Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
cair a ligação
English translation:
Dropped the call
Added to glossary by
Lázaro Borges
Nov 4, 2015 14:38
8 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Media & Marketing - Transcreation
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
cair a ligação
Portuguese to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
General
Como se diz em inglês que uma ligação telefônica "caiu"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Dropped the call |
Ward Whittaker
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| 4 +4 | we were disconnected |
Katarina Peters
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| 4 +4 | our call got disconnected/cut off |
Verginia Ophof
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| 5 | Sorry the call dropped OR sorry we got disconnected. |
Lucas Rizzo
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Proposed translations
+2
2 mins
Ward Whittaker
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Brazil
I ALWAYS meet my deadlines without fail
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Dropped the call
HTH
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Note added at 6 mins (2015-11-04 14:44:26 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropped-call_rate
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Note added at 7 mins (2015-11-04 14:45:43 GMT)
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In telecommunications, the dropped-call rate (DCR) is the fraction of thea telephone calls which, due to technical reasons, were cut off before the speaking parties had finished their conversational tone and before one of them had hung up (dropped calls) This fraction is usually measured as a percentage of all calls.
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Note added at 6 mins (2015-11-04 14:44:26 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropped-call_rate
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Note added at 7 mins (2015-11-04 14:45:43 GMT)
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In telecommunications, the dropped-call rate (DCR) is the fraction of thea telephone calls which, due to technical reasons, were cut off before the speaking parties had finished their conversational tone and before one of them had hung up (dropped calls) This fraction is usually measured as a percentage of all calls.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Ward!"
+4
7 mins
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
76
we were disconnected
or: the call was disconnected
Peer comment(s):
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
27 mins
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Thank you, Teresa!
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| agree |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
: Ou: cut off.
1 hr
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Yes, thank you, cut off is also used, it's less formal.
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| agree |
Paulinho Fonseca
8 hrs
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Thanks, Paulinho
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| agree |
António Ribeiro
10 hrs
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Thanks, ajarbr
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2 hrs
Sorry the call dropped OR sorry we got disconnected.
Sorry the call dropped OR sorry we got disconnected.
+4
6 hrs
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Specializes in field
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
65
our call got disconnected/cut off
suggestion
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nick Taylor
1 hr
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Thank you Nick !!
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| agree |
Douglas Bissell
: Got cut off, Absolutely!
15 hrs
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Thank you Douglas !!
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| agree |
Richard Purdom
: that's what my mum would say!
1 day 17 hrs
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Thank you Richard !
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| agree |
Sheryle Oliver
2 days 4 hrs
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Thank you Sheryle !
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