I am vertically challenged.

Portuguese translation: sou baixinho, pequenininho

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English term or phrase:	I am vertically challenged.
Portuguese translation:	sou baixinho, pequenininho
Entered by:	Clauwolf

14:20 Jan 4, 2010

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: I am vertically challenged.

Palavras de um aspirador de pó, informando uma de suas qualidades.

Clauwolf KudoZ activity Questions: 242 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 19029
Local time: 06:14

sou baixinho, pequenininho

Explanation:
sugestão

Selected response from:

Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Local time: 06:14

Grading comment

Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +9

sou baixinho, pequenininho

Silvia Aquino

4 +1

sou pequeno

David Alexandre (X)

verticalmente prejudicado

Danièle Horta

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

i am vertically challenged.

sou baixinho, pequenininho

Explanation:
sugestão

Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 203

Grading comment

Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Arthur Godinho

2 mins

-> Obrigda, Arthur!

agree

Lumen (X)

9 mins

-> Obrigada, Lumen!

agree

Norbert Hermann

43 mins

-> Obrigada, Hermann!

agree

Lars Palmer: Também vi traduzido assim para anões. Mas não se o caso for de um aspirador de pô.

58 mins

-> Obrigada, Lars!

agree

CicaBarth: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=vertically ch...

1 hr

-> Obrigada, CicaBarth!

agree

airmailrpl: -

1 hr

-> Obrigada, airmailrpl!

agree

Paula Vaz-Carreiro: That is what it means. I think it's a joke on Political Correctness: you must not call anyone (even a hoover :-) short. No. They're not short, they're vertically challenged!

3 hrs

-> yes, this is very funny! Thank you, Paula!

agree

Susana Alves

3 hrs

-> Obrigada, Susana!

agree

Kadja Bless (X)

7 hrs

-> Obrigada, Kadja!

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

i am vertically challenged. sou pequeno

Explanation:
acho q seria isto. david

David Alexandre (X)
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 15

5 hrs confidence:

i am vertically challenged. verticalmente prejudicado

Explanation:
Expressão politicamente correta...

Example sentence(s):

" Anão é palavra proibida - no jargão do politicamente correto, virou o sujeito verticalmente prejudicado";
"Você não pode dizer que um anão é um cidadão verticalmente prejudicado".

Reference: http://www.estadao.com.br/arquivo/arteelazer/2004/not2004090...
Reference: http://www.tiradas.com.br/content/ser-politiicamente-correto...

Danièle Horta
France
Local time: 11:14
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

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