Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

anda e para

English translation:

stop-and-go...stop n' go...

Added to glossary by airmailrpl
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-08-29 19:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Aug 25, 2012 23:12
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Portuguese term

anda e para

Portuguese to English Marketing Advertising / Public Relations midias sociais - ferramen
Em meados do século XX houve uma escolha dos governantes em privilegiar as estradas como o principal elo de integração nacional.
São 41 milhões de automóveis, 2,3 milhões de caminhões e 16 milhões de motocicletas.
É um automóvel para cada 5 brasileiros.
Ou seja, talvez precise apertar um pouco, mas dá para colocar toda nossa população de mais de 190 milhões de pessoas dentro de nossos carros.
Nossa relação vai além do anda-e-para dos inevitáveis engarrafamentos.
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Aug 30, 2012 01:05: airmailrpl Created KOG entry

Discussion

ViBe Aug 26, 2012:
This term ... ... was already discussed on ProZ some time ago... Have to look up...

Proposed translations

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stop-and-go...stop n' go

anda e para => stop-and-go...stop n' go

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"stop-and-go"
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"stop n' go"
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agree Sheryle Oliver : stop-and-go
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agree T o b i a s
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agree Verginia Ophof
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agree djpacheco
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stop-go

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agree Marlene Curtis
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stop-start

The usual expression.
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agree Georgia Morg (X)
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Tks, Georgia
agree John Copestake (X) : Usage example: Such behaviour leads to the stop-start traffic jams which infuriate motorists. Source Newspaper Article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8011029/Aggr...
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