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apaixonada

English translation: passionate

15:07 Sep 24, 2004
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Slang
Portuguese term or phrase: apaixonada
i think this is a brazilian word. Can anyone tell me what it means?
Jason
English translation:passionate
Explanation:
passionate (adj) as in "she is a passionate woman" or "being passionate about an issue"

Also ...

in love (with) (adj) as in "she is in love with Paul"
impassioned (adj) as in "an impassioned plea"

girl friend, fiancée, flame (noun) as in "she is Henry's flame" (apaixonada do Henrique)

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Note added at 10 hrs 38 mins (2004-09-25 01:45:58 GMT)
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Then we have Beethoven\'s Apassionata Sonata, which can be \"Apaixonada\", if Apassionata much more often.

And who knows what else ...
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Amilcar
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6to be in love with
Gisele Brierley
5 +2in love with (people) // impassioned (speech)
Michael Powers (PhD)
5[she is] in love
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4head over heels in love with
Paul Dixon
4passionate
Amilcar
1 +2passionated
Penelope Ausejo


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
to be in love with


Explanation:
: )

Gisele Brierley
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Powers (PhD): Absolutely, Gisele, when with people - Mike :)
1 min
  -> Obrigada
agree  Luciano Monteiro: Certainly.
26 mins
  -> Obrigada
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Henrique
agree  judith ryan
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Judith
agree  Cristina Santos
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada Cristina
agree  Javier Ramos
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada Javier
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
in love with (people) // impassioned (speech)


Explanation:
Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 05:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
43 mins
  -> Thank you, AmyD - Mike :)
agree  skport
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sarah - Mike :)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
passionated


Explanation:
How about passionated??? My ex (from HK) used to use this word a lot... but anyway.. it is just a guess..

Penelope Ausejo
Spain
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): that must be HKC and not ABC
2 hrs
  -> no lo pillo :( ¿qué tal el verano? espero que muy bien... xq aquí ya hace otra vez frío argggg
agree  Sofia Miranda
8 hrs
  -> Thx Sofía :)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
[she is] in love


Explanation:
because for a man it would be apaixondO

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Note added at 3 hrs 3 mins (2004-09-24 18:10:39 GMT)
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it is the common way to say to be in love

Estou apaixonado por ele..I am in love with him...

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
head over heels in love with


Explanation:
Another possibility would be "besotted with". Normally used as an adjective.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 06:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 19
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
passionate


Explanation:
passionate (adj) as in "she is a passionate woman" or "being passionate about an issue"

Also ...

in love (with) (adj) as in "she is in love with Paul"
impassioned (adj) as in "an impassioned plea"

girl friend, fiancée, flame (noun) as in "she is Henry's flame" (apaixonada do Henrique)

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Note added at 10 hrs 38 mins (2004-09-25 01:45:58 GMT)
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Then we have Beethoven\'s Apassionata Sonata, which can be \"Apaixonada\", if Apassionata much more often.

And who knows what else ...


Amilcar
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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