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Que mico, que mico, que mico!!!

English translation: stupid, stupid, stupid

11:14 Feb 7, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / gíria dentro de uma história de um seriado
Portuguese term or phrase: Que mico, que mico, que mico!!!
A adolescente diz esta frase em frente ao espelho:
que mico, que mico, que mico....
Lattuca
Brazil
Local time: 22:45
English translation:stupid, stupid, stupid
Explanation:
HIH
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 02:45
Grading comment
thanks, it is perfect
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5stupid, stupid, stupid
Douglas Bissell
4 +1What a fool I made of myself!
Marlene Curtis
4What an ass I made of myself!!!
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you!
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4douche,douche,douche!
robcintra
4dumb-ass, dumb-ass, dumb-ass!
Nick Taylor
3how embarrassing!
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
What an ass I made of myself!!!


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
how embarrassing!


Explanation:
That's how I'd say it.

http://dicionario.co/mico

http://gentequeaprende.blogspot.it/2012/06/linguagem-figurad...

Hth



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Note added at 10 mins (2013-02-07 11:25:14 GMT)
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Significado de mico2

Substantivo masculino
1. Mico-preto2.
2. Mico-preto2.
3. Situação embaraçosa ou vexatória.
Pagar mico. Colocar-se em situação embaraçosa ou vexatória.


Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
stupid, stupid, stupid


Explanation:
HIH

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thanks, it is perfect

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MonicaVFreit (X): Embora todas as outras sugestões também estejam corretas, uma adolescente diria isto.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, I agree adolecents are not highly communicative, they tend to grunt rather than verbalise
agree  Jennifer Byers: Yes, I agree that in the context this would be the best option - most colloquial.
3 hrs
  -> thanks Jennifer
agree  Gilmar Fernandes: you should know, you have teenager(s) at home :)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Gilmar, one (grunts a lot)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
4 hrs
  -> thanks Paulinho
agree  Verginia Ophof
11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What a fool I made of myself!


Explanation:
pagar mico = to make a fool of oneself

http://en.bab.la/dictionary/portuguese-english/pagar-mico

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 21:45
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 195

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
29 mins
  -> Thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you!


Explanation:
Sugestão

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-02-07 12:24:36 GMT)
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Pagar-mico
www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/pagar-mico/
Significado de pagar-mico no Dicionário inFormal online de Português. O que é pagar-mico: Passar vergonha, vexame. Passar por ... Dicionário de Sinônimos ...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-02-07 13:32:08 GMT)
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Ele diz isso para si mesmo diante do espelho.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
douche,douche,douche!


Explanation:
Pronuncia-se /doosh/


    Reference: http://www.internetslang.com/acronym.asp
robcintra
Brazil
Local time: 22:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dumb-ass, dumb-ass, dumb-ass!


Explanation:
dumb-ass, dumb-ass, dumb-ass!

Nick Taylor
Local time: 02:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 98
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