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troca de farpas

English translation: Trade barbs

00:25 May 23, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Portuguese term or phrase: troca de farpas
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Bruno Dutra
Brazil
Local time: 02:44
English translation:Trade barbs
Explanation:
Sugestão

https://balkaninsight.com/2020/05/21/ukraine-trade-barbs-wit...
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Isadora Vital
United States
Grading comment
thank you Isadora
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Trade barbs
Isadora Vital
5exchange of invectives
Nick Taylor
5to have words/to exchange unpleasant words/exchange of unpleasant words
Conrado Hygino Rangel Duarte
4to clash (with someone)
Cristiano Frota
3to insult/attack one another
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
3exchange verbal barbs
Ana Vozone


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Trade barbs


Explanation:
Sugestão

https://balkaninsight.com/2020/05/21/ukraine-trade-barbs-wit...

Isadora Vital
United States
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you Isadora

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matheus Pessotti: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-17980456
3 mins
agree  Anthony OSullivan
2 days 12 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to insult/attack one another


Explanation:
https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/trade barbs.ht...

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 00:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
exchange verbal barbs


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.
https://www.google.com/search?q="exchange verbal barbs"&oq="...

Example sentence(s):
  • Henry Cejudo, Dominick Cruz exchange verbal barbs during UFC 249 conference call.
  • Both men continued to exchange verbal barbs with Matthews suggesting that Miller's comments about the press were designed as an applause line
Ana Vozone
Local time: 06:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 60
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
exchange of invectives


Explanation:
exchange of invectives

Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to clash (with someone)


Explanation:
Suggestion:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/clash

Example sentence(s):
  • The government and the opposition parties have clashed over the cuts in defence spending.
  • This latest statement from the White House clashes with important aspects of US foreign policy.

    https://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/como-dizer-entrar-em-conflito-em-ingles-t67806.html
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/clash+with+(someone+or+something)
Cristiano Frota
Brazil
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to have words/to exchange unpleasant words/exchange of unpleasant words


Explanation:
troca de farpas, como alguns colegas já explicitaram, é a troca de ofensas, xingamentos ou indiretas em uma interação verbal hostil entre duas partes.







Example sentence(s):
  • It sounds like Tom and Mary are having words again.
  • They exchanged unpleasant words after the meeting again. - I cannot stand their exchange of unpleasant words anymore!

    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+words+with
    Reference: http://https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/...
Conrado Hygino Rangel Duarte
Brazil
Local time: 02:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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