big man on campus

Portuguese translation: o mais popular no campus; o mais popular da faculdade

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English term or phrase:big man on campus
Portuguese translation:o mais popular no campus; o mais popular da faculdade
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

21:09 Mar 5, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: big man on campus
É um vídeo de treinamento sobre diferenças culturais. Neste trecho, a apresentadora fala sobre a cultura de competição no sistema educacional norte-americano.

The campus competition at the time was the big man on campus.

No dicionário Longman:
Big Man on ˈCampus =
an important and popular male student at a college or university, especially someone who is good at sports


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Grato!
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 02:18
o mais popular no campus (universitário)
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Leonor Machado
Local time: 05:18
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Foi a sugestão mais adequada ao contexto e às definições que encontrei, conforme discussão.

Obrigado a todos!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2o elemento em destaque / a bola da vez / o fator mais importante
Mario Freitas
4 +1o mais popular no campus (universitário)
Leonor Machado
4Manda-Chuva dos estudantes
Nick Taylor
3o melhor do campus
ferreirac
Summary of reference entries provided
Definition
Rafael Sousa Brazlate

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o elemento em destaque / a bola da vez / o fator mais importante


Explanation:
Neste caso, acho que não pode se referir a uma pessoa, visto que o objeto é "the campus competition".

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 184

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deilton Reis Martins: de acordo.
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Deilton!

agree  Margarida Ataide
12 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Margarida!
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o melhor do campus


Explanation:
Sug.

ferreirac
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Local time: 02:18
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o mais popular no campus (universitário)


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 05:18
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 74
Grading comment
Foi a sugestão mais adequada ao contexto e às definições que encontrei, conforme discussão.

Obrigado a todos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarida Ataide
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Manda-Chuva dos estudantes


Explanation:
Manda-Chuva de colégio

Nick Taylor
Local time: 05:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 113
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Reference comments


13 hrs
Reference: Definition

Reference information:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=big man on c...

Rafael Sousa Brazlate
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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