English-Portuguese translations for sacred cow
- vaca sagradaPara o meu grupo, o automóvel não é uma vaca sagrada. For my group, the car is no sacred cow. Sim, mas o acordo é mau, e os contingentes não são uma “vaca sagrada” em que não se possa tocar. Yes, but this is bad, and they are not a ‘sacred cow’ that cannot be touched. A insistência na supressão do opt-out a qualquer custo tornou-se uma vaca sagrada. The insistence on the removal of the opt-out at all costs became a sacred cow.
Definition of sacred cow
- Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely
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