Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
“13-171”
English translation:
13 - Lula's (PT) party code..171 - penal code nr. 171: embezzlement
Added to glossary by
airmailrpl
Sep 7, 2015 06:12
8 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
“13-171”
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
news
Lula ficou revoltado com Pixuleco, um boneco inflável de 12 metros de ... caricatura de Lula com roupa de presidiário e a inscrição “13-171”.
What do the numbers “13-171” represent??
Pixuleco 171, o herói inflável - ÉPOCA | Guilherme Fiuza
www.epoca.globo.com/.../pixuleco-171-o-her...
What do the numbers “13-171” represent??
Pixuleco 171, o herói inflável - ÉPOCA | Guilherme Fiuza
www.epoca.globo.com/.../pixuleco-171-o-her...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | explanation below |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 4 | o número "13-171" (cuja soma dá a morte, na cabala), foi o símbolo máximo da indignação do povo bras |
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Change log
Sep 12, 2015 23:54: airmailrpl Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
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40
Selected
explanation below
13 is Lula's political party (PT) code
171 refers to the penal code nr. 171: embezzlement
171 refers to the penal code nr. 171: embezzlement
Peer comment(s):
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Silvia Aquino
4 hrs
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Obrigado!
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Adolfo Fulco
9 hrs
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Obrigado!
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Mario Freitas
: Precisamente, Dr.
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Obrigado!
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António Ribeiro
14 hrs
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Obrigado!
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Ana Rita Santiago
15 hrs
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Obrigado!
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vertebem
: in fact I mean to agree with this answer, not the other mentioning the kabala
1 day 6 hrs
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Obrigado!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you - it is what I was imagining - but didn't know the details"
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o número "13-171" (cuja soma dá a morte, na cabala), foi o símbolo máximo da indignação do povo bras
o número "13-171" (cuja soma dá a morte, na cabala), foi o símbolo máximo da indignação do povo brasileiro contra os governos corruptos
Example sentence:
http://www.alertatotal.net/2015/08/reacao-de-lula-manifestacoes-de-rua.html
Peer comment(s):
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vertebem
: that's the correct answer. kabala has nothing to do with Brazilian culture
4 hrs
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Silvia Aquino
: a resposta correta é a de Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun, nada a ver com cabala
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Discussion
The "171", on the other hand, is an article of the Brazilian penal code, and would make no sense in English. In Brazil, when someone is a corrupt SOB or a thief, we say, popularly, What a big 171. Is there anything similar in the USA?