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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Marketing / Market Research / Survey - interviewee speaking pt-br > en-us | | Portuguese term or phrase: ser mais seco | "Esta mudança de contexto também surge no discurso de ????, que relata a diferença de “padrão estético” entre Porto Alegre, onde “era muito mais cool todo mundo ser mais seco” e “não era cool ter a bunda grande”, e Rio de Janeiro, onde o ideal é a mulher ser “toda gostosona.”
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| | | to be slimmer | Explanation:
Being as they're talking about 'seco' as being esthetically pleasing, you ought to use a nicer word: slim, thin/skinny often have negative connotations |
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Local time: 15:36
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35 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 to be slimmer
Explanation:
Being as they're talking about 'seco' as being esthetically pleasing, you ought to use a nicer word: slim, thin/skinny often have negative connotations
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United Kingdom
Local time: 15:36
Native speaker of:  English, Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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