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English translation: overalls


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Portuguese term or phrase:macacão
English translation:overalls
Entered by: Kimberli Mäkäräinen
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14:56 Oct 9, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
/ wearing
Portuguese term or phrase: macacão
"Haverá um homem vestido de macacão azul..."

É a vestimenta dele.
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overalls; dungarees
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Kimberli Mäkäräinen
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Local time: 12:02
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3 +20overalls; dungareesKimberli Mäkäräinen
5 +2overallsJane Lamb-Ruiz
3 +3jumpsuit / overallsAna Rita Santiago
5CoverallsSonia Garrett


  

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overalls; dungarees


Explanation:
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Kimberli Mäkäräinen
Finland
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Tatiana Öri-Kovács: overalls
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agree  Neeharika Lorimer
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agree  Ligia Dias Costa
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agree  Vanessa Marques
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agree  otouro
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agree  Henrique Serra
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agree  Rene Duvekot: pôxa, vocês são bons mesmos
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agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
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agree  Emma Ashfield - MCIL
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agree  Maria Luisa Duarte
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agree  LoreAC
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agree  Ivana de Sousa Santos
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agree  airmailrpl: overalls - yes; dungarees - no - they are just jeans
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
jumpsuit / overalls


Explanation:
Nos EUA, overalls é o macacão com alças, usado com uma camisa ou camiseta por baixo (bib and brace overalls) e jumpsuit é o macacão com mangas e gola, geralmente usado por funcionários de postos de gasolina, fábricas etc. Se não me engano, na Inglaterra chama-se boilersuit (não tenho certeza). Como em português do Brasil, macacão pode ser tanto aquele de alças quanto o de mangas, você precisa escolhar qual o que melhor se encaixa no seu contexto.

Ana Rita Santiago
Local time: 07:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 190

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agree  xxxHoggelen
23 mins
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agree  grasa: sim jumpsuit and overalls.(como os da LEVI'S)
5 hrs
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agree  airmailrpl: both are correct
21 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
overalls


Explanation:
whatever the type in the US.
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as worn by mechanics and in other trades

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3273

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agree  Sonia Garrett: they can also be called coveralls
9 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: overalls é o macacão com alças..coveralls is a jump suit
19 hrs
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1 day2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Coveralls


Explanation:
As an example:

Overalls are used frequently for hunting and usually very heavily insulated. They are long waterproof leggings.
Coveralls are made of a lighter material [usually cotton], basically to protect from getting dirty, although there are some insulated coveralls.
The distinction is more in the use. Are you wearing them to keep warm or from getting dirty?
In the US, the brand Dickies is the prevalent choice for auto mechanics.
Jumpsuit is the word most used in the UK for coveralls. In the US, Jumpsuit mostly refers to the suit worn by air force pilots and paratroopers, for example.
But please note that Jumpsuits is also worn by mechanics.

Hope I helped in confusing the matter further.



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Note added at 2002-10-10 17:10:26 (GMT)
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correction: Jumpsuites ARE worn by mechanics

Sonia Garrett
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