unwashed Hoi Polloi

Portuguese translation: plebe rude

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English term or phrase:unwashed Hoi Polloi
Portuguese translation:plebe rude
Entered by: Mario Freitas

03:57 Mar 6, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Article about policemen being accountable for crimes
English term or phrase: unwashed Hoi Polloi
"The opportunities for redress are limited in these situations," he said. "The law protects police officers. The theory is you don't want to have police subject to lawsuits every time they do something."

Because heaven forbid that, unlike the rest of us unwashed Hoi Polloi, authorities are EVER held accountable for their actions.

"Hoi Polloi" is a Greek expression and also refers to a movie, as you can see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi

But I just can't think of a way to translate this.
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 10:15
plebe rude
Explanation:
unwashed hoi polloi => plebe rude

Um anno na corte - Volume 2 - Page 270 - Google Books Result
www.books.google.com/books?id=ii8uAQAAIAAJ
João de Andrade Corvo - 1863 - ‎Portugal
Não admira pois que aquella plebe rude, em quem a religião tinha felizmente ainda um immenso poder, não ousasse resistir á voz imperiosa do jesuita que ...
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 10:15
Grading comment
Thank you all for the replies. They are all correct, but "plebe rude" will sound better in the text.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1plebe imunda
Martin Riordan
4 +1povão ignorante, plebe ignara
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4plebe rude
airmailrpl


  

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unwashed hoi polloi
plebe imunda


Explanation:
One suggestion: there are lots of others that might do...

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Note added at 35 mins (2014-03-06 04:32:55 GMT)
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- o aristocrático coriolano, com seu desprezo pela plebe imunda...

http://books.google.com.br/books?id=EhGSM47DTpQC&pg=PA244&lp...

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Nick Taylor
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nick!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unwashed hoi polloi
povão ignorante, plebe ignara


Explanation:
Bom dia,

"hoi polloi" aqui significa o povão, a plebe

Entendo que aqui não seja a sujeira em si, mas a ignorância que esteja em foco. Com certeza é uma expressão depreciativa.

Veja:

unwashed masses
English
Noun

unwashed masses (plural only)

(idiomatic) The collective group ("mass") of people who are considered by someone to be somehow uneducated, uninformed, or in some other way unqualified for inclusion in the speaker's elite circles.


Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 139

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luiza Modesto
1 hr
  -> Obrigado. Tenha um bom dia.
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unwashed hoi polloi
plebe rude


Explanation:
unwashed hoi polloi => plebe rude

Um anno na corte - Volume 2 - Page 270 - Google Books Result
www.books.google.com/books?id=ii8uAQAAIAAJ
João de Andrade Corvo - 1863 - ‎Portugal
Não admira pois que aquella plebe rude, em quem a religião tinha felizmente ainda um immenso poder, não ousasse resistir á voz imperiosa do jesuita que ...

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
Thank you all for the replies. They are all correct, but "plebe rude" will sound better in the text.
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