várzea

English translation: minor league soccer . . .

01:39 Apr 14, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Portuguese term or phrase: várzea
Gíria- futebol de várzea...
laurash2610
Brazil
Local time: 10:47
English translation:minor league soccer . . .
Explanation:
Possibility . .

Minor League Soccer . . . (they're often called "rookies")
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David Drysdale (X)
United States
Local time: 07:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6amateur football
Marlene Curtis
4amateur soccer
Renato Gonzalez
3minor league soccer . . .
David Drysdale (X)


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
amateur soccer


Explanation:
vai depender do país para o qual se está traduzindo. Football nos Estados Unidos é futebol americano.

Renato Gonzalez
Brazil
Local time: 10:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
minor league soccer . . .


Explanation:
Possibility . .

Minor League Soccer . . . (they're often called "rookies")

David Drysdale (X)
United States
Local time: 07:47
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
amateur football


Explanation:
Futebol de várzea ou futebol amador.

[PDF] GTT 03 FUTEBOL DE VÁRZEA O ANO INTEIRO - [ Translate this page ]
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amateur football league (LPFA), was realized. ... Essa presença do futebol de várzea (futebol amador) nas cidades modernas não é ...
www.rbceonline.org.br/congressos/index.php/CONBRACE/.../530 - Similar
The Burden of Success: Futebol and Brazilian Society through the 1970s
by RM Levine - 2004 - Cited by 4 - Related articles
Santana football ground, disputed between Sport and Nautico Clubs, ... arms, declaring their fealty to futebol's amateur innocence and praising it ..... wake of national economic difficulties; and the rise of futebol de varzea, ...
doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1980.1403_45

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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=futebol de vá...

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OR

AMATEUR FOOTBALL FOR THE USA

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-04-14 14:11:08 GMT)
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SORRY

AMATEUR SOCCER FOR THE USA

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-04-14 14:11:37 GMT)
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SORRY

AMATEUR SOCCER FOR THE USA

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 09:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Quandt: soccer, for americans
16 mins
  -> Correct!

agree  rir: soccer yes for usa
51 mins
  -> yes, thanks...

agree  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
4 hrs
  -> Grata!

agree  Claudio Mazotti: soccer
4 hrs
  -> Yes, for the USA.

agree  imatahan
12 hrs
  -> Grata!

agree  Verginia Ophof
13 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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