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straight (in this context)

Portuguese translation: heterossexual

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English term or phrase:straight
Portuguese translation:heterossexual
Entered by: Trans_Interp

13:26 Dec 6, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: straight (in this context)
Are you...? (please tick only one)
1. Heterosexual or straight
2. Gay or lesbian
3. Bisexual
4. Don't want to disclose

EU Portuguese preferably.
Thank you.
Trans_Interp
heterossexual
Explanation:
that's it
Selected response from:

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 21:07
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10heterossexual
Gilmar Fernandes
4 +1de sexualidade convencional
Paul Dixon
4hétero
telefpro
4sem desvios sexuais - não homossexual
Marcos Antonio


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
heterossexual


Explanation:
that's it

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lúcia Leitão
10 mins
  -> Obrigado, Lúcia.....bom FDS!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
12 mins
  -> Obrigado, Isabel....bom FDS!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
48 mins
  -> Obrigado, Teresa....um bom Domingo!
agree  Carlos Quandt: só isso
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Quandt....um bom Domingo!
agree  Thais Maria Lips
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Thais.....um bom Domingo!
agree  Maria-Betania Ferreira
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Betânia.....um bom Domingo!
agree  Artur Jorge Martins: Acho que em vez de incluir as duas opções, "Heterosexual or straight", uma serve perfeitamente - "heterossexual" -, e o seu entendimento é generalizado. Bom fim-de-semana!
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Artur. Exatamente. Essa foi a idéia. Não vejo necessidade de usar mais nenhuma palavra adicional. Bom Domingo!
agree  Flavio Steffen: Não vejo necessidade de um complemento; além do que cobre ambos os sexos.
22 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Flávio.
agree  Cristina Santos: só isso
1 day 1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Cristina.
agree  Luísa Taveira
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Luísa.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hétero


Explanation:
outra maneira

telefpro
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sem desvios sexuais - não homossexual


Explanation:
Sug.


O termo proposto é: "Heterosexual or straight", logo o termo "straight", necessariamente, necessita de um outro sinônimo ou expressão que não seja "heterossexual", caso contrário a tradução ficaria: heterosseuxal ou heterossexual.

straight:
-(adjective): not homosexual - having no deviations -

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 22:07
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 518
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
de sexualidade convencional


Explanation:
A suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 22:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  felidaevampire: What about writing only "convencional", since the question is already about sexuality? :)
8 hrs
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