Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
“comer uma porcaria”
English translation:
eating junk (food) / eating rubbish
Added to glossary by
Enza Longo
Apr 23, 2008 13:38
16 yrs ago
Portuguese term
“comer uma porcaria”
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Brazilian Portuguese into UK English.
I know what this means. I need a short equivalent in UK English. The sense is not (self) deprecating, but rather, neutral.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +12 | eating junk (food) / eating rubbish |
Enza Longo
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| 4 | eat filth/ something filthy |
Andrea Munhoz
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| 4 | eat crap |
Gustavo Silva
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Change log
May 7, 2008 10:22: Enza Longo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+12
7 mins
Selected
eating junk (food) / eating rubbish
definitely would need more context though
Peer comment(s):
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Eliane Rio Branco
5 mins
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Thanks, Eliane
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Fernando Domeniconi
: Junk sounds good.
8 mins
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Thanks, Fernando
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Luciana Roppa
29 mins
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Thanks, Luciana
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R. Alex Jenkins
34 mins
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Thanks, Richard
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rhandler
1 hr
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Thanks, rhandler
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Elvira Alves Barry
1 hr
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Thanks, Elvira
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Carla Queiro (X)
1 hr
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Thanks, Carla
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Lsantos
2 hrs
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Thanks, Lsantos
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airmailrpl
: eating junk food
3 hrs
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thanks!
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Marcella S.
7 hrs
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Thanks, Marcella
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Katarina Peters
12 hrs
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Thanks, Katarian
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: My Brazilian husband's mother was a vegetarian and used the word "porcaria" to refer to meat and ice cream (she was also at war against sugar).
14 hrs
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Thanks, Muriel - understandable for meat.... but ice cream???!! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins
Andrea Munhoz
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Love What I do and Do it Very Well
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
eat filth/ something filthy
As you mention it's quite neutral, here's a light suggestion :-)
2 hrs
Gustavo Silva
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
The best value for your money
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese
eat crap
a suggestion :-)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-04-23 16:16:33 GMT)
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http://absolutesmoothies.blogspot.com/2005/11/breakfast-smoo...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-04-23 16:16:33 GMT)
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http://absolutesmoothies.blogspot.com/2005/11/breakfast-smoo...
Example sentence:
EAT CRAP AND DIE! A TEST OF EATING SKILLS FOR AGES 15-21
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