Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
left without juice
Portuguese translation:
seja apanhado de surpresa
English term
Portugal
Your Portuguese translator
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
left without juice
Trata-se de uma referência à durabilidade da bateria do equipamento. Na verdade, toda a frase cria uma imagem complexa.
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Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
seja apanhado de surpresa
Nesse caso, tb ajudaria se vc informasse desse uma pista sobre o ramo da empresa representada pelo XXX
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
fica com uma bateria descarregada
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Translation services since 1999
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
Ficar sem bateria
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Matheus Chaud
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Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
fica desprevenido
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Brazil
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
(garante que você nunca) fique na mão
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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