Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Pith and vinegar
Portuguese translation:
atitude maliciosa/nojenta (das pessoas)
Added to glossary by
Vértice
Oct 14, 2004 16:41
19 yrs ago
English term
Pith and vinegar
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In the sentence "She competes with pith and vinegar—minus the expletives—and flashes a toothy grin during Kodak moments",
what does PITH AND VINEGAR mean? The text is about a golf player, it's a girl entering the world of golf.
I found a sentence in web suggesting that "pith and vinegar" was ugly women, but it was only one instance, and I'm not pretty confident on it.
Can somebody help me?
what does PITH AND VINEGAR mean? The text is about a golf player, it's a girl entering the world of golf.
I found a sentence in web suggesting that "pith and vinegar" was ugly women, but it was only one instance, and I'm not pretty confident on it.
Can somebody help me?
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +2 | atitude maliciosa/nojenta (das pessoas) |
Sormane Fitzgerald
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| 3 | totalmente cafona |
Clauwolf
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Proposed translations
+2
5 hrs
Sormane Fitzgerald
United States
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Fully bilingual; pharm/med, among others
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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atitude maliciosa/nojenta (das pessoas)
That's what it means.
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Note added at 7 hrs 6 mins (2004-10-14 23:47:28 GMT)
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Tipo o \"veneno\" das pessoas.
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Note added at 11 hrs 17 mins (2004-10-15 03:59:16 GMT)
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Basicamente dizendo que ela convive com essa atitude maliciosa, de veneno ao seu redor, mas na hora da foto sorri como se nada disso acontecesse.
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Note added at 7 hrs 6 mins (2004-10-14 23:47:28 GMT)
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Tipo o \"veneno\" das pessoas.
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Note added at 11 hrs 17 mins (2004-10-15 03:59:16 GMT)
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Basicamente dizendo que ela convive com essa atitude maliciosa, de veneno ao seu redor, mas na hora da foto sorri como se nada disso acontecesse.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Isso mesmo. Obrigada!
:-)"
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