is about to come.
I would say this way.
Peer comment(s):
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Antonio Costa (X)
: Very good indeed. And what if the best does not come? Will you feel unhappy untill next Friday?
43 mins
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dcaamot
1 hr
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Ana Rita Santiago
: I'd say "happy" because the original says "feliz" e não "mais feliz", but I really like "about to come".
1 day 23 hrs
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+1
1 hr
Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
Argentina
OIL, GAS, ENERGY, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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307
I am usually happy on Fridays, because the best is about to come
That is how I would put it.
Peer comment(s):
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Antonio Costa (X)
: Sometimes yopu get happier than usuall also on Thursdays too, because the best has already come!!!
41 mins
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...and also on Mondays (if it is a holiday!!!)
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-2
6 hrs
Emilia Carneiro
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
The word is yours!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
I am used to be HAPPY on Fridays because I know the BEST is yet to come.
:)
Peer comment(s):
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airmailrpl
: I am used to be(ing)...
8 hrs
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Steve Smith
: airmailpl is right: "used to be" = era/estava
1 day 16 hrs
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13 hrs
I am usually happy on Friday because I know the best is still to come
After a working week, he has the weekend to look forward to.
-1
23 hrs
eu costumo ficar feliz na sexta por sei que o melhor está por vir.
I usely to be happy in sixth for knowing that best is for coming.
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Note added at 2002-06-09 18:46:31 (GMT)
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I am usually happy on Friday because I know the best is still to come
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Note added at 2002-06-09 18:46:31 (GMT)
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I am usually happy on Friday because I know the best is still to come
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