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Um cão arisco

English translation: A skittish dog/shy, timid, standoffish/jittery dog

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Portuguese term or phrase:Um cão arisco
English translation:A skittish dog/shy, timid, standoffish/jittery dog
Entered by: Veronikka (X)

12:15 Dec 27, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / vocabulário
Portuguese term or phrase: Um cão arisco
Alguns animais são ariscos. Embora às vezes queiram chegar perto de você, eles sentem medo e correm.
Veronikka (X)
A skittish dog
Explanation:
"I have a 16 week Bengal kitten He is so skittish he wont let us near him or pat him and if you do get to pat him he moves away and meows like your trying to hurt him.We talk nice to him and he blinks eyes at you then meows and runs off."

Gosto muito desta palavra para este contexto.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-12-27 22:51:52 GMT)
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"I have a 16 week Bengal kitten. He is so skittish he won't let us near him or pat him and if you do get to pat him he moves away and meows like you are trying to hurt him. We talk nice to him and he blinks eyes at you then meows and runs off."
Selected response from:

Cybeles Lehner
Brazil
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos pelas excelentes sugestões!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9a shy/fearful/people-shy dog
Amy Duncan (X)
4 +4A timid or nervous dog
Mike (de Oliveira) Brady
4 +4A skittish dog
Cybeles Lehner
4 +3A grumpy dog
Marlene Curtis
4n unsociable dog
Sidra
4an unfriendly dog
Michael Powers (PhD)
4unsocialized dog
Elvira Alves Barry
4A jumpy dog
felidaevampire


  

Answers


24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
n unsociable dog


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 25 mins (2008-12-27 12:41:11 GMT)
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Desculpa, mas ficou faltando uma parte do texto. Seria An unsociable dog.
Espero ter ajudado. :)

Sidra
Brazil
Local time: 16:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
a shy/fearful/people-shy dog


Explanation:
I found all three of these terms on Google to refer to animals who are jittery around people and tend to run or back away from them.

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 166

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  priscilalaterza: I'd say "a shy dog" as it had more hits on Google. I also found this: http://www.petbehaviourcentre.com/articles/a_strangers.htm
17 mins
  -> Thanks, Priscila!
agree  rhandler
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ralph!
agree  Michael Powers (PhD): I like the choice of "fearful" - Mike :)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mike!
agree  Mike (de Oliveira) Brady: Also see my option of timid or nervous.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mike! Yes, that kind of dog is usually timid or nervous.
agree  Gustavo Silva
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, windblast!
agree  Carlos Quandt
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, quandt!
agree  Cybeles Lehner: Nice choice! :o)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Cybeles!
agree  R. Alex Jenkins
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thanks, Richard!
agree  Sgallomuniz: Coincido
8 days
  -> Obrigada, Sgallo!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
an unfriendly dog


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-12-27 12:20:55 GMT)
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In the Collins Dictionary, it has "unsociable" as the translation for "arisco" and with people we can say "unfriendly person" or "unsociable person". However, with animals we would usually say "unfriendly."

Mike :)

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-12-27 12:22:36 GMT)
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Note added at 29 mins (2008-12-27 12:44:53 GMT)
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outro termo que poderia funcionar bem em esse sentido seria "spooked" -

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Note added at 31 mins (2008-12-27 12:47:41 GMT)
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Note added at 34 mins (2008-12-27 12:50:16 GMT)
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spooked, spook·ing, spooks Informal
v.tr.
1. To haunt.
2. To startle and cause nervous activity in; frighten: The news spooked investors, and stock prices fell.

Olha o número dois, que acho descreve o susto que tem o cão quando você chega perto

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35
Notes to answerer
Asker: Michael, eu gostaria de ARISCO mais como o animal que corre quando voce chega perto, por medo ou por nao estar acostumado com a pessoa. Voce teria outra sugestao, por favor?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Amy Duncan (X): An unfriendly dog can be unfriendly without being afraid.
5 hrs
  -> True - later I suggested "spooked" but I like your suggestion of "fearful" - Mike :)
neutral  Cybeles Lehner: Unfriendly and "arisco" are not the same... imho...
10 hrs
  -> I agree - that is why I supported Amy's answer in this context - Mike :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
A grumpy dog


Explanation:
Grumpy Dog Workshop You are not a bad owner because you have a 'grumpy dog' - you are a victim of a society that demands all dogs are friendly. ...
www.capablecanines2002.com/grumpy_dog_workshop.htm - 6k

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 254

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
2 mins
  -> Grata Maria José!
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
1 hr
  -> Grata Henrique!
neutral  Amy Duncan (X): Grumpy doesn't mean afraid...read what Veronikka posted...has nothing to do with grumpy and everything to do with being afraid.
4 hrs
  -> "Arisco" means insociável, intratável, áspero, mal-humorado e não medroso. I think "grumpy" is the right word.
agree  Gustavo Silva
7 hrs
  -> Thanks!
neutral  Cybeles Lehner: Grumpy means "mal-humorado" NOT "arisco". Arisco is the animal that won't get closer, won't let you touch or pat, for shyness or fear...
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unsocialized dog


Explanation:
Example:

http://www.italian-greyhound.net/social.htm

Socializing a dog involves actively training him to behave properly around people and other animals.

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 20:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Amy Duncan (X): Once again, an unsocialized dog isn't necessarily afraid.
3 hrs
  -> Nor is he necessarily aggressive, nor does he necessarily display any one particular negative trait. Socializing is part of training him to react appropriately in social situations.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
A timid or nervous dog


Explanation:
Timid and shy are recognized terms for dogs, as this page shows (as used in the example):
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1391&S=1

To convey more of a sense of unpredictability, you could use the term nervous.

Example sentence(s):
  • To improve a timid dog's confidence requires a gentle, positive, gradual approach.
Mike (de Oliveira) Brady
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
2 hrs
agree  Cybeles Lehner
4 hrs
agree  R. Alex Jenkins
1 day 19 hrs
agree  Sgallomuniz: Coincido
8 days
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
A skittish dog


Explanation:
"I have a 16 week Bengal kitten He is so skittish he wont let us near him or pat him and if you do get to pat him he moves away and meows like your trying to hurt him.We talk nice to him and he blinks eyes at you then meows and runs off."

Gosto muito desta palavra para este contexto.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-12-27 22:51:52 GMT)
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"I have a 16 week Bengal kitten. He is so skittish he won't let us near him or pat him and if you do get to pat him he moves away and meows like you are trying to hurt him. We talk nice to him and he blinks eyes at you then meows and runs off."


Example sentence(s):
  • I would like to know if my horse is just normally skittish or if he was beaten at the track or somewhere in his life.
Cybeles Lehner
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos pelas excelentes sugestões!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernanda Abreu: an animal, especially a horse, that is skittish gets excited or frightened very easily - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Fernanda. "Skittish" can also be used for people, e.g., a skittish young lady...
agree  Lidia Saragaço
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks! :o)
agree  R. Alex Jenkins: Also good
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Hi Richard! Thank you!
agree  Sgallomuniz: Coincido
8 days
  -> Muchas gracias! :o)
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A jumpy dog


Explanation:
Palavra simples, mas é muito usada com esse sentido. Do meu amigo OAL: "jumpy-(informal) nervous and anxious, especially because you think that something bad is going to happen".
Só mais uma opção... :)

felidaevampire
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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