What’s the capital of Iceland? £6.50!

Portuguese translation: Para não perder a piada, ver sugestão abaixo

18:27 May 18, 2009

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Slang / Joke

English term or phrase: What’s the capital of Iceland? £6.50!

Alguém pode me explicar esta piada??
Obrigada!

In October, the country imploded. Following the evaporation of international credit, Iceland’s three huge banks failed, unable to guarantee deposits in branches across Europe. The British responded by cracking jokes—What’s the capital of Iceland? £6.50!—then declaring it a terrorist nation, freezing its assets until the Brits got their money back. With rumors circulating that Russia was going to buy them, Icelanders ate crow and accepted a $2.1 billion loan from the IMF.

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Local time: 16:32

Portuguese translation:Para não perder a piada, ver sugestão abaixo

Explanation:
Para não perder a piada uma sugestão:
-Qual é a capital da Islândia?
-A capital eu não sei, mas o capital é de £6.50

(piada meio sem graça com um país que era rico e ficou pobre)

Selected response from:

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 21:32

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Summary of answers provided

3 +9

Para não perder a piada, ver sugestão abaixo

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

Qual "o" capital da Islândia? etc.

Leonor Machado

Capital

Arthur Godinho

Discussion entries: 4

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6 mins confidence:

what’s the capital of iceland? £6.50! Capital

Explanation:
The joke is in the word 'capital'. In this context, it is used as 'money', such as in POR 'Capital de giro' and in ENG 'Working capital'.

Therefore: "what’s the capital of iceland? £6.50!" means
'How much money does Iceland have? £6.50!'

Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 15:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

54 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

what’s the capital of iceland? £6.50!

Para não perder a piada, ver sugestão abaixo

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of:

Norwegian,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 36

14 hrs confidence:

what’s the capital of iceland? £6.50! Qual "o" capital da Islândia? etc.

Explanation:
A piada tem a ver com a recente crise económica pela qual a Islândia e não só, está a passar. Aqui capital tem duplo sentido e é uma alusão à falta de liquidez do país.

Leonor Machado
Local time: 20:32
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

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