pretentious hoo-hah

Portuguese translation: patacoada/fanfarrice pretensiosa

17:08 Apr 14, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: pretentious hoo-hah
"I don't want to scoop my review, still TK, but this is one of those shows I could equally imagine someone seeing as mesmerizing fantasy or pretentious hoo-hah."

Sobre a avaliação de um programa de TV.

Obrigada!
Maria Luiza Constancio
Brazil
Local time: 04:06
Portuguese translation:patacoada/fanfarrice pretensiosa
Explanation:
http://aulete.com.br/patacoada
3. Brincadeira, gracejo, chiste
Em especial no sentido 3, mas acho que a palavra transmite razoavelmente bem o espírito.

Talvez também fanfarrice/fanfarronice.
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Fausto Machado Tiemann
Brazil
Local time: 04:06
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Obrigada
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2patacoada/fanfarrice pretensiosa
Fausto Machado Tiemann
4 +1espalhafato pretensioso
David Cabrita
4 +1uma treta pretensiosa
Nick Taylor
5bobagem pretensiosa
Laura Folgueira
4Confusão
Ligia Martinez Sousa
4brincadeira
Felipe Tomasi
4alvoroço pretensioso
MARCOS BAZILIO


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
espalhafato pretensioso


Explanation:
Em pt-pt diria assim, mas mesmo que em pt-br possa ser um pouco diferente, talvez já ajude a dar uma ideia

David Cabrita
Portugal
Local time: 08:06
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
56 mins
  -> obrigado
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Confusão


Explanation:
confusão

Example sentence(s):
  • Schulman is a little tired of the hoo-ha about the all-women team.

    https://www.linguee.com/english-portuguese/translation/hoo-ha.html
    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/pt/dictionary/english/hoo-ha
Ligia Martinez Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
patacoada/fanfarrice pretensiosa


Explanation:
http://aulete.com.br/patacoada
3. Brincadeira, gracejo, chiste
Em especial no sentido 3, mas acho que a palavra transmite razoavelmente bem o espírito.

Talvez também fanfarrice/fanfarronice.


Fausto Machado Tiemann
Brazil
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Obrigada

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia Mendes
18 hrs

agree  Regina Boltz
1 day 10 mins
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
brincadeira


Explanation:
"... mas este é um daqueles programas que eu poderia imaginar que alguém o veria como se fosse uma fantasia impressionante ou uma brincadeira pretensiosa/fingida"

Felipe Tomasi
Brazil
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
uma treta pretensiosa


Explanation:
uma treta pretensiosa

Nick Taylor
Local time: 08:06
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Vozone
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alvoroço pretensioso


Explanation:
sug

MARCOS BAZILIO
Brazil
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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8 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bobagem pretensiosa


Explanation:
Bobagem, coisa que não merece atenção.

Laura Folgueira
Brazil
Local time: 04:06
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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