Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
camper
Portuguese translation:
contente, satisfeito
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Mar 6, 2008 19:10
16 yrs ago
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English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
camper
English to Portuguese
Tech/Engineering
Other
Let's eavesdrop on an executive staff meeting at the Acme Widget Company. The participants are not happy campers
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +2 | contente, satisfeito |
Fernando Domeniconi
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| 4 | campista |
Roberto Cavalcanti
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| 4 | campista |
José António de Freitas e Silva
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Proposed translations
+2
11 mins
Fernando Domeniconi
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Chemical Engineer. Fast, reliable work
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
44
English term (edited):
happy camper
Selected
contente, satisfeito
A expressão aqui é happy camper, uma gíria para contente, satisfeito:
A satisfied participant, a contented person, as in She loved the challenge of her new job; she was one happy camper. This expression is also often put in the negative, as in She hated the heat and humidity of the southern summer; she was not a happy camper. [Slang; mid-1900s]
http://www.answers.com/topic/happy-campers-1
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-03-06 19:23:25 GMT)
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happy camper
–noun Slang. a person who is cheerful and satisfied: There were no happy campers after the company was reorganized
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/happy camper
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-03-06 19:23:48 GMT)
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No caso contenteS, satisfeitoS, claro
A satisfied participant, a contented person, as in She loved the challenge of her new job; she was one happy camper. This expression is also often put in the negative, as in She hated the heat and humidity of the southern summer; she was not a happy camper. [Slang; mid-1900s]
http://www.answers.com/topic/happy-campers-1
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-03-06 19:23:25 GMT)
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happy camper
–noun Slang. a person who is cheerful and satisfied: There were no happy campers after the company was reorganized
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/happy camper
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-03-06 19:23:48 GMT)
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No caso contenteS, satisfeitoS, claro
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Comment: "Tks a lot
T."
2 mins
Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Engineer, translator on tech/ business
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
458
campista
pessoa que acampa
3 mins
José António de Freitas e Silva
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
José António de Freitas e Silva
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
154
campista
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