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local character

Portuguese translation: figura típica

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English term or phrase:local character
Portuguese translation:figura típica
Entered by: neuri17 (X)

01:17 Oct 17, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: local character
Olá, Pessoal
Preciso de algumas sugestões neste contexto, por gentileza.
Context: The owner Nancy, in constantly changing acting and tango costumes is quite a local character, however, and the walls are full of photos of her with visiting stars.
Obrigada a todos,
Neuri
neuri17 (X)
United States
Local time: 09:32
figura típica
Explanation:
É a minha sugestão.
Selected response from:

Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 14:32
Grading comment
Olá, Arthur
Obrigadaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Neuri
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10figura típica
Artur Jorge Martins
3 +5personagem local
Christiane Jost
4 +3personagem local
Edimilson Ferreira
4 +1figura (folclórica)
Hander Heim
4 +1figura na vizinhança
Katarina Peters
4personagem caricata
Sara Sousa Soares
3personalidade local
Lucio C P Soluchinsky
3pessoa bem conhecida (na área)
axies


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
personagem local


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Christiane Jost
Brazil
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Humberto
agree  Ligia Dias Costa
6 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Ligia
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Alexandra
agree  Marlene Curtis
11 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Marlene
agree  Leonora Savio
11 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Leonora
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
figura (folclórica)


Explanation:
Sugg.

Hander Heim
Brazil
Local time: 10:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
4 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
personagem local


Explanation:
Acho que se poderia dizer assim.

Edimilson Ferreira
Armenia
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
4 hrs
agree  Claudio Mazotti
7 hrs
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
7 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
personalidade local


Explanation:
...

Lucio C P Soluchinsky
Brazil
Local time: 10:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
figura típica


Explanation:
É a minha sugestão.

Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 14:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Olá, Arthur
Obrigadaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Neuri

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
2 mins
  -> Obrigado, Maria José! É como nós, somos duas figuras típicas...
agree  Teresa Filipe
7 mins
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
agree  Humberto Ribas
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Humberto!
agree  Jorge Freire: Figura típica local
5 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Jorge!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
6 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Alexandra!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Isabel!
agree  Lino Rosa
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Lino!
agree  Zornitsa Antonova
11 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Zornitsa!
agree  Maria Oliveira
18 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Maria!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
figura na vizinhança


Explanation:
sugestao

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 09:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada Humberto!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
personagem caricata


Explanation:
Olá Neuri, outra sugestão...

Sara Sousa Soares
Local time: 14:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Olá, Sara Obrigada. Abraços. Neuri

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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pessoa bem conhecida (na área)


Explanation:
Bem conhecida, bizarra, pelo modo como se veste e se comporta em publico.
Well known (odd) (bizzare) for the way she dresses up and for her behaviour in public.

axies
Australia
Local time: 23:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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