fantochada

English translation: pantomime but I like charade!

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Portuguese term or phrase:fantochada
English translation:pantomime but I like charade!
Entered by: Douglas Bissell

10:57 Nov 17, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Slang
Portuguese term or phrase: fantochada
"Vai acontecer o que o José Eduardo [Presidente] decidir. Tudo aqui é um teatro, a gente conhece e sabe bem como funciona [o julgamento]. Por mais argumentos que se esgrimam aqui e por mais que fique difícil de provar esta fantochada, se assim se decidir seremos condenados. E nós estamos mentalizados para a condenação", afirmou, em declarações à Lusa, durante a pausa do julgamento, na segunda-feira, o ‘rapper' e ativista luso-angolano Luaty Beirão, um dos 15 em detenção.

Travesty? farce?
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 11:49
pantomime but I like charade!
Explanation:
pantomime but I like charade!
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:49
Grading comment
I like charade too. And sham and travesty (of justice) and kangaroo court (thanks Richard)
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Summary of answers provided
5pantomime but I like charade!
Nick Taylor
4(to prove these) farcical accusations
Richard Purdom
3staged fraud
Ana Vozone


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staged fraud


Explanation:
Uma sugestão que inclui a faceta de teatro, fantoche...

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Ana Vozone
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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(to prove these) farcical accusations


Explanation:
suggestion, but sham/charade/travesty are good too.

Hope you manage to work in 'kangaroo court' somewhere!

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: English
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pantomime but I like charade!


Explanation:
pantomime but I like charade!

Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:49
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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I like charade too. And sham and travesty (of justice) and kangaroo court (thanks Richard)
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