Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
a cereja do bolo
English translation:
the icing on the cake
Added to glossary by
Ilse Ackerman
Feb 11, 2004 20:48
20 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
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a cereja do bolo
Portuguese to English
Other
Government / Politics
Individual liberties
Expressão idiomática:
"Por fim, A CEREJA DO BOLO do totalitarismo britânico: Ross Clark conta que um político chamado Simon Thomas está tão convencido da superioridade da comida orgânica que está disposto a forçar todos os ingleses a comê-la, propondo uma legislação que obrigará um terço de toda a produção agrícola do país a ser orgânica."
"Por fim, A CEREJA DO BOLO do totalitarismo britânico: Ross Clark conta que um político chamado Simon Thomas está tão convencido da superioridade da comida orgânica que está disposto a forçar todos os ingleses a comê-la, propondo uma legislação que obrigará um terço de toda a produção agrícola do país a ser orgânica."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | the icing on the cake |
Ilse Ackerman
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| 5 +3 | to top it all off OR to top it off |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 5 | Last but not the least |
Diogo Santos
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Proposed translations
+8
1 min
Selected
the icing on the cake
idiomatic expression
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-02-11 20:51:16 GMT)
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or \"the epitome\" of British totalitarianism
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Note added at 51 mins (2004-02-11 21:40:24 GMT)
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Hm, I think I prefer epitome as well in this context. Usually the icing on the cake is used on its own, not as \"the-icing-on-the-cake-of-something\". I.e. \"Here\'s the icing on the cake: ...\"
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-02-11 20:51:16 GMT)
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or \"the epitome\" of British totalitarianism
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Note added at 51 mins (2004-02-11 21:40:24 GMT)
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Hm, I think I prefer epitome as well in this context. Usually the icing on the cake is used on its own, not as \"the-icing-on-the-cake-of-something\". I.e. \"Here\'s the icing on the cake: ...\"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Eu estava procurando o sentido mais figurativo mesmo.
Muito obrigada a todos pelas sugestões."
7 mins
Diogo Santos
Native in Portuguese
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Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Portuguese, and 1 more.
Last but not the least
Expressão idiomática que traduz IMO a ideia do autor, não obrigando a grande transformação do texto.
HTH!
HTH!
+3
24 mins
to top it all off OR to top it off
that's the idiom..
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Note added at 2 hrs 29 mins (2004-02-11 23:18:08 GMT)
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And to top off this Briitsh totalitarianism, Ross Clark recounts that
I really think top off is better for a journalistic sounding style
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Note added at 2 hrs 29 mins (2004-02-11 23:18:08 GMT)
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And to top off this Briitsh totalitarianism, Ross Clark recounts that
I really think top off is better for a journalistic sounding style
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