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Passarão

English translation: Big Bird


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Portuguese term or phrase:Passarão
English translation:Big Bird
Entered by: Douglas Bissell
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19:02 Nov 8, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Portuguese term or phrase: Passarão
"passarão"
Referring to a friend in a jovial tone
KatherineBranne
Brazil
Local time: 08:20
Big Bird
Explanation:
There are lots of colloquial terms like buddy, mate etc with the same meanings b ut this might be an alusion to the big bird on sesame street as in a big friend. The idea of a phrase like "Hey, Big Bird how's it goin'" sounds fine
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 12:20
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Thanks!
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3 +6Big Bird
Douglas Bissell
3ya (you) big Galoot!
Nick Taylor


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Big Bird


Explanation:
There are lots of colloquial terms like buddy, mate etc with the same meanings b ut this might be an alusion to the big bird on sesame street as in a big friend. The idea of a phrase like "Hey, Big Bird how's it goin'" sounds fine

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

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1 day11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ya (you) big Galoot!


Explanation:
ya (you) big Galoot!

Nick Taylor
Local time: 12:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Nov 16, 2010 - Changes made by Douglas Bissell:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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