Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
happy campers
Portuguese translation:
patetas alegres (PT-PT)/ bobos alegres (PT-BR)
Added to glossary by
Cristina Pereira
Mar 13, 2006 15:37
18 yrs ago
English term
translator + journalist=flawless writing
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Portuguese, and 1 more.
happy campers
English to Portuguese
Bus/Financial
Government / Politics
No wonder the political polls show drops in the president's popularity. No wonder his own Republican Party legislators in Congress fail to follow his proposed budget, social security, and health care programs.
Taken as a whole, we Americans are not these days "happy campers."
Com aspas no original. Gostaria de saber se trata de uma expressão idiomática. Obrigada desde já
Taken as a whole, we Americans are not these days "happy campers."
Com aspas no original. Gostaria de saber se trata de uma expressão idiomática. Obrigada desde já
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +6 | "bobos alegres" |
Clauwolf
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| 4 +4 | felizes, satisfeitos |
Fernando Domeniconi
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| 5 | soldados de guerra que ficam em acampamentos |
Luiz Almeida
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| 4 | descontentes |
Ricardo Fonseca
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Proposed translations
+6
10 mins
Selected
"bobos alegres"
:) Satisfeitos com a situação existente (só o "happy campers"): não somos "bobos alegres" (ou seja, analisando toda a expressão, estão insatisfeitos:)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada, Clauwolf, e a todos"
9 mins
Luiz Almeida
Native in Portuguese
Quality and quickness? Here I am.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
soldados de guerra que ficam em acampamentos
É isso.
+4
10 mins
Fernando Domeniconi
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Chemical Engineer. Fast, reliable work
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
felizes, satisfeitos
É uma expressão idiomática sim, significa "feliz, satisfeito"
Do Babylon:
happy camper
one who is satisfied, contented person (Informal)
www.dictionary.com:
happy camper
A satisfied participant, a contented person, as in She loved the challenge of her new job; she was one happy camper. This expression is also often put in the negative, as in She hated the heat and humidity of the southern summer; she was not a happy camper. [Slang; mid-1900s]
Do Babylon:
happy camper
one who is satisfied, contented person (Informal)
www.dictionary.com:
happy camper
A satisfied participant, a contented person, as in She loved the challenge of her new job; she was one happy camper. This expression is also often put in the negative, as in She hated the heat and humidity of the southern summer; she was not a happy camper. [Slang; mid-1900s]
Peer comment(s):
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Marcelo González
: without a doubt :-) / a happy camper is just someone who's happy
9 mins
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thanks marcelo!
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tagl (X)
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Obrigado, Tiago!
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: Yes! This is right: a happy camper is just someone who is happy
19 hrs
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Obrigado, Paula!
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AnaCarla
1 day 1 hr
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10 hrs
Ricardo Fonseca
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
technical translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
descontentes
Nós, americanos na generalidade, estamos descontentes.
definição do free dictionary: "a person who is pleased with the situation in which s/he finds him/herself. Often used ironically or in understatement, especially in the negative; as, the passengers left behind on the island were not a bunch of happy campers.
definição do free dictionary: "a person who is pleased with the situation in which s/he finds him/herself. Often used ironically or in understatement, especially in the negative; as, the passengers left behind on the island were not a bunch of happy campers.
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