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bellboy/bellhop

Portuguese translation: bagageiro

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English term or phrase:bellboy/bellhop
Portuguese translation:bagageiro
Entered by: Barbara Santos

18:54 Nov 8, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / hotel
English term or phrase: bellboy/bellhop
Pessoa q transporta as malas dos turistas em hotéis de qualidade, com farda e chapéu, normalmente...
Barbara Santos
Portugal
Local time: 07:05
carregador (de malas)
Explanation:
Outra sugestão.
Pessoa que carrega as malas num hotel e faz outra espécie de recados (por ex. entregar mensagens) é o carregador.

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Note added at 25 mins (2006-11-08 19:19:45 GMT)
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Encontrei também "bagageiro" para PT PT, que me parece também apropriado para o contexto. Ora veja este anúncio:

http://www.randstad.pt/rpt/candidatos/job-offers/horeca/

"Carregador" é mais comum no Brasil e "bagageiro" em Portugal, mas ambos têm o mesmo significado.

http://homepage.mac.com/mikeharland/dtup/brazport.html

Espero que ajude
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Maria Ambrosini
Local time: 07:05
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos pelas sugestoes! Vou optar por bagageiro, q se encontra referenciado nas profissoes de hotelaria em Portugal:)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1mensageiro
Carol Ribeiro Yates - Mark-in Marketing Integrado
5paquete
Hugo Bielfeldt
5carregador OU mensageiro
Luciana Capisani
4mensageiro
Carlos Angelo
4carregador (de malas)
Maria Ambrosini
4bagageiro
Susana Ferreira


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
paquete


Explanation:
paquete

Hugo Bielfeldt
Portugal
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mensageiro


Explanation:
Os 'bellboys' não carregam malas, etc. São mensageiros!

Carol Ribeiro Yates - Mark-in Marketing Integrado
Brazil
Local time: 03:05
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maria Ambrosini: Veja a definição: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellhop
48 mins
agree  Tatiana Franey (Guedes)
1905 days
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mensageiro


Explanation:
* Do Dicionário de Turismo, Hotelaria e Comércio Exterior, de Maria Genny Caturegli:
bell-hop (EUA) - mensageiro de hotel. Bell-boy.

Carlos Angelo
Brazil
Local time: 03:05
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
carregador (de malas)


Explanation:
Outra sugestão.
Pessoa que carrega as malas num hotel e faz outra espécie de recados (por ex. entregar mensagens) é o carregador.

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Note added at 25 mins (2006-11-08 19:19:45 GMT)
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Encontrei também "bagageiro" para PT PT, que me parece também apropriado para o contexto. Ora veja este anúncio:

http://www.randstad.pt/rpt/candidatos/job-offers/horeca/

"Carregador" é mais comum no Brasil e "bagageiro" em Portugal, mas ambos têm o mesmo significado.

http://homepage.mac.com/mikeharland/dtup/brazport.html

Espero que ajude


    Reference: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/be/bellhop.html
    Reference: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/bellboy
Maria Ambrosini
Local time: 07:05
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos pelas sugestoes! Vou optar por bagageiro, q se encontra referenciado nas profissoes de hotelaria em Portugal:)
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
carregador OU mensageiro


Explanation:
Longman: Bellhop: especially American English a young man who carries bags, takes messages etc in a hotel. Bellboy: especially British English a young man who carries bags, takes messages etc in a hotel

Luciana Capisani
Canada
Local time: 23:05
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Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 day 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bagageiro


Explanation:
Em português de Portugal, e em sites de hóteis portugueses encontra-se a palavra bagageiro

Example sentence(s):
  • sala de estar, biblioteca, bar, jardim, serviço de bagageiro

    Reference: http://www.atmospherehotels.pt/index.php?content=823
Susana Ferreira
Local time: 07:05
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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