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deslumbrada

English translation: dazzled

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Portuguese term or phrase:deslumbrada
English translation:dazzled
Entered by: Nattalia Paterson

13:48 Oct 20, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / context of a novel
Portuguese term or phrase: deslumbrada
as in: "ela era uma nova rica deslumbrada e se achando".
Nattalia Paterson
United States
Local time: 15:49
dazzled
Explanation:
I would say She was a new rich dazzled
Selected response from:

Tatiana Perry
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:49
Grading comment
Thanks! I opted for "dazzled nouveau rich full of herself".
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2dazzled
Tatiana Perry
4 +1full of herself
Muriel Vasconcellos
4swelled/swollen head
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4ostentatious
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4she was a dazzled nouveau riche and give herself airs
Ana Escaleir (X)
4overwhelmed
Paula Borges
4dazzled/conceited nouveau riche
Spiridon
3naive
kashew
3taken for a ride
Nick Taylor
Summary of reference entries provided
amazed or astonished
Arthur Godinho

  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dazzled


Explanation:
I would say She was a new rich dazzled

Tatiana Perry
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks! I opted for "dazzled nouveau rich full of herself".
Notes to answerer
Asker: love it!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lindsay Spratt: I don't know if 'dazzled' is the best translation because the asker hasn't given much context, but you can't call someone 'a new rich' and in any case, dazzled would come first, being an adjective...
32 mins
agree  Cristina Boa (X): "she was a pretensious, dazzled new rich"
1 hr
  -> thank you
agree  Arthur Godinho
3 hrs
  -> thank you
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
swelled/swollen head


Explanation:
.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ostentatious


Explanation:
Diria assim: an ostentatious nouveau riche...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 21:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
full of herself


Explanation:
This is what I would say.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 13:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 100

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Milana Penavski
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Milana!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
she was a dazzled nouveau riche and give herself airs


Explanation:
dazzled, amazed, impressed, astonished; filled with wonder

se achar: to put on airs or give oneself airs:
Fig. to act better than one really is; to pretend to be good or to be superior; to consider oneself above others; displaying arrogance.


    Reference: http://www.babylon.com/definition/deslumbrado/en
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouveau_riche
Ana Escaleir (X)
Brazil
Local time: 17:49
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
naive


Explanation:
or, ingénue

kashew
France
Local time: 22:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
overwhelmed


Explanation:
mais uma sugestão.

Paula Borges
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
taken for a ride


Explanation:
taken for a ride

Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 119
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dazzled/conceited nouveau riche


Explanation:
Dazzled with herself and conceited...

Spiridon
Brazil
Local time: 17:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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Reference comments


10 mins
Reference: amazed or astonished

Reference information:
Hope this reference helps.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-10-20 17:31:44 GMT)
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Yes, on second thought, you are right. Of the options available I prefer 'dazled'.


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/pten/deslumbrado
Arthur Godinho
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Note to reference poster
Asker: I think 'deslumbrada' here is being used more in the sense of "easily impressed". Amazed or astonished would not work in this context.

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