Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

Vagabunda

English translation:

Tramp

Added to glossary by rhandler
Sep 16, 2007 12:16
16 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

Vagabunda

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Como arranjar sinónimos em inglês para todas aquelas palavras que se ouvem nas novelas brasileiras, como cachorra, vagabunda, mau-caractér, jararáca, bandido.. e todas as outras. Alguém me pode ajudar?
Change log

Sep 17, 2007 12:57: rhandler changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/641412">Raquel Bragança's</a> old entry - "Vagabunda"" to ""Tramp""

Discussion

Raquel Bragança (asker) Sep 16, 2007:
Linguagem As palavras devem ser possíveis de incluir em legendas. Não podem ser termos considerados demasiado ofensivos como "bitch".

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Tramp

Como já dizia o Frank Sinatra, referindo-se àquela senhora que tinha fome demais para esperar até as 8 horas da noite para jantar, etc., "that's why the lady is a tramp!"

Não é forte demais, fica num meio termo. Exemplos:

Frank Sinatra | Lady Is A Tramp lyrics
Lady Is A Tramp lyrics by Frank Sinatra. ... Thats why the lady is a tramp Doesnt like dice games, with sharpies and frauds ...
www.lyricsfreak.com/f/frank sinatra/lady is a tramp_2005621...


Custard - Girls Like That Lyrics
It's not she's a tramp. It's not she's not pure. She just likes getting her fuck on, and its good for that I'm sure Hey Mister I really like your daughter. ...
www.lyrics007.com/Custard Lyrics/Girls Like That Lyrics.htm...

This Lady Is a Tramp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(Redirected from The Lady is a Tramp). Jump to: navigation, search. "This Lady Is a Tramp" is a popular song by Rodgers and Hart. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_is_a_Tramp

Peer comment(s):

agree Amy Duncan (X) : Nice, Ralph!
5 mins
Thank you, Amy, have a sweet Sunday!
agree Cristina Pereira : My suggestion would be "bitch", but as the asker has already ruled it out, I think this is the best
1 hr
Obrigado, Cristina, bom domingo!
agree María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
1 hr
Obrigado, Leonor, bom domingo!
agree suesimons : Good one!
2 hrs
Thank you, Sue, in Sinatra's voice it sounds still better! Have a nice Sunday!
agree Cristina Santos
4 hrs
Obrigado, Cristina, bom domingo!
agree Neil Stewart
5 hrs
Thank you, Neil, have a nice Sunday!
agree Salloz
11 hrs
Gracias, Salloz, un buen domingo!
agree Erik Bry : that's it
11 hrs
Thank you, erikbry, have a nice Sunday!
agree Humberto Ribas : prefiro a versão de Lenny Dale rather than Sinatra's
1 day 9 hrs
Obrigado, Humberto!
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5 mins

vagabond

direct translation; same meaning
Peer comment(s):

disagree airmailrpl : not quite
22 mins
agree María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda : Indeed, and for "cachorra" perhaps termagant (shrewish and quarrelsome woman)
52 mins
disagree Marlene Curtis : A vagagond is a homeless person, who travels from place to place
1 hr
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-1
42 mins

slut

Slut is a term for a person who is deemed sexually promiscuous while a whore is a woman who benefits financially from sexual engagements.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-16 13:19:30 GMT)
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airmailpl
My source: Longman - Dictionary of Contemporary English
and my daily exposure to the language for over 20 years.
Please, look the term up in your dictionary again
Peer comment(s):

disagree María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda : too strong IMHO
14 mins
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1 hr

easy woman

Acho que se deve ser comedido a traduzir legendas, mas é só a minha opinião

Pode ver aqui, colega:
Michaelis Moderno Dicionário Português-Inglês (Portuguese-English)

va.ga.bun.da
[vagab'udə] sf+adj 1 feminine of vagabundo. 2 sf an easy woman.
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2 hrs

floozie

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30 mins

whore

cachorra, => shameless
vagabunda, => whore
mau-caractér, => low life
jararáca, => snake..
bandido. => bandit

BUNDABLOG: Cachorra
Cachorra. adj. pejorativo: mulher desavergonhada, indecente, devassa, imoral. Marcadores: glossário. posted by Dr. Bundinho at 10:25 PM ...
bundablog.blogspot.com/2006/02/cachorra.html

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Main Entry: 1whore
Pronunciation: 'hor, 'hur
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hore, from Old English hOre; akin to Old Norse hOra whore, hOrr adulterer, Latin carus dear -- more at CHARITY
1 : a woman who engages in sexual acts for money : PROSTITUTE; also : a promiscuous or immoral woman
2 : a male who engages in sexual acts for money
3 : a venal or unscrupulous person
Peer comment(s):

disagree María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda : Demasiado forte
27 mins
"vagabunda" não é nada leve
disagree Marlene Curtis : STRONGLY! a WHORE is a woman who gets paid to have sex. (sometimes they live and work in a whorehouse)
33 mins
not quite - also : a promiscuous or immoral woman
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