Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

putting on the green eye shade

Portuguese translation:

colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador

Added to glossary by Ivanete Martins Mastroberardino
Sep 19, 2013 22:52
10 yrs ago
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English term

putting on the green eye shade

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
And since you're **putting on the green eye shade**,
my supplier and I came to an agreement.

The methylamine is free this time.
But brace yourself, because the next barrel
is going to cost big.


Muito obrigada pela ajuda!
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 +1 colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador

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colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador

putting on the green eye shade => colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador

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Note added at 19 mins (2013-09-19 23:11:44 GMT)
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Green eyeshade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_eyeshade
Green eyeshades are a type of visor that were worn most often from the late 19th century to the middle 20th century by accountants, telegraphers, copy editors ...

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Note added at 20 mins (2013-09-19 23:12:22 GMT)
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Why do accountants stereotypically wear green eyeshades? - Quora
www.quora.com/Accounting/Why-do-accountants-stereotypically...
Aug 6, 2012 - Answer 1 of 1: Reducing eyestrain is precisely why the green eyeshades came to be. Certain jobs involved a lot of very vision-intensive work in ...

Why Did Accountants Wear Green Eyeshades? - Ask.com
www.ask.com › Q&A › Society › Holidays‎
The green eye-shades worn by accountants are used to lessen the harshness of the light they work in. Economists and auditors also wear green eye-shades.
Peer comment(s):

agree Heloísa Ferdinandt : Pode ser a de comerciante também, quase sempre com sentido pejorativo de pessoa focada no lucro.
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