Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Wasps
Portuguese translation:
Wasps (brancos, anglo-saxões e protestantes)
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Marilia Bittencourt
Apr 22, 2013 17:50
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English term
Wasps
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Documentary
It is a documentary. The speaker is talking about his childhood.
"And I worked my tail off to be in that first seat. Now the majority of the classmates were whites, Caucasians, so on – Wasps if you will."
"And I worked my tail off to be in that first seat. Now the majority of the classmates were whites, Caucasians, so on – Wasps if you will."
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +13 | Wasps (brancos, anglo-saxões e protestantes) |
Silvia Aquino
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| 4 | elite |
Lia Oliveira
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| 4 | de berço; bem nascidos |
Carolina Walliter
|
References
| WASP |
meirs
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| WASP |
Marlene Curtis
|
Proposed translations
+13
7 mins
Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Marketing and Research Specialist
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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40
Selected
Wasps (brancos, anglo-saxões e protestantes)
sugestão
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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6 mins
Lia Oliveira
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Portugal
Bridging people and business
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
elite
o termo denota uma referência cultural que não é possível traduzir facilmente.
Sugiro manter "WASP" ou "elite"
Sugiro manter "WASP" ou "elite"
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9 mins
Carolina Walliter
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Creative communication and L10N
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
de berço; bem nascidos
It is a slang for people who usually come from privileged background.
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Reference comments
3 mins
Reference:
WASP
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
Terms used in the US to denote the Mayflower pilgrims and the like - "the cream" of the society
Terms used in the US to denote the Mayflower pilgrims and the like - "the cream" of the society
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9 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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321
Reference:
WASP
W = Branco
AS = Anglo Saxão
P = Protestante
WASP é o acrônimo que em inglês significa "Branco, Anglo-Saxão e Protestante" (White, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant). Com frequência usada em sentido pejorativo, presta-se a designar um grupo relativamente homogêneo de indivíduos estadunidenses de religião protestante e ascendência britânica que supostamente detêm enorme poder econômico, político e social. Costuma ser empregada para indicar desaprovação ao poder excessivo de que esse grupo gozaria na sociedade norte-americana
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP
AS = Anglo Saxão
P = Protestante
WASP é o acrônimo que em inglês significa "Branco, Anglo-Saxão e Protestante" (White, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant). Com frequência usada em sentido pejorativo, presta-se a designar um grupo relativamente homogêneo de indivíduos estadunidenses de religião protestante e ascendência britânica que supostamente detêm enorme poder econômico, político e social. Costuma ser empregada para indicar desaprovação ao poder excessivo de que esse grupo gozaria na sociedade norte-americana
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP
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