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Mener qqn par le bout du nez

Portuguese translation: Levar/Trazer alguém pelo beiço

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French term or phrase:Mener qqn par le bout du nez
Portuguese translation:Levar/Trazer alguém pelo beiço
Entered by: paula cruz

15:11 Mar 15, 2007
French to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: Mener qqn par le bout du nez
Proverbio francês
Nathalie Tomaz
Local time: 20:39
Levar/Trazer alguém pelo beiço
Explanation:
Quer dizer que se faz o que se quer de alguém

Outros exemplos:

"Trazer alguém pelo beicinho"

"fazer de alguém gato-sapato"
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paula cruz
Local time: 19:39
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5Levar/Trazer alguém pelo beiço
paula cruz
4Levar alguém de carrinho
Joana Simão


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Levar alguém de carrinho


Explanation:
É o que me ocorre de mais parecido. Já ouvi também "levar alguém pela beiça", mas não encontro nada no Google...

Joana Simão
Portugal
Local time: 19:39
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 15
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Levar/Trazer alguém pelo beiço


Explanation:
Quer dizer que se faz o que se quer de alguém

Outros exemplos:

"Trazer alguém pelo beicinho"

"fazer de alguém gato-sapato"

paula cruz
Local time: 19:39
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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