Pawny

Portuguese translation: manipulador

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English term or phrase:Pawny
Portuguese translation:manipulador
Entered by: jorges

17:20 Mar 1, 2020
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English term or phrase: Pawny
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My boss is the biggest pawny I know. He keeps sending passive aggressive emails to all the employees. I wish I could report him to someone, but he answers to no one.

Parece ser uma expressão coloquial para alguém que é chato, mas também tem poder ou está acima na hierarquia. Gostaria de algumas sugestões de como traduzir a palavra.
Vitor S Oliveira
Brazil
Local time: 17:27
manipulador
Explanation:
abusador
segundo esta definição: «Pawn = noun form is a chess piece and is also used to describe someone who is manipulated (He's just a pawn in my plan. = I am manipulating him for my ends but he doesn't know it.) verb form = to sell something off»
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jorges
Local time: 21:27
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Um bom termo e a explicação da origem de pawny melhorou o entendimento do termo. Muito obrigado



Summary of answers provided
5cabrão
Nick Taylor
4alien - MIB
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
3 +1selvagem
Geocinara Avila
3manipulador
jorges
3Humilhador
Maria Laurino


  

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pawny
alien - MIB


Explanation:
Pls check in:
https://observatoriodocinema.uol.com.br/filmes/2019/04/mib-h...


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ALIENÍGENA

Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pawny
cabrão


Explanation:
cabrão

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Note added at 54 mins (2020-03-01 18:14:52 GMT)
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also - "filho de puta"

Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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pawny
manipulador


Explanation:
abusador
segundo esta definição: «Pawn = noun form is a chess piece and is also used to describe someone who is manipulated (He's just a pawn in my plan. = I am manipulating him for my ends but he doesn't know it.) verb form = to sell something off»

jorges
Local time: 21:27
PRO pts in category: 12
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Um bom termo e a explicação da origem de pawny melhorou o entendimento do termo. Muito obrigado
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pawny
selvagem


Explanation:
[ syll. paw-ny, pa-wny ] The baby boy name Pawny is pronounced PAO-Niy †. Pawny's origin is Native American. Pawny is a variation of Pawnee.
[ 2 syll. paw-nee, pa-wn-ee ] The baby boy name Pawnee is pronounced PAONIY †. Pawnee's language of origin is Native American. The name Pawnee means 'a tribal name'. Sugiro então, selvagem


    https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Pawny
    https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Pawnee
Geocinara Avila
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese

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agree  Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
16 hrs
  -> Obrigada Teresa
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pawny
Humilhador


Explanation:
Sugestão.

The Urban Dictionary:
a word that generally refers to someone or something that is extremely annoying, but also very powerful, such that you are ultimately unable to do anything about it


    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pawny
Maria Laurino
Brazil
Local time: 17:27
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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