bocas foleiras que todos mandavam
English translation: with all their shouting and swearing
| 09:14 Dec 12, 2010 |
| Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Douglas Bissell Portugal Local time: 10:43 | ||||||
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foul mouths that kept rattling Explanation: This is obviously PT-PT, and this is how I understood it. From Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa - Porto Editora: foleiro nome masculino1. pessoa que faz ou vende foles 2. MÚSICA pessoa que toca instrumentos de fole 3. popular pessoa que merece desprezo 4. coloquial pessoa cuja forma de estar, agir ou vestir revela mau gosto 5. popular burro de moleiro que carrega os foles (sacos) e os leva ao moinho adjectivo1. coloquial que revela mau gosto 2. coloquial que não presta; de má qualidade 3. coloquial mal feito ---------------------------------------------------- From the Concise Oxford Thesaurus: foul-mouthed ▶ adjective VULGAR, crude, coarse; obscene, rude, smutty, dirty, filthy, indecent, indelicate, offensive, lewd, X-rated, scatological, foul, abusive; informal blue. Hope this helps. Bom Trabalho! |
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tacky (/tasteless) things everyone would say to him/tell him Explanation: Uma expressão muito portuguesa naquele que é uma espécie de calão aceite e amplamente falado (maioritariamente desde a juventude, durante a adolescência e enquanto se é jovem adulto). É uma expressão típica de Portugal. 4. Infrm. Deprec. Que ou quem é considerado reles ou de mau gosto (ex.: roupa foleira; não gosto desses foleiros). (tacky clothes; tacky people) Dicionários Porto Editora tacky adj (tasteless) de mau gosto Dicionário WR |
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9 hrs confidence:
with all their bullshit Explanation: with all their bullshit |
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11 hrs confidence:
smack talk that all were hurling (at him) Explanation: verbal sparring or trash talk to edge fighters |
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1 day 21 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1with all their shouting and swearing Explanation: Sounds more natural |
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