Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
if that’s what floats someone’s boat
Portuguese translation:
se é isso que (realmente) dá tesão no fulano; se é o que excita essa pessoa
English term
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
if that’s what floats someone’s boat
Is there an idiomatic expression in PT-Br?
float someone's boat: make him/her happy; stimulate him/her (English Stack Exchange website)
| 4 | se é isso que (realmente) dá tesão pra alguém |
Danik 2014
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| 4 +3 | se é o que excita essa pessoa |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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| 4 | Se isso satisfaz alguém |
Debora Escudeiro
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Feb 5, 2018 17:31: Oliver Simões Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
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se é isso que (realmente) dá tesão pra alguém
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
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se é o que excita essa pessoa
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Note added at 3 mins (2018-02-04 11:52:58 GMT)
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float someone's boat
expressão de float
1.
informal
appeal to or excite someone, especially sexually.
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Note added at 4 mins (2018-02-04 11:54:30 GMT)
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Nuno Rosalino
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Obrigada, Nuno!
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Ana Vozone
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Obrigada, Ana!
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Paulo Gasques
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Obrigada, Paulo!
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Translation, Interpreting & Subtitling
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Se isso satisfaz alguém
Ou ainda, menos reduzido, "se isso é o que satisfaz algumas pessoas".
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