Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
trocar ideais
English translation:
to chew the fat (colloquial), to talk
Sep 16, 2003 00:40
20 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
trocar ideias
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Other
I have come across this phrase a lot in Brazil, and I would like to find a good way to translate it. I have considered: ´´to chat´´ but I don´t think this carries the same meaning as the original. ´´to exchange ideas´´ sounds strange in English. Has anyone got any good ideas about a good English equivalent for this phrase?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | converse..talk..chew the fat.. |
airmailrpl
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| 5 +5 | exchange ideas |
00000000 (X)
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| 5 +4 | to share ideas |
William Stein
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| 4 +3 | discuss, trade thoughts, exchange ideas |
Marian Greenfield
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| 4 +1 | exchange of ideas |
António Ribeiro
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| 5 | ideas interchange / interchange of ideas |
rhandler
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| 5 | brainstorming |
Karina Pelech
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| 5 | share thoughts or DISCUSS |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
4 hrs
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
3881
Selected
converse..talk..chew the fat..
Idiomsite.com - Origins Of Common Sayings
Chew the Fat This idiom means to talk about unimportant things. Eskimos
used to chew on pieces of whale blubber as if it were chewing gum. ...
www.idiomsite.com/chewthefat.htm
Chew the Fat This idiom means to talk about unimportant things. Eskimos
used to chew on pieces of whale blubber as if it were chewing gum. ...
www.idiomsite.com/chewthefat.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Excellent. Thanks. Chewing the fat is a great phrase, and I think the perfect phrase in English to sum up the real essence of ^trocar ideias^. To talk, is also good, as it seem to cover the meaning more than to chat. Interesting to hear about the origin of the phrase also. It is very common in colloquial use in Scotland, and I am not sure if other English speakers use it a lot, but they should!
Thanks for everyone^s ideas, i^m off to chew the fat with some friends."
+1
3 mins
António Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
Professional in Oil & Gas Industry
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
2288
7 mins
ideas interchange / interchange of ideas
Looks like the above expressions have been largely used in English:
The News letter of
... Competitive salaries and fringe benefits, the opportunity for personal development, a program of ideas interchange and discussion, and the opportunity to put ...
www.medrc.org.om/watermark/watermark17/article3.html
ALAC Email Archives: At-Large Advisory Committee
... of Information Society in Latin America, among other achievments), and the rest of you, will set - I hope - renewed basis for debate and ideas interchange. ...
forum.icann.org/mail-archive/alac/msg00315.html
Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00807)
... But the others would prefer e-mail, if that's possible. We would like
to start an ideas interchange with some Russian Theosophists ... ...
www.theos-l.com/archives/199604/tl00807.html
Geography Index
... ideas, interchange of ideas, interchange of industrialized countries inquiry interaction interaction interaction interaction interaction interaction ...
www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/geogindx.htm
The News letter of
... Competitive salaries and fringe benefits, the opportunity for personal development, a program of ideas interchange and discussion, and the opportunity to put ...
www.medrc.org.om/watermark/watermark17/article3.html
ALAC Email Archives: At-Large Advisory Committee
... of Information Society in Latin America, among other achievments), and the rest of you, will set - I hope - renewed basis for debate and ideas interchange. ...
forum.icann.org/mail-archive/alac/msg00315.html
Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00807)
... But the others would prefer e-mail, if that's possible. We would like
to start an ideas interchange with some Russian Theosophists ... ...
www.theos-l.com/archives/199604/tl00807.html
Geography Index
... ideas, interchange of ideas, interchange of industrialized countries inquiry interaction interaction interaction interaction interaction interaction ...
www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/geogindx.htm
+3
21 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
1930
discuss, trade thoughts, exchange ideas
take your pick...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Roberto Cavalcanti
: Gostei do trade thoughts
13 hrs
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| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: yes sorry repeated
13 hrs
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| agree |
Ana Rita Santiago
14 hrs
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37 mins
Karina Pelech
Argentinian digital nomad in LatAm
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
62
brainstorming
também... .o) ;)
+4
3 hrs
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
127
to share ideas
This is used all the time now.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Norbert Hermann
2 hrs
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| agree |
Roberto Cavalcanti
8 hrs
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| agree |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
11 hrs
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| agree |
00000000 (X)
: True
11 hrs
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14 hrs
share thoughts or DISCUSS
if it's regarding doing this or that or having an opinion on this or that where both parties get to talk, I would just say discuss OR share thoughts
+5
3 mins
exchange ideas
It doesn't sound strange to me -- I do it all the time -- and it doesn't seem to sound strange to those who produced the 642,000 or so mentions given by Google.
Saludos
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Note added at 21 hrs 26 mins (2003-09-16 22:06:30 GMT)
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Daniel Marcus: \"I totally agree with the asker. I can\'t imagine saying to people \'Let\'s get together soon and exchange ideas.\' It sounds unnatural in English.\"
True enough, your sentence doesn\'t sound natural. But there are lots of others that do, for example: \"It a place where people can meet and exchange ideas without having to drink alcohol\", \"We\'re not close friends but we like to exchange ideas on various subjects, even intimate ones\", \"He\'s not someone with whom you can easily exchange ideas, he\'s too egocentric for that\". etc. But hey! I\'m not insisting, I\'ve already voted for William\'s suggestion...
Saludos
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Note added at 21 hrs 26 mins (2003-09-16 22:06:30 GMT)
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Daniel Marcus: \"I totally agree with the asker. I can\'t imagine saying to people \'Let\'s get together soon and exchange ideas.\' It sounds unnatural in English.\"
True enough, your sentence doesn\'t sound natural. But there are lots of others that do, for example: \"It a place where people can meet and exchange ideas without having to drink alcohol\", \"We\'re not close friends but we like to exchange ideas on various subjects, even intimate ones\", \"He\'s not someone with whom you can easily exchange ideas, he\'s too egocentric for that\". etc. But hey! I\'m not insisting, I\'ve already voted for William\'s suggestion...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
SusyZ
: Yes and it has the same meaning as "trocar ideas" :-)
20 mins
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| agree |
Cristina Chaves
53 mins
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| agree |
Todd Field
: that's it!
2 hrs
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| agree |
Norbert Hermann
6 hrs
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| agree |
Diogo Santos
: I thought the same thing
20 hrs
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| neutral |
Daniel Marcus
: I totally agree with the asker. I can't imagine saying to people 'Let's get together soon and exchange ideas.' It sounds unnatural in English.
21 hrs
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