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the system was really smoking

Portuguese translation: o sistema era realmente muito bom

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English term or phrase:the system was really smoking
Portuguese translation:o sistema era realmente muito bom
Entered by: lmrocha

17:47 Mar 17, 2017
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: the system was really smoking
Ironically, it started out as a fantastic year. About halfway through the year, the system was really smoking, so we started increasing the position size very quickly.
lmrocha
Brazil
Local time: 09:57
o sistema era realmente muito bom
Explanation:
Sug.
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ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 09:57
Grading comment
obrigada
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1o sistema era realmente muito bom
ferreirac
3 +2o sistema ia de vento em popa
expressisverbis
3 +1o sistema estava a todo vapor
Matheus Chaud
4o sistema estava realmente muito aquecido
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
o sistema era realmente muito bom


Explanation:
Sug.

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 09:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 432
Grading comment
obrigada

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
1 hr
  -> Obrigado!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the system was really smoking
o sistema estava a todo vapor


Explanation:

Ou, se o tom for mais descolado:

O circo estava pegando fogo
A bagaça estava fumegante
O bagulho estava muito doido

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Note added at 8 mins (2017-03-17 17:55:43 GMT)
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Apenas para constar, é uma gíria - não é linguagem formal:

smoke =

Slang
a. To go or proceed at high speed.
b. To play or perform energetically: The band was really smoking in the second set.

https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=smoke

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 09:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 723

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  expressisverbis: Aqui, costumamos dizer também "estar a todo o gás", mas o vapor transmite bem a ideia da fumarada.
3 hrs
  -> Agradeço, Sandra!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
o sistema ia de vento em popa


Explanation:
Sugestão para pt-pt... sorry lmrocha :-D
Quantas mais sugestões, melhor, eu acho :)

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 13:57
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 100

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
6 hrs
  -> Obrigada Mário.
agree  Matheus Chaud
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Obrigada Matheus.
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
o sistema estava realmente muito aquecido


Explanation:
Nos EUA, bolsa aquecida ajuda a esvaziar mercado de ... - PressReader
https://www.pressreader.com › brazil › v...
Jun 2, 2014 - Nos EUA, bolsa aquecida ajuda a esvaziar mercado de ... devolveu US$ 14 trilhões ao valor das ações americanas

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 14:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 3068
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