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"suas bestas"

English translation: you jackasses / you bastards / you....

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Portuguese term or phrase:"suas bestas"
English translation:you jackasses / you bastards / you....
Entered by: Gilmar Fernandes

20:45 Dec 15, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Portuguese term or phrase: "suas bestas"
Mãos ao ar! Não se mexam! ― gritou, exultante, para os dois vultos agachados no chão. ― Vá! Quero os dois de pé, imediatamente! Ouviram, suas bestas?
KatherineBranne
Italy
Local time: 03:00
you jackasses / you bastards / you....
Explanation:
depends on the kind of language you want to use.....if you're not afraid to be too expletive you could eve use "motherfuckers"
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 21:00
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3you fucking cunts!
Nick Taylor
4"You dorks / suckers"
Ivan Rocha, CT
4you dumbasses / shitheads
Marcelo Gonçalves
4you idiots
Jack Martin
5 -1you dullards / dolts
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
3you jackasses / you bastards / you....
Gilmar Fernandes


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"You dorks / suckers"


Explanation:
Há várias maneiras corretas de dizer isso, mas eu optaria por uma dessas.

Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you jackasses / you bastards / you....


Explanation:
depends on the kind of language you want to use.....if you're not afraid to be too expletive you could eve use "motherfuckers"

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ivan Rocha, CT: Concordo com as suas sugestões, Gilmar, mas acho que o "M________s" não cairia bem, pois o original não é tão agressivo (se em português constasse "seus m___s" essa seria uma boa tradução).
3 mins
  -> Point taken. Agree. Like I said it will really depend on the full context and how Katherine wants to convey it, if she feels she has literary license to use expletives and so on.....
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
you fucking cunts!


Explanation:
you fucking cunts!

Nick Taylor
Local time: 02:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 98

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Gilmar Fernandes: you male chauvinistic pig!/ he..he...live & learn....I didn't know that...anyway I'm enjoying all your foul language here on Kudoz....LOL....you've got balls to post this stuff :)
6 mins
  -> Not in the UK darling, its a common term for men and women :-)
neutral  Jack Martin: jacktwo: thats the top choice if you want something very strong...the c word wins in top trumps of swear words
25 mins
  -> I think that is what was called for
agree  Douglas Bissell: bunch of wankers would also be an equally eloquent way of putting it. Nice one Nick
11 hrs
  -> ah! the days of yore!!!!!
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
22 hrs
  -> thanks Paula, have a good Christmas
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
834 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you dumbasses / shitheads


Explanation:
dumbass - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

Marcelo Gonçalves
Brazil
Local time: 22:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
\"suas bestas\"
you idiots


Explanation:
you idiots.. or could use morons, or a number of other things.. but idiots is commonly used and not overly offensive, seems to fit about right

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-12-15 23:41:16 GMT)
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can be made stronger by adding 'fucking'..e.g you fucking idiots...

Jack Martin
Brazil
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
you dullards / dolts


Explanation:
Alternatives to Marcelo's suggestions. These two are actualy annoying, though. Just like "bestas".


    Reference: http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/buscar.php?palavra=best...
    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dullard
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jack Martin: these expressions are not exactly common use in modern English..
9 hrs
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