Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
bolinhas (na roupa)
English translation:
pilling / balling (less technical)
Added to glossary by
jthompson
Feb 11, 2009 14:34
15 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
bolinhas (na roupa)
Portuguese to English
Other
Other
A frase é:
Essa é a principal causa de "bolinhas" nas roupas.
Essa é a principal causa de "bolinhas" nas roupas.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | pilling / balling (less technical) |
Aoife Kennedy
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| 4 +1 | fuzz/fuzzies |
Floriana Leary
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| 5 | fluffy laundry |
judy brennan
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Aoife Kennedy
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
pilling / balling (less technical)
. pilled, pil·ling, pills
v. intr.
To form small balls resembling pills: a sweater that pills.
v. intr.
To form small balls resembling pills: a sweater that pills.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
4 mins
Floriana Leary
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
efficient
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
35
fuzz/fuzzies
I hate those!
Peer comment(s):
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Aoife Kennedy
: Fuzz isn't ususally in the form of little balls - that would be before the actual balls form. // Sure, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best or most correct answer, technically speaking.
0 min
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Well when I lived in the United States we called them fuzz balls of fuzzies.
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| agree |
Adriana Baldino
: Fuzz if it's stuck and Lint if it's loose
5 mins
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Thank you Neves, have a great day!
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24 mins
fluffy laundry
fluffy laundry
Example sentence:
fluffy laundry
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