butterflies in the stomach

Portuguese translation: frio na barriga

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English term or phrase:butterflies in the stomach
Portuguese translation:frio na barriga
Entered by: Getrested

16:32 Jan 20, 2015
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Parapsychology
English term or phrase: butterflies in the stomach
"For example, when sensing a negative situation a clairsentient may feel sick, while a positive experience may feel like butterflies in the stomach, or a sense of feeling safe, peaceful and light."

http://www.lulu.com/shop/dr-john-porter/the-psions-guide/pap...

Now, I have heard so many expressions and quotations in English, but this one!?!?!

Could that be something related to "frio na barriga" in Brazilian Portuguese? Doubt is, for that expression leads us to think opposite to feeling good, right?

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-portugues...

If so, the author does not seem to be logic in his explanation, I suppose.
Getrested
Brazil
Local time: 05:33
frio na barriga
Explanation:
Sugestão
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Esther Dodo
United States
Local time: 04:33
Grading comment
Muito obrigado Esther Dodo
Realmente a expressão mais utilizada no dia a dia brasileiro.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +12frio na barriga
Esther Dodo
5 +1borboletas na barriga
Lia Brigitte Mendonça
5frio no estômago, tensão ou excitamento
ferreirac
4 +1"borboletas no estômago"
Vitor Pinteus
4 +1sentir-se/estar nervoso
expressisverbis
3 +2borboletas na barriga
Janaina Ribeiro
3 +1nervoso miudinho
Ana Vozone


Discussion entries: 38





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
frio no estômago, tensão ou excitamento


Explanation:
Sugestão.

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lumen (X): Geralmente se diz, frio na boca do estômago....
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, vide dicionário Babylon e outros
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
borboletas na barriga


Explanation:
Sugestão

Lia Brigitte Mendonça
Portugal
Local time: 09:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lumen (X): No Brasil, dizemos "frio na barriga".
1 hr

agree  Leonor Machado
3 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"borboletas no estômago"


Explanation:
vd links:
1. ("borboletas no estômago"), 106.000: https://www.google.pt/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=HYS-VKjBDpCs8weG7YCwCQ&g...

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vd links:
2. ("borboletas no estômago"): http://www.portais.ws/?page=art_det&ida=1176
3. ("borboletas no estômago"): http://pensador.uol.com.br/borboletas_no_estomago/
4. ("borboletas no estômago"+ psicologia): http://www.ricardojoaoteixeira.pt/category/perturbacoes-da-a...
5. ("borboletas no estômago"+ psicologia): http://www.escolapsicologia.com/saiba-o-que-fazer-acerca-da-...

Vitor Pinteus
Portugal
Local time: 09:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lais Leite
1 hr
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sentir-se/estar nervoso


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão que penso que se enquadra no âmbito.
Lembra-me uma outra expressão: "sentir um calafrio/arrepio na espinha".

to have butterflies in one's stomach
estar nervoso

http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/ingles-portugues/butterf...

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 09:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Agata Costa
7 hrs
  -> Muito obrigada Agata
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +12
frio na barriga


Explanation:
Sugestão

Esther Dodo
United States
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muito obrigado <b>Esther Dodo</b>
Realmente a expressão mais utilizada no dia a dia brasileiro.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Esta é a expressão comum em PT-BR.
41 mins
  -> Obrigada, Mario.

agree  Clauwolf
51 mins
  -> Obrigada, Clauwolf.

agree  Lumen (X)
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Lumen.

agree  Fernanda Rocha
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Fernanda.

agree  Raquel Cardoso
2 hrs

agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
2 hrs

agree  Humberto Ribas
3 hrs

agree  Danik 2014
3 hrs

agree  Stephania Matousek (X)
3 hrs

agree  Vinicius Guerreiro
5 hrs

agree  expressisverbis: Dou o meu agree porque é para pt-br e é consensual. Em pt-pt, talvez se dissesse "ter um nó no estômago". Este link mostra uma outra boa discussão: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2998
21 hrs

agree  Maria Bernardes: Sem dúvida!
21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nervoso miudinho


Explanation:
Aqui usa-se muito... PT-PT

E no Brasil?

Ana Vozone
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  ferreirac: No Brasil, alguns dizem "um nervosinho..."
1 hr

agree  expressisverbis: Já tinha referido esta sugestão na discussão :)
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, expressisverbis!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
borboletas na barriga


Explanation:
sentir borboletas na barriga soa mais positiva do que o frio na barriga, a primeira sugere excitação por algo que está por vir, e a segunda, uma excitação, que pode estar associada ao medo.



Example sentence(s):
  • pensar em viajar para o Havaí me dá borboletas na barriga
Janaina Ribeiro
Brazil
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado
1 hr

agree  rir: http://alessandromartins.me/borboletas-na-barriga/
3 hrs
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