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interesseiro

English translation: gold digger

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Portuguese term or phrase:interesseiro
English translation:gold digger
Entered by: Valter Miranda

08:39 Jul 17, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Relações Humanas
Portuguese term or phrase: interesseiro
uma pessoa interesseira (que casa com alguém por exemplo por interesse material etc.)
Valter Miranda
Local time: 14:37
gold digger
Explanation:
That´s the expression most often used in this context.
Selected response from:

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 14:37
Grading comment
Obrigado Elvira!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7gold digger
Elvira Alves Barry
4 +3self-seeking / calculating
Marcos Antonio
4social climber
Katarina Peters
4selfish
Leniel Maccaferri


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
gold digger


Explanation:
That´s the expression most often used in this context.

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Obrigado Elvira!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
0 min
  -> Obrigada, Muriel
agree  Marcia Gascon
9 mins
  -> Obrigada, Marcia
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
32 mins
  -> Obrigada, Alexandra
neutral  Ana Cristina Gutierrez Iglesias: ok
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Cristina
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Amy
agree  Marcelo Gonçalves
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Marcelo
agree  Mary Palmer: Yes, you are absolutely right! A+
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mary
agree  Diane Grosklaus Whitty: Depending on context, "calculating" may be more appropriate.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Diane
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
self-seeking / calculating


Explanation:
Sug.

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
11 mins
  -> Obrigado, Alexandra
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Diane Grosklaus Whitty: Again, depending upon context, "gold digger" might be appropriate.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks! Diane.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
social climber


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-07-17 13:05:35 GMT)
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egotistical

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 09:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
selfish


Explanation:
selfish
■ adjective concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure at the expense of consideration for others.

selfish
adj. egocentric, self-centered, concerned only with one's own self

Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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