Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
como que num passe de mágica
English translation:
just like magic/by magic
Added to glossary by
Janisa Antoniazzi
May 25, 2009 15:19
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
20-year experienced EN>PTBr translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
como que num passe de mágica
Portuguese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Livrar-se dos problemas como que num passe de mágica.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | just like magic/by magic |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 +5 | as if by magic |
Arthur Godinho
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| 3 +1 | as in a stroke of a wand |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 3 | with the touch of a wand |
T o b i a s
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Proposed translations
+1
14 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
70
Selected
just like magic/by magic
MIDNIGHT PRIEST on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures ... He was a master of the occult and magic, and decided to undertake the hard ... hidden in a dense cloud of sulfur, disappeared by magic, leaving only the air ...
www.myspace.com/midnightpriest - 124k -
Letra Anybody Want To Take Me Home de Ryan Adams Of course you won't. But I'll disappear. I'll disappear. Just like magic. Just like magic. Just like magic. Seta Veja mais letras de Ryan Adams | Seta ...
www.letras.com.br/ryan-adams/anybody-want-to-take-me-home - 36k
www.myspace.com/midnightpriest - 124k -
Letra Anybody Want To Take Me Home de Ryan Adams Of course you won't. But I'll disappear. I'll disappear. Just like magic. Just like magic. Just like magic. Seta Veja mais letras de Ryan Adams | Seta ...
www.letras.com.br/ryan-adams/anybody-want-to-take-me-home - 36k
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for all the answers, but I guess that "just like magic" is the most suitable considering the context.
"That's it, St Matthew will solve all our problems, just like magic!"
www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1050676/catholics-st-matthew-sort-economy"
+1
3 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
28
as in a stroke of a wand
I believe this is the idea
MIke :)
MIke :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
aoliveira09 (X)
18 mins
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Thank you, aoliveira09 - Mike :)
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+5
10 mins
Arthur Godinho
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
Always looking forward to new challenges
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
as if by magic
Sugg
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
T o b i a s
: Better yet.
1 min
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Thanks, Tobias
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| agree |
suesimons
: Just that!
9 mins
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Thanks, suesimons
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| agree |
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
17 mins
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Grato, Antonio
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| agree |
Maria José Tavares (X)
1 hr
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Obrigado, Maria
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| agree |
Lynnea Hansen
3 hrs
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Thanks, Lynnea
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10 mins
with the touch of a wand
i.e., "Get rid of your problems with the touch of a wand". or "Solve your problems with the touch of a wand."
Example sentence:
Inspect equipment with the touch of a wand
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