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He is a slacker.

Portuguese translation: Ele faz corpo mole

20:01 Sep 21, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: He is a slacker.
Comentário entre amigos.
cleiton
Portuguese translation:Ele faz corpo mole
Explanation:
faz corpo-mole,

slacker is someone who is lazy or who never completes a task or who fails at the task. (NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions)

Mas dependendo do contexto, podemos dizer:
Preguiçoso, indolente, come-dorme
bunda-mole, perdedor, incompetente, etc.
Selected response from:

Claudia Andrade
Brazil
Local time: 10:46
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3ele é um desleixado ou preguiçoso
Maria Luisa Duarte
5 +2Ele é um calão
Toze
2 +4mole, irresponsável, negligente, balda
rir
5É um fujão.
Getulio Medeiros
5ele so' faz se empurrado.
Grasa
5Ele faz corpo mole
Claudia Andrade
5Ele é vagabundo.
Isis Vieira
3... folgado ou vida boa.
dcaamot


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ele é um desleixado ou preguiçoso


Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-09-21 20:11:14 (GMT)
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Carpegiani rasga elogios ao técnico da Seleção, Emerson Leão, faz críticas ao jogador brasileiro, a quem chama de \"desleixado\" com relação à parte ...

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Note added at 2002-09-21 20:18:57 (GMT)
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desleixo = acção de desleixar ou desleixar-se, falta de cuidado, negligência, incúria, abandono, moleza, indolência, preguiça....

Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 15:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 2092

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ricardo Almeida
3 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: preguiçoso
10 hrs
agree  Aline Leal
16 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Ele é um calão


Explanation:
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Toze
PRO pts in pair: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Celia Neves: Numa conversa entre amigos, a sua opção é a que faz mais sentido.
1 hr
agree  Ana Paula Miraldo
2 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mole, irresponsável, negligente, balda


Explanation:
slacker também pode ser desertor...


Rita

rir
United States
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1620

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leninha
1 hr
agree  airmailrpl: 'bunda' mole
10 hrs
agree  Eliane Rio Branco
15 hrs
agree  LoreAC (X)
1 day 13 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
É um fujão.


Explanation:
Classicamente 'slacker' é um jargão militar para a pessoa que deixa de cumprir o serviço militar. Na década de 50 era chamado de 'submisso'.

Getulio Medeiros
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ele so' faz se empurrado.


Explanation:
alguem sem disposicao pra conseguir alguma coisa... alguem que so' faz se for realmetne obrigado... bem desdeixado.

Grasa
Brazil
Local time: 06:46
PRO pts in pair: 38
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
... folgado ou vida boa.


Explanation:
água, sombra e brisa mansa.

dcaamot
United States
Local time: 08:46
PRO pts in pair: 12
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ele faz corpo mole


Explanation:
faz corpo-mole,

slacker is someone who is lazy or who never completes a task or who fails at the task. (NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions)

Mas dependendo do contexto, podemos dizer:
Preguiçoso, indolente, come-dorme
bunda-mole, perdedor, incompetente, etc.


Claudia Andrade
Brazil
Local time: 10:46
PRO pts in pair: 30
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1 day 58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ele é vagabundo.


Explanation:
Uma variação, no sentido de preguiçoso, inerte, sem iniciativa...
Também pode ser "Ele é um joão-sem-braço", dependendo do contexto.

Isis Vieira
Brazil
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8
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