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English translation: idleness


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11:51 Apr 20, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Nutrition
Portuguese term or phrase: ósseo
Nunca como snacks sozinha pois é um prazer que se deve aliar a outra coisa boa, e não ao ósseo e à gula.
lexisproject
Spain
Local time: 13:17
English translation:idleness
Explanation:
Like Atlantis and El Dorado, the land of Cokayne was a fictional utopia, a place where, in a parody of paradise, idleness and gluttony were ...
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=imaginary land - Cached

makes a pair with gluttony (gula)
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Hermann
Local time: 12:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5idleness
Hermann
4 +1leisure, free timeLuciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4laziness
Douglas Bissell
4having time on your hands
Nick Taylor
3mindless and greedy/gluttonous eating
Verginia Ophof


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
leisure, free time


Explanation:
A intenção foi escrever ócio.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  Maria Rebelo
1 day2 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
laziness


Explanation:
by context, this seems to fit better

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
idleness


Explanation:
Like Atlantis and El Dorado, the land of Cokayne was a fictional utopia, a place where, in a parody of paradise, idleness and gluttony were ...
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=imaginary land - Cached

makes a pair with gluttony (gula)

Hermann
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
13 mins
  -> Thank you, Marlene!

agree  Claudio Mazotti
17 mins
  -> Thank you, Claudio!

agree  Lais Leite: of course there is a spelling mistake: ÓCIO should be the correct word, and the best translatation, IDLENESS for sure
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Lais!

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Yes, it's a pair with gluttony - the deadly sins!
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Muriel!

agree  connie leite
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Connie!
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
having time on your hands


Explanation:
having time on your hands

Nick Taylor
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mindless and greedy/gluttonous eating


Explanation:
eating is a pleasure


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Eat+to+live%2c+not+live+...
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: English
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