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baixarias

English translation: coarseness / vulgarity

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Portuguese term or phrase:baixarias
English translation:coarseness / vulgarity
Entered by: Catarina Lopes

15:34 Nov 26, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Portuguese term or phrase: baixarias
This is not a translation job, just an interesting article in Portuguese (and the only word Google Translate doesn't know is this one).

Context:
Aquilo que sempre louvei como uma das ferramentas mais fantásticas criadas no mundo pós-internet para aproximar as pessoas, fazer circular a informação da forma mais democrática, promover inclusão digital, aparar arestas de desigualdades online, desandou num mar de baixarias inomináveis.

The article itself is here:
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/luizcaversan/2013/11/13...

Sorry to pester you with this question, I'll "choose" from the answers, for KudoZ points (evidently on the basis of maximum "agrees", because I don't speak the language) and thanks in advance!
Eva Blanar
Hungary
Local time: 22:14
coarseness / vulgarity
Explanation:
Suggestion
Selected response from:

Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 21:14
Grading comment
You are wonderful, ALL of you, thanks for the help :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5coarseness / vulgarity
Catarina Lopes
4 +3gross behaviour
Geoffrey Chan
4rudeness swearing
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
4deplorable/cheap tricks/deceptions
Verginia Ophof
4unscrupulous posting
Eileen Aguirre
4despicable behavior
Stephanie luongo
4hits below the belt
Richard Purdom


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rudeness swearing


Explanation:
That's how I'd say it


Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 11
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
coarseness / vulgarity


Explanation:
Suggestion


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese_to_english/art_literary...
Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 21:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
You are wonderful, ALL of you, thanks for the help :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Aquino
42 mins
  -> Thank you, silvia367325!
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
45 mins
  -> Thank you, Salvador!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
47 mins
  -> Thank you, Paulinho!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
58 mins
  -> Thank you, Claudio!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: In this context, I think 'vulgarity' works best.
6 hrs
  -> Muriel, thank you for the agree and the comment!
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
deplorable/cheap tricks/deceptions


Explanation:
unspeakable cheap deceptions


    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/portuguese-english/baixaria
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 14:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 65
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gross behaviour


Explanation:
See:
http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

Geoffrey Chan
Canada
Local time: 16:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Guilherme Zacura Neto (X): that's it.
41 mins
  -> obrigado!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
49 mins
  -> obrigado!
agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
  -> obrigado!
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unscrupulous posting


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Eileen Aguirre
Brazil
Local time: 17:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
despicable behavior


Explanation:
Sentido da frase.

Stephanie luongo
Brazil
Local time: 17:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hits below the belt


Explanation:
just a suggestion!

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 21:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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