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loud and in your face

Portuguese translation: barulhento, ruidoso, confrontacional, briguento

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English term or phrase:loud and in your face
Portuguese translation:barulhento, ruidoso, confrontacional, briguento
Entered by: RoBelinky

17:14 Nov 23, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / slang
English term or phrase: loud and in your face
Far from mellowing, he achieved antihero status, and many fans loved him for it. "Andy was loud and in your face," says former World Tour surfer Shea Lopez, a close friend. "He was the rock star of surfing."
RoBelinky
Brazil
Local time: 06:00
barulhento, ruidoso, confrontacional, briguento
Explanation:
in your face= confrontational, direct.

http://www.espacoacademico.com.br/041/41chufford.htm - Os Estados Unidos têm uma cultura confrontacional — “in your face”. Basta observarmos o comportamento dos profissionais de esportes, e os shows de realidade na televisão.

http://grandeabobora.com/ - " Então, eu acho (ou me auto-iludo) que sou a pessoa mais tranquila, não-confrontacional..."

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TFaulkner
United States
Local time: 04:00
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Summary of answers provided
4Barulhento e escancaradamente sincero
Ivan Rocha, CT
3 +1barulhento, ruidoso, confrontacional, briguento
TFaulkner
4.. era impossível não reparar no Andy
Leonor Machado
4barulhento e provocador (ou barraqueiro)
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Barulhento e escancaradamente sincero


Explanation:
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nick Taylor: I think this is maybe a little too complimentary...
22 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
barulhento, ruidoso, confrontacional, briguento


Explanation:
in your face= confrontational, direct.

http://www.espacoacademico.com.br/041/41chufford.htm - Os Estados Unidos têm uma cultura confrontacional — “in your face”. Basta observarmos o comportamento dos profissionais de esportes, e os shows de realidade na televisão.

http://grandeabobora.com/ - " Então, eu acho (ou me auto-iludo) que sou a pessoa mais tranquila, não-confrontacional..."



TFaulkner
United States
Local time: 04:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: right on!
13 mins
  -> Thank you so much, Nick!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
.. era impossível não reparar no Andy


Explanation:
Sug

Leonor Machado
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 60
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
barulhento e provocador (ou barraqueiro)


Explanation:
in-your-face

adjective
Definition:

1. forceful: expressing opinions in a forceful, sometimes aggressive, way
Her approach is a little too in-your-face for me.

2. so direct as to be unignorable: direct or provocative in a way that is designed to attract attention
an in-your-face ad campaign

Ratinho sobre Datena: “Ele é barraqueiro e gosta de confusão ...
20 nov. 2010 ... Ele é barraqueiro, mas está com uma baita audiência. Ele gosta de confusão”, disparou. O apresentador avisou também que seu contrato com o ...
audienciadatv.wordpress.com/.../ratinho-sobre-datena-ele-e-barraqueiro-e-gosta-de-confusao/

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 141
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