Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Ele Não Tem Simancol
English translation:
he\'s so clueless
Added to glossary by
Irene Berlin
Jun 30, 2019 18:47
4 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Ele Não Tem Simancol
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Gostaria de saber a melhor tradução para ELE NÃO TEM SIMANCOL no seguinte contexto:
"Apesar de nunca querer atendê-lo, ele vive me telefonando, ELE NÃO TEM SIMANCOL!"
Pensei em algo como "he has no idea of how inconvenient he is", mas não fiquei satisfeita, gostaria de saber uma expressão idiomática que melhor traduza esse sentido.
Desde já agradeço-lhes a valiosíssima ajuda!!
Abraço cordial
Gostaria de saber a melhor tradução para ELE NÃO TEM SIMANCOL no seguinte contexto:
"Apesar de nunca querer atendê-lo, ele vive me telefonando, ELE NÃO TEM SIMANCOL!"
Pensei em algo como "he has no idea of how inconvenient he is", mas não fiquei satisfeita, gostaria de saber uma expressão idiomática que melhor traduza esse sentido.
Desde já agradeço-lhes a valiosíssima ajuda!!
Abraço cordial
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10 mins
Lucas Felix dos Santos
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
IT, Games, Linguistics and Marketing
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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he's so clueless
Sugestão.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clueless
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/clueless
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clueless
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/clueless
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Agree!! Muito obrigada Lucas, Luciano, Alda, Barbara, Nick, Richard, Oliveira Simões e todos os que contribuíram para a solução desta questão. Nota 10 para todas as respostas, you are awsome!!"
+1
2 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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80
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4 mins
He is clueless
Clueless é muito usado como alguém "sem noção" ou "sem semancol".
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10 mins
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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12
he needs to get a grip
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/idioms-maxi...
Meaning he needs to get control of himself.
Meaning he needs to get control of himself.
Peer comment(s):
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Verginia Ophof
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Thank you, Verginia.
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Sandra Minobe (X)
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Thanks, Sandra.
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Beatriz Souza
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Thanks, transl8_2.
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Aline Amorim
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Thanks, Aline.
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16 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Specializes in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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98
2 days 18 hrs
he hasn't been taking his meds
we could say this sarcastically in ENG, if you wanted something more in line with the BR slang
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=meds
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=meds
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3 hrs
Oliver Simões
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
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.
Related KudoZ points
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16
He doesn’t get the nessage
mancar-se reflexive verb
(informal) to get the message, take the hint
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.collinsdictionary.com/us/am...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-07-01 00:29:04 GMT)
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simancol: Produto químico fictício destinado a fazer com que as pessoas se deem conta de que não estão agradando. Vem de "se manca" = "se toca" - https://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/simancol/
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Note added at 4 days (2019-07-05 12:31:40 GMT)
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Alternate translation: He just doesn't get it.
(informal) to get the message, take the hint
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.collinsdictionary.com/us/am...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-07-01 00:29:04 GMT)
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simancol: Produto químico fictício destinado a fazer com que as pessoas se deem conta de que não estão agradando. Vem de "se manca" = "se toca" - https://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/simancol/
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Note added at 4 days (2019-07-05 12:31:40 GMT)
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Alternate translation: He just doesn't get it.
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Purdom
: incorrect spelling, not suitable for a professional translation. In English, we distinguish between the letter 'n' and the letter 'm'. No space here for an extended lesson. And it's 'sync', not 'synch'. There are lots of good dictionaries online.
6 days
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If by professional you mean accurate, then you're wrong. It sounds like you have no knowledge of linguistic registers. My translation is totally in sync with the linguistic register of the source language. You're off again!
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