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É Carnaval e ninguém leva a mal

English translation: It\'s carnaval, anything goes!


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Portuguese term or phrase:É Carnaval e ninguém leva a mal
English translation:It\'s carnaval, anything goes!
Entered by: Douglas Bissell
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19:32 Mar 10, 2011
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Portuguese term or phrase: É Carnaval e ninguém leva a mal
Come on all you Brazilians getting over the biggest party in the world!!!, I understand the phrase and the idea that irreverence is acceptable etc. etc. but is there a good term in English to say this? Bit like "What happens in Carnival, stays in carnival..." I am open to any suggestions. thanks all
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 07:17
It's carnaval, anything goes!
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Ivan Rocha
Canada
Grading comment
I swapped the comma for "and" but this was the answer I felt best summed up the idea. Thanks to all other Mardi Gras suggestions too
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8It's carnaval, anything goes!
Ivan Rocha
5It's carnival, no one minds!
Verlow
4It doesn't matter, it's Carnaval
Lídia Carney
4It's varnival and nobody takes anything the wrong way...
Marlene Curtis
4It's Carnival - nobody takes it badly
Diana Coada
4When in Carnival do as the revellers do
Sheila Gomes
3Don't give hoot (old boy)! It's Carnaval
Nick Taylor
3It is Carnival Let's not be normalLuciano Eduardo de Oliveira
1It is carnival and no one resents the behavior.
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It is Carnival Let's not be normal


Explanation:
It is Carnival - 5 sílabas
Let's not be normal - 5 sílabas

E rima.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
It's carnaval, anything goes!


Explanation:
...

Ivan Rocha
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I swapped the comma for "and" but this was the answer I felt best summed up the idea. Thanks to all other Mardi Gras suggestions too

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MARK ROBERTSON: maybe insert a "so" after carnaval
37 mins
  -> Grato, Mark.
agree  Verginia Ophof
39 mins
  -> Grato, Verginia.
agree  Sheila Gomes: like your idea!
1 hr
  -> Muito obrigado, Sheila.
agree  connie leite
2 hrs
  -> Grato, Connie.
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Verrrry, verrrry good!
3 hrs
  -> Muitíssimo grato, Muriel.
agree  Gilla Evans: This is good, but I would be inclined to use the English spelling, carnival.
13 hrs
  -> Grato, Gilla.
agree  Cibeli
17 hrs
  -> Grato, Cibeli.
agree  Michael Nightingale
1 day4 hrs
  -> Grato, Michael.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
It is carnival and no one resents the behavior.


Explanation:
..

Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It's Carnival - nobody takes it badly


Explanation:
A suggestion, as translated in Hello magazine.




    Reference: http://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/201102285008/carnival/ce...
Diana Coada
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in RomanianRomanian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Don't give hoot (old boy)! It's Carnaval


Explanation:
Who gives a shit! It's Carnaval

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It doesn't matter, it's Carnaval


Explanation:
sug.

Lídia Carney
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
When in Carnival do as the revellers do


Explanation:
Espero que você também não leve a mal também! hehe Foi o mais próximo que consegui chegar.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-10 20:43:38 GMT)
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oooops...favor desconsiderar o segundo "também" do comentário.

Sheila Gomes
Brazil
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It's varnival and nobody takes anything the wrong way...


Explanation:


I always take everything the wrong way.. like i read into ...
Sep 21, 2009 ... I always take everything the wrong way.. like i read into everything way too .... I think I'm in depression and nobody takes me seriously? ...
answers.yahoo.com › ... › All Categories › Health › Mental Health

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-03-10 22:09:26 GMT)
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CORRECTION

CARNIVAL (NOT VARNIVAL)

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  airmailrpl: when is "varnival" ??
1 hr
  -> Same day as "carnival". Do you know how to recognize a typo?
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
It's carnival, no one minds!


Explanation:
that is just simply what it means.

Verlow
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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