Glossary entry

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.

Discussion

edupa (asker) Apr 23, 2006:
typical phrases using the word PERUA in Brazil 1. Que perua!

2. A fulana é uma perua.

3. Você está muito perua!

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.

Peer comment(s):

agree Sormane Gomes : Yup!
3 hrs
Thanks, Sormane!
agree Claudio Mazotti : very nice indeed! I knew it was commonly used by gays...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. 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
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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

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bimbo

This is common English usage, with negative connotations - probably not for the US though :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Henrique Magalhaes
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agree airmailrpl : -
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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
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