half-ass
| 18:58 Apr 11, 2007 |
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| 5 +1 | só um gritinho |
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| 4 +1 | inexpressivo/sem valor |
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| 5 | meia-boca |
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| 4 | fraco/ preguiçoso |
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13 mins confidence: 
fraco/ preguiçoso Explanation: Preguiçoso, desmotivado, fraco, sem qualidade... 1. half-ass 35 up, 7 down 1)done half-way 2)No done with quality their email: send me the word of the day (it's free) 2. half-ass 12 up, 5 down (adj). Something incomplete or downright lame, disappointing in its partial quality. Often a task given to a teenage student is done in a half-ass manner. You are an hour late and telling me you couldn't get a cab? That's a half-ass excuse! tags lame small not full halfassed partial The act of doing something without motivation or care as to the quality of the object at hand. To not give a shit. Jon: "Damn we have a paper due tommorow?" Chris: "Dude, don't fucking half-ass that shit." tags lazy poor unmotivated sloppy without care -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2007-04-11 19:13:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.answers.com/topic/half-assed Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=half-ass |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1inexpressivo/sem valor Explanation: slang: something partially done, not completed, and/or carelessly done. Usually considered derogatory. Only a suggestion Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=half-ass |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1só um gritinho Explanation: é isso aí |
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81 days confidence:
meia-boca Explanation: "daí [ele/ela] grita, mas é um grito meia-boca — não impressiona ninguém" A proposta é reproduzir o nível de linguagem coloquial. |
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