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fornalha

English translation: sweltering; really hot

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Portuguese term or phrase:fornalha
English translation:sweltering; really hot
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

16:06 Nov 3, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Slang / do Brasil
Portuguese term or phrase: fornalha
provávelmente eufemismo

Se é eufemismo, qual é a palavra que sustitui?

Porque o André está trabalhando com outra gente ...

Exatamente.

E ele tem medo que o André passe ...

As coisas ...

Os distribuidores

Aonde a gente compra

Pras pessoas ... Ah, tá.

Essa é a preocupação dele.

Agora as caixas que o André mandou não tinham nada a ver com as caixas de vocês, não, era outra coisa.

A preocupação dele porque vai criar um conconrrente que era um empregado dele.

Claro. Bom, vamos embora então? Eu estou atrasada, tenho milhares, milhões de coisas pra fazer. E quebrou meu cardeninho, vou ter que comprar outro.

Fornalha.

Fornalha mesmo.

Aqui tem parking, né?

Então você entra aqui à direita pra você me deixar lá no meu carro.

Ah, até que tinha dois parkings aqui na hora que nós chegamos.

Direita?

Entra na direita pra você deixar lá.

Você vai pra onde?

Eu? Eu vou na Collins com 160.

Então quando você virar você me deixa lá ...

Não, eu conheço bem.

Te falei. Morei dois anos aqui.

Então você conhece.

Por isso que eu te falei. Falou [inaudível]

Paraíso dos brasileiros. Tem prédio ali que era 90% brasileiro. Essa amiga que eu vou encontrar morava lá.
[inaudível]

Você pode entrar, sabia?
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 16:34
sweltering
Explanation:
When somebody mentions *fornalha* outside of a technical context, it always means that the person is talking about the weather and it invariably means that the day is sweltering hot.


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Note added at 39 mins (2006-11-03 16:46:15 GMT)
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I should know. The mean temperature in my State is 34 degrees C. We talk about the day being a *fornalha* all the time.
Selected response from:

Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 17:34
Grading comment
Obrigado,
Mike :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5sweltering
Lumen (X)
4 +3its hot!
claudia estanislau


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
sweltering


Explanation:
When somebody mentions *fornalha* outside of a technical context, it always means that the person is talking about the weather and it invariably means that the day is sweltering hot.


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 39 mins (2006-11-03 16:46:15 GMT)
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I should know. The mean temperature in my State is 34 degrees C. We talk about the day being a *fornalha* all the time.

Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 17:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Obrigado,
Mike :)

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
its hot!


Explanation:
its hot!
really hot!

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claudia estanislau
Local time: 21:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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