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enjambracão

English translation: makeshift/rigged


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Portuguese term or phrase:enjambracão
English translation:makeshift/rigged
Entered by: Verginia Ophof
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16:44 Mar 4, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics / Popular Brazilian slang
Portuguese term or phrase: enjambracão
Esse palavreado é usado aqui no Nordeste e diz-se de algo que estragou e foi feito tipo uma gambiarra e saiu torto (enjambrado). ...
Mike Davison
Brazil
Local time: 08:10
makeshift/rigged
Explanation:
Enjambração, Improvisado. Expressões de busca:Gerador, Aproveitamento.......

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slapdash
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 05:10
Grading comment
Thanks,
Mike

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5makeshift/rigged
Verginia Ophof
4 +1slipshod
Lesley Sogl
4 +1jerry-rig
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4a gadget / engadgeted
Jorge & Julie Soares
3impovised installation
Ana Lessa


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
impovised installation


Explanation:
Instalação impovisada, para quebrar o galho, vulgo gambiarra.


Ana Lessa
Brazil
Local time: 08:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
makeshift/rigged


Explanation:
Enjambração, Improvisado. Expressões de busca:Gerador, Aproveitamento.......

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slapdash


    Reference: http://www.4x4brasil.com.br/forum/archive/index.php/t-56230-...
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Thanks,
Mike

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Maciel
16 mins
  -> Thank you Adriana !!

agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
29 mins
  -> Thank you Luciano !!

agree  Marlene Curtis
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Marlene e bom fim-de-semana !!

agree  Claudio Mazotti
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Claudio !!

agree  Dr. Juliet Attwater: makeshift
16 hrs
  -> Thank you Juliet !!
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a gadget / engadgeted


Explanation:
A sugestion.

Gadget, engadgeted: usado na gíria para algo tranformado/aproveitado, engenhoca, geringonça.

Jorge & Julie Soares
Local time: 12:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
jerry-rig


Explanation:
jerry-rig:
To fix or put together using non-standard or improvised materials.

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Note added at 31 mins (2011-03-04 17:16:07 GMT)
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jerry-rig

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 13:10
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: jerry-rigged
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado! Tenha um bom fim de semana.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
slipshod


Explanation:
slip·shod
adj.
1. Marked by carelessness; sloppy or slovenly. See Synonyms at sloppy.
2. Slovenly in appearance; shabby or seedy.

Lesley Sogl
Brazil
Local time: 08:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulo Horsky
8 mins
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Mar 9, 2011 - Changes made by Verginia Ophof:
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