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big shot

Portuguese translation: figurão

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English term or phrase:big shot
Portuguese translation:figurão
Entered by: Maria José Tavares (X)

21:41 Aug 20, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: big shot
He'd see things like Woody becoming toa much of a jerk in a scene. I remember we had a sequence in the film where Woody dreams of being lauded as this valued collectible, where he's a big shot.
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 22:17
figurão
Explanation:
bif shot = bif guy

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-08-20 21:46:34 GMT)
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pode também utilizar "pessoa importante"
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Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 02:17
Grading comment
Tks a lot
T.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5figurão
Maria José Tavares (X)
4figurão
Edimilson Ferreira
4(o) manda-chuva
Marlene Curtis
4o gostosão
Roberto Ferreira
4peça
Madalena TH (X)


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
figurão


Explanation:
substantivo masculino
1 grande ou expressiva figura
2 Uso: informal.
indivíduo importante e representativo de algum setor da sociedade; figuro

big shot
n. Slang
An important or influential person

Edimilson Ferreira
Armenia
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 144
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
figurão


Explanation:
bif shot = bif guy

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-08-20 21:46:34 GMT)
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pode também utilizar "pessoa importante"

Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 207
Grading comment
Tks a lot
T.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luiza Modesto
5 mins
  -> Obrigada Luiza
agree  delveneto: first in. :-)
10 mins
  -> Obrigada
agree  Marlene Curtis
13 mins
  -> Obrigada Marlene
agree  Silvia Aquino
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada Silvia
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
10 hrs
  -> Obrigada Isabel
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(o) manda-chuva


Explanation:
Minha sugestão.



Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 21:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 2943
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
o gostosão


Explanation:
Eu poria assim. Tem uma carga afetiva que "figurão" não tem.

Roberto Ferreira
Brazil
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
peça


Explanation:
eu diria seria uma peça

Example sentence(s):
  • EX: ele é uma peça e tanto
Madalena TH (X)
Portugal
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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