She is a junkyard dog....

Portuguese translation: resmungona

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English term or phrase: junkyard dog
Portuguese translation:resmungona
Entered by: Carla Lopes

19:40 Dec 9, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / história de dragão
English term or phrase: She is a junkyard dog....
"Junkyard dog" was what his mother called anyone who got up on the wrong side of the bed.
Beth Guimaraes
Brazil
Local time: 19:46
resmungona
Explanation:
sugestão
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Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 23:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3resmungona
Carla Lopes
4ela é uma ranzinza
Marlene Curtis
4Ela é mal-humorada
Crislaine Sanguino


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she is a junkyard dog....
resmungona


Explanation:
sugestão

Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 23:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 88
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agree  Marcelo da Luz
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she is a junkyard dog....
ela é uma ranzinza


Explanation:
..:: Metal Mojo ::.. » Resenhas - [ Translate this page ]
Junkyard Dog, faixa mais pesada de Pull, traz à tona ótimas vocalizações de Kip ... vê a si mesmo como um velho ranzinza (ou um “miserable son of a bitch”). ...
www.metalmojo.com/?cat=7&paged=

Diário de um ranzinza: enfim... fim - [ Translate this page ]
14 Dez 2008 ... Descobri-me uma ranzinza; não no sentido pejorativo da palavra - pois quando ser ranzinza significa reagir a uma deplorável sociedade de ...
diariodeumranzinza.blogspot.com/2008/12/enfim-fim.ht

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 18:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1973
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she is a junkyard dog....
Ela é mal-humorada


Explanation:
Caso queira algo menos coloquial.

Crislaine Sanguino
Brazil
Local time: 19:46
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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