Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Sem cerimónias
English translation:
bluntly
Portuguese term
Portugal
EN Translator
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
, Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
Sem cerimónias
The person saying this walked in on two people having a secret meeting. I'm not sure about the meaning of 'sem cerimónias' in this context.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Proposed translations
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
bluntly
1. sem cerimónia
2. diretamente; sem rodeios
3. secamente
4. rudemente
| Obrigada, Gilmar! |
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
unceremoniously; without further/more ado
1) not ceremonious : INFORMAL
2) ABRUPT, RUDE: an unceremonious dismissal
Merriam-Webster
without further ado
Also, without more ado. Without more work, ceremony, or fuss. For example, Without further ado they adjourned the meeting and went home.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/without further ado
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Without further ado
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Raquel Holzmann (X)
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Canada
English/Portuguese translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
He sent me away on the spot. Or: He had no trouble sending me away (or: He had no trouble telling me
(this is my first time answering questions here, so I'm not sure if I'm doing so the right way)
He sent me away on the spot. Or: He had no trouble sending me away (or: He had no trouble telling me to take off).
| Hi Tereza, welcome and thanks for your answer! It's fine :) |
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
simply (sent me away)
Não depreendo qualquer falta de educação na pessoa que mandou a outra embora, pelo que não será caso de utilizar uma expressão mais forte como "bluntly, crudely, harshly sent me away".
| Obrigada, Ana! |
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Tereza Rae
: I love 'bluntly'. Acho que cai bem aqui.
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Obrigada, Tereza!
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Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
without thinking twice
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Sergio Carré
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Obrigado, Sérgio!
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Monica Mazzoni
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Obrigado, Mônica!
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Clauwolf
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Obrigado, Claus!
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Tereza Rae
: Boa, Mário!
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Obrigado, Tereza!
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