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English: a bit on the stiff side

Portuguese translation: Um pouco rígida demais







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English term or phrase:a bit on the stiff side
Portuguese translation:Um pouco rígida demais
Entered by:Jorge Freire
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English term or phrase: a bit on the stiff side
Está falando sobre a rainha da Inglaterra.

"I mean, 87 but still a wonderful woman. I mean, A BIT ON THE STIFF SIDE FOR ME, but still a wonderful piece, by God."
lilililica
Brazil
Um pouco rígida demais
Explanation:
É este o sentido da expressão.
Para que conste, A rainha de Inglaterra tem 78 anos e não 87. Já agora, não a façam mais velha do que é...
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Jorge Freire
Portugal
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6Um pouco rígida demais
Jorge Freire
5 +1um tanto formalcamille1
4um pouco fria/revervada/formalista
Clauwolf
4algo austera
claudia123


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Um pouco rígida demais

Explanation:
É este o sentido da expressão.
Para que conste, A rainha de Inglaterra tem 78 anos e não 87. Já agora, não a façam mais velha do que é...

Jorge Freire
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Paulo Celestino Guimaraes
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Paulo!

agree António Ribeiro
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, António!

agree Cristina Santos
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Cristina!

agree Susanne Rindlisbacher
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Susanne

agree Céline Godinho
5 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Céline!

agree Lys Nguyen: thanks
12 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Hoa!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
um pouco fria/revervada/formalista

Explanation:
:) É por aí

Clauwolf
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 25
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
algo austera

Explanation:
ou "com algo de severidade..."

claudia123
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
um tanto formal

Explanation:
a bit on the stiff side for me - um tanto formal para meu gosto

camille1
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Alexandre Batista
9 hrs
  -> obrigada, Alexandre
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