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barrigas ao léu

English translation: bare mifriff

17:31 Jan 30, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other
Portuguese term or phrase: barrigas ao léu
From a text on trends in the 2000s:

Vivia-se a década das barrigas ao léu, das ganga, dos corpetes, tops e dos apontamentos desportivos.
Monica Villa
United States
Local time: 03:02
English translation:bare mifriff
Explanation:
bare midriff (not midrift, as often seen in mistake)

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Note added at 30 mins (2019-01-30 18:02:14 GMT)
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typo 'midriff'
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 11:02
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2bare mifriff
Douglas Bissell
4apparent bellys
Vinícius da Silva
4exposed bellies
Oliver Simões
3bare bellies/tummies
Ana Vozone


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5

29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bare mifriff


Explanation:
bare midriff (not midrift, as often seen in mistake)

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Note added at 30 mins (2019-01-30 18:02:14 GMT)
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typo 'midriff'

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 11:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 125

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Souza: Bare midriff, pensando no calor escaldante de Sao Paulo!! abs, beatriz_souza
3 hrs
  -> thanks, it takes me back to being naughty in the 70s and 80s
agree  Ana Vozone: ;)
18 hrs
  -> thanks Ana
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
apparent bellys


Explanation:
sugestion

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Note added at 40 mins (2019-01-30 18:12:47 GMT)
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typo: "bellies"

Vinícius da Silva
Brazil
Local time: 07:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oliver Simões: "Apparent" seems to be out of place in this context. :-)
3 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
exposed bellies


Explanation:
It seems to me there are different ways of expressing the same idea. I would say "exposed bellies".

Example sentence(s):
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Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 27
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