Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
perua
English translation:
flamboyant woman
Added to glossary by
Fernando Domeniconi
Apr 23, 2006 05:54
18 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
perua
Portuguese to English
Other
Other
personality trait; slang
BR-PT: Mulher que se veste e se comporta de maneira exagerada, afetada, espalhafatosa. A palavras tem forte conotação negativa.
1. Fulana é uma perua, vive no cabeleireiro, sustentada pelo marido. Suas roupas e jóias chamam atenção.
2. O Roberto Justus é a versão masculina da perua (CLaudia Kalil)
3. Ela é uma perua toda montada, com casaco com gola de pele, esmalte vermelho, uma bolsa lotada de apetrechos de maquiagem.
1. Fulana é uma perua, vive no cabeleireiro, sustentada pelo marido. Suas roupas e jóias chamam atenção.
2. O Roberto Justus é a versão masculina da perua (CLaudia Kalil)
3. Ela é uma perua toda montada, com casaco com gola de pele, esmalte vermelho, uma bolsa lotada de apetrechos de maquiagem.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | flamboyant woman | Fernando Domeniconi |
5 +2 | bimbo | Neil Stewart |
5 | flaunting woman | António Ribeiro |
5 | flashy lady/woman/girl | Paula Góes |
4 | showy girl | Marco Schaumloeffel |
Proposed translations
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flamboyant woman
Outra alternativa...
flam·boy·ant ( P ) Pronunciation Key (flm-boint)
adj.
Highly elaborate; ornate.
Richly colored; resplendent.
Given to ostentatious or audacious display.
flam·boy·ant ( P ) Pronunciation Key (flm-boint)
adj.
Highly elaborate; ornate.
Richly colored; resplendent.
Given to ostentatious or audacious display.
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Sormane Gomes
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Claudio Mazotti
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Comment: "I have concluded that, as often is the case in translating, there is not a one-size-fits-all expression here. Flamboyant/overdressed/ostentatious and even frou-frou, on one hand, along with showy/flash, on the other all seem to somehow refer to perua. So you can have a woman asking her friend whether she's overdressed for an occasion. Or a showy woman being frowned on in public. Or a frou-frou lady being mocked in a restaurant, as she pulls out her cell phone which matches her shoes pattern, or something."
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showy girl
uma possibilidade, veja Google
1 hr
flaunting woman
Outra sugestão.
Laudator Temporis Acti: What Do Women Really Want?Do not let a flaunting woman coax and cozen and deceive you: she is after your barn. # posted by Michael Gilleland @ 5:35 AM ...
laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/ 2004/07/what-do-women-really-want.html
Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Jez’ebel.A flaunting woman of bold spirit, but loose morals; so called from Queen Jezebel, the wife of Ahab. 1. Jewels · Jib. ...
www.bartleby.com/81/9212.html
Laudator Temporis Acti: What Do Women Really Want?Do not let a flaunting woman coax and cozen and deceive you: she is after your barn. # posted by Michael Gilleland @ 5:35 AM ...
laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com/ 2004/07/what-do-women-really-want.html
Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Jez’ebel.A flaunting woman of bold spirit, but loose morals; so called from Queen Jezebel, the wife of Ahab. 1. Jewels · Jib. ...
www.bartleby.com/81/9212.html
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bimbo
This is common English usage, with negative connotations - probably not for the US though :)
Reference:
10 hrs
flashy lady/woman/girl
Giria usada no Reino Unido, em tom critico, de acordo com o dicionario Cambridge.
Acho que seria o mais proximo da perua brasileira
flashy
adjective DISAPPROVING
looking too bright, big and expensive in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration:
flashy clothes
a flashy car
flashy gold jewellery
Acho que seria o mais proximo da perua brasileira
flashy
adjective DISAPPROVING
looking too bright, big and expensive in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration:
flashy clothes
a flashy car
flashy gold jewellery
Discussion
2. A fulana é uma perua.
3. Você está muito perua!