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Portuguese translation: um festão


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English term or phrase:wingy-dingy
Portuguese translation:um festão
Entered by: Heloísa Helena Benetton Costa
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22:09 Oct 2, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: wingy-dingy
O autor descreve a noite de autógrafos de um amigo, que foi um sucesso, com a seguinte expressão: "It was a very healthy turnout. It seemed to be quite the wingy-dingy, as my mom would call it"
Lois_1976
Local time: 04:28
um festão
Explanation:
Esse termo deve estar adjetivado, Lois. Existe o termo "wingding" nos dicionários, que significa "a fit or spasm; a party" (Vide site : en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wingding). Então eu traduziria assim: "Parece que foi um festão, como diria minha mãe."
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Heloísa Helena Benetton Costa
Brazil
Local time: 05:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7um festão
Heloísa Helena Benetton Costa
4festa de arromba
Marcos Antonio
3festa do balacobaco
Maria Eugenia Farre
3loucura totalsoaresmary


  

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quite the wingy-dingy
um festão


Explanation:
Esse termo deve estar adjetivado, Lois. Existe o termo "wingding" nos dicionários, que significa "a fit or spasm; a party" (Vide site : en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wingding). Então eu traduziria assim: "Parece que foi um festão, como diria minha mãe."

Heloísa Helena Benetton Costa
Brazil
Local time: 05:28
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agree  jack_speak
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agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
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agree  Sara Sousa Soares
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agree  Marcelo Fogaccia
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agree  Cristina Santos
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agree  Alexandra Gouveia
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loucura total


Explanation:
É uma festa onde reina a exuberância e extravagância.

Example sentence(s):
  • A lavish or lively party or celebration.
soaresmary
Portugal
Local time: 07:28
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festa de arromba


Explanation:
Sug.


Para os saudosistas.

Marcos Antonio
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festa do balacobaco


Explanation:
Lembrei dessa agora!
Tão sonora quanto wingy-dingy. E ainda mais datada que de arromba. :-)

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Note added at 18 horas (2008-10-03 16:18:32 GMT)
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Balacobaco é uma expressão popular brasileira, usada para definir algo muito bom, muito bonito, muito animado. Uma mulher de parar o trânsito, por exemplo, é do balacobaco.

Maria Eugenia Farre
Brazil
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Oct 16, 2008 - Changes made by Heloísa Helena Benetton Costa:
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