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English to Portuguese translations [PRO] Government / Politics / Article about policemen being accountable for crimes | |||||||
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4 +1 | plebe imunda |
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4 +1 | povão ignorante, plebe ignara |
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4 | plebe rude |
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unwashed hoi polloi plebe imunda Explanation: One suggestion: there are lots of others that might do... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 mins (2014-03-06 04:32:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- - o aristocrático coriolano, com seu desprezo pela plebe imunda... http://books.google.com.br/books?id=EhGSM47DTpQC&pg=PA244&lp... |
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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. |
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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 ... |
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