boazinha

English translation: "lenient"; "permissive"; "tolerant"

14:18 Jul 16, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / police, security
Portuguese term or phrase: boazinha
no combate ao crime, a polícia comunitária não é “boazinha”, mas procura as raízes do problema para resolvê-lo.
stevenharper
Local time: 17:48
English translation:"lenient"; "permissive"; "tolerant"
Explanation:
A few suggestions...

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The police are not lenient to speeders! The area north of Steamboat Springs on County Rd. 129 (turn at 7-11) is know as North Routt/Hans Peak/Zirkel ...
www.oursteamboatcondo.com/index_files/page0006.html

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neighborhood is more fully residential, where the police are not permissive of vice, and where there is no undue concentration of the demoralized. ...
www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1987....

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Having wig wags on a car is a clear violation that the police are not tolerant to. Doing the paint scheme is one thing, but 'POLIZE' and a light bar will ...
www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd-sdl-class/132...
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Marcelo Gonçalves
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Local time: 17:48
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7"lenient"; "permissive"; "tolerant"
Marcelo Gonçalves
4really proper; really appropriate
Michael Powers (PhD)
4"making nice"
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
really proper; really appropriate


Explanation:
The dimunitive from "bom":

bom

adjectivo


1. good, proper, fit, pleasant, beneficial, profitable, convenient;

2. appropriate;

3. right;

4. able, skilful, clever;

5. kind, nice;

6. strong, fair, large;

7. sound;

8. well;

9. plain;

10. simple;


Mike :)

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In fighting crime, the community police is not really propert, but it's looking for the causes of the problem in order to ...

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
"lenient"; "permissive"; "tolerant"


Explanation:
A few suggestions...

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-07-16 14:24:47 GMT)
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The police are not lenient to speeders! The area north of Steamboat Springs on County Rd. 129 (turn at 7-11) is know as North Routt/Hans Peak/Zirkel ...
www.oursteamboatcondo.com/index_files/page0006.html

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-07-16 14:25:48 GMT)
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neighborhood is more fully residential, where the police are not permissive of vice, and where there is no undue concentration of the demoralized. ...
www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1987....

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-16 14:26:40 GMT)
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Having wig wags on a car is a clear violation that the police are not tolerant to. Doing the paint scheme is one thing, but 'POLIZE' and a light bar will ...
www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd-sdl-class/132...

Marcelo Gonçalves
Brazil
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"making nice"


Explanation:
It just came to me! I think this is perfect for the context.

**DC Cops, Protesters Make Nice**. Asst. Police Chief Terry Gainer clutches a bouquet given to him by a protester. News: Our man-on-the street reports in from ...
www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2000/04/a17.html

Health plans **make nice to doctors: change for the good or just good PR?** ... "If the medical profession wouldn't police itself, somebody from the outside had ...
www.acponline.org/journals/news/feb00/makenice.htm

**Bush and Pelosi make nice** as Democratic victory sinks in ... Australian police won't extend Indian doctor's detention: Australian police have withdrawn ...
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/11/08/bush-democrats.html

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 13:48
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