Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
your skin is hanging around
Portuguese translation:
sua pele está flácida
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Always Learning
Dec 29, 2009 09:57
14 yrs ago
English term
Works in: Portuguese to English
your skin is hanging around
English to Portuguese
Medical
Medical: Health Care
Problemas musculares e pele
Contexto: problemas musculares, envelhecimento, pele.
Frase: "Now the protective outer layer of your skin is just hanging around for longer".
Frase: "Now the protective outer layer of your skin is just hanging around for longer".
Proposed translations
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4 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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39
Selected
sua pele está flácida
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Happy New Year!"
17 mins
Fiona Stephenson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Specialized in academic and medical text
Native in: English (Variants: British, US)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
...da pele existe há mais tempo
I'd need to see the context, but it could be this - the epidermis grows more slowly than the other layers of the skin, so it is not renewed as quickly. "to hang around" is a phrasal verb, not directly related to hanging.
3 hrs
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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301
(a camada) externa da (sua) pele permanece por mais tempo
to hang around = to linger = demorar-se, tardar.
1 day 2 hrs
Susana Alves
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Portugal
Formal Education in EN, informal in PT
Native in: English , Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English
a camada exterior da pela não se renova com tanta frequencia
é mais formal que hanging around que nos faz lembrar adolescentes sentados em casa sem fazer nada :-), no entanto é uma opcção
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