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lamp-post fodder

Portuguese translation: como zumbis

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English term or phrase:lamp-post fodder
Portuguese translation:como zumbis
Entered by: Stephania Matousek (X)

13:59 Jul 12, 2015
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English term or phrase: lamp-post fodder
"We are overwhelmingly now all equipped with our very own mobiles, tablets and iPads, used almost unthinkingly, gazing into our glowing screens with glazed eyes as we amble down the street like lamp-post fodder, looking for wi-fi to check our messages or watch a video featuring an eccentric feline."

Para Pt-Br, por favor! :)
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Stephania Matousek (X)
France
Local time: 15:19
como postes ambulantes/como zumbís
Explanation:
A expressão me sugere a ideia de pessoas tão focadas em seus dispositivos móveis, que estão alheias a todo resto.

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumbi
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Danik 2014
Brazil
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!
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4 +2como postes ambulantes/como zumbís
Danik 2014


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como postes ambulantes/como zumbís


Explanation:
A expressão me sugere a ideia de pessoas tão focadas em seus dispositivos móveis, que estão alheias a todo resto.

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumbi

Danik 2014
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: como zumbís - SIM, como postes ambulantes - NÃO
58 mins
  -> Thanks, Nick!
agree  Pedro Figliolia
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Pedro!
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