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festa junina (specific context)

English translation: thunderflash


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Portuguese term or phrase:bombas para festa junina
English translation:thunderflash
Entered by: Christopher Patrick Fitzsimons
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22:40 Jan 14, 2010
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Military / Defense
Portuguese term or phrase: festa junina (specific context)
This term occurs in a text about the defense plans for the base of a valuable goods transport company against attacks by armed gangs in Brazil and the practise of these activities (exercícios na forma de simulados práticos). The sentence is as follows: "utilizando-se munição alternativa de cera e bombas para festas juninas." I understand that Festa junina in Brazil is the same as or similat to the São João festival in Portugal and also that, according to Wikipedia(!): "The "quadrilha" features couple formations around a mock wedding whose bride and groom are the central attraction of the dancing." My text delas with "quadrilhas", meaning armed gangs of criminals. Would I be right in assuming that this is the link and that the festa junina therefore refers to creating a mock attack scenario in which the employees at the base would put their defense plan into action? Has anyone ever come across this term used in this way? Thanks for any help.
Christopher Patrick Fitzsimons
Portugal
Local time: 12:16
thunderflash
Explanation:
There...


http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-thunderflash.html



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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:16
Grading comment
Muito obrigado.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1June Fest (see explanation)
Luana Fernandes
5cherry-bombs and other noisemakers (adjusted term)coolbrowne
4thunderflash
Marlene Curtis


Discussion entries: 8





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
June Fest (see explanation)


Explanation:
Hi Christopher!
In your text "bombas para festas juninas" mean "fireworks" used in this fest, the same fireworks used in New Year's day, in my opinion it definitely means "festa junina" in the sense of the parties occurring in Brazil during June.
Once I translated "festa junina" as "June Fest" and my client liked this suggestion.
As the term "quadrilha", in your text means armed gang criminals, not related at all to "festas juninas", I guess it was just an unfortunate coincidence!
I hope it helps!


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Note added at 10 mins (2010-01-14 22:51:16 GMT)
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Suggestion: Use only "fireworks". It will make more sense!

Luana Fernandes
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
18 mins
agree  fvasconcellos: fireworks, firecrackers... no need to translate, just adapt to a culture-neutral equivalent
58 mins
disagree  coolbrowne: Sorry, but "June Feast" may well be a word-for-word equivalent, but it makes no sense in English, and it does not convey the intended meaning.
2 hrs
  -> I know, it was just a suggestion, I rectfied later that my suggestion was "firework" only
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cherry-bombs and other noisemakers (adjusted term)


Explanation:
Yes, you are right, your questions should have referred to "bombas para festas juninas", since "festa junina" is just incidental to the context. The English equivalent is "cherry-bomb". As far as the given text,
utilizando-se munição alternativa de cera e bombas para festas juninas.
One should say
using alternative ammunition, such as cherry-bombs

coolbrowne
United States
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thunderflash


Explanation:
There...


http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-thunderflash.html





Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Muito obrigado.
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