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newly minted freshmen

Portuguese translation: calouros recém-chegados


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English term or phrase:newly minted freshmen
Portuguese translation:calouros recém-chegados
Entered by: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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11:33 Mar 5, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: newly minted freshmen
Frase original:

"It's 7:10 a.m., and for the small band of newly minted freshmen lounging half asleep on the exercise equipment, that means it's time for gym."

Obrigada desde já.
Cristina Paixão Lopes
calouros recém-chegados
Explanation:
mint‧ed [See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages]
1
newly/freshly minted
a newly minted word, phrase, idea etc has been invented or produced very recently:
[Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM] some newly minted theatrical stories

paulofreire : Mensagem: En: Semana do Calouro
2) a visão de mundo do calouro enquanto recém-chegado à universidade, com todas as suas angústias, suas dúvidas, suas curiosidades, seus interesses, etc; ...
br.groups.yahoo.com/group/paulofreire/message/143 - Em cache -
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 05:29
Grading comment
Muito obrigada, Salvador
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5calouros recém-chegados
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4 +1calouros novinhos em folha
Paula Vaz-Carreiro


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
calouros recém-chegados


Explanation:
mint‧ed [See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages]
1
newly/freshly minted
a newly minted word, phrase, idea etc has been invented or produced very recently:
[Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM] some newly minted theatrical stories

paulofreire : Mensagem: En: Semana do Calouro
2) a visão de mundo do calouro enquanto recém-chegado à universidade, com todas as suas angústias, suas dúvidas, suas curiosidades, seus interesses, etc; ...
br.groups.yahoo.com/group/paulofreire/message/143 - Em cache -

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 05:29
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 135
Grading comment
Muito obrigada, Salvador

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agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
34 mins
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agree  Walter Moura
52 mins
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agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
1 hr
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agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
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agree  fvasconcellos
10 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
calouros novinhos em folha


Explanation:
This what I thought of when I saw the notification for this question.
I think the expression novinhos em folha is a good equivalent for newly minted
HTH

Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  fvasconcellos: If the source register is informal enough, sure
5 hrs
  -> Thanks :-)
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Changes made by editors
Mar 7, 2010 - Changes made by Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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