Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
shabby, motley
Portuguese translation:
maltrapilhas, desalinhadas
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Paola Godinh (X)
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English term
Paola Godinh (X)
shabby, motley
English to Portuguese
Social Sciences
Anthropology
The children met them at the door-barefooted, shabby, motley and unkempt.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
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maltrapilhas, desalinhadas
...à porta, de pés descalços, maltrapilhas, desalinhadas e ....
Na verdade "motley" significa: com muitas cores diferentes, matizado, heterogéneo e eu acho que dentro deste contexto a palavra “desalinhadas” pode traduzir tudo isso.
Na verdade "motley" significa: com muitas cores diferentes, matizado, heterogéneo e eu acho que dentro deste contexto a palavra “desalinhadas” pode traduzir tudo isso.
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49 mins
Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
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Works in field
Brazil
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
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com roupas esfarrapadas (em farrapos, rotas) e destoantes
Referência de base p/ o termo motley:
Motley clothes which are bright-colored, shabby and mismatched. Pirate captains are generally depicted as distinguishing themselves from the rest of the ...
www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ history_bizarre_mysterious/117961
Motley clothes which are bright-colored, shabby and mismatched. Pirate captains are generally depicted as distinguishing themselves from the rest of the ...
www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ history_bizarre_mysterious/117961
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maltrapilhas/multicoloridas
Se preferir maltrapidas, também pode. Maltrapilhas = maltrapidas, apenas uma quesstão de gosto.
descalças, maltrapilhas, multicoloridas...
descalças, maltrapilhas e em roupas multicoloridas...
descalças, maltrapilhas, multicoloridas...
descalças, maltrapilhas e em roupas multicoloridas...
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23 mins
airmailrpl
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Brazil
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Brazil
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esfarrapado..maltrapilho..com roupas incongruentes
mot.ley
n 1 mistura heterogênea. 2 roupa colorida usada pelos bufões. // adj 1 variegado, multicolor. 2 heterogêneo. to wear motley bancar o bobo.
shab.by
adj 1 gasto, roto, surrado, esfarrapado. 2 maltrapilho. 3 Fig. miserável, vil, ordinário. // -ily adv em farrapos, miseravelmente.
in.con.gru.ous
adj incongruente, incôngruo, inconveniente, impróprio. // incongruously adv incongruamente.
mot·ley Pronunciation (mtl)
adj.
1. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous: "Most Ivy League freshman classes are chosen from a motley collection of constituencies . . . and a bare majority of entering students can honestly be called scholars" New York Times.
2. Having many colors; variegated; parti-colored: a motley tunic.
n. pl. mot·leys
1. The parti-colored attire of a court jester.
2. A heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements.
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com roupas incongruentes => com roupas que não combinam
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Note added at 1 hr 6 mins (2005-09-06 10:36:04 GMT)
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mis.match
vt combinar mal, emparelhar mal.
n 1 mistura heterogênea. 2 roupa colorida usada pelos bufões. // adj 1 variegado, multicolor. 2 heterogêneo. to wear motley bancar o bobo.
shab.by
adj 1 gasto, roto, surrado, esfarrapado. 2 maltrapilho. 3 Fig. miserável, vil, ordinário. // -ily adv em farrapos, miseravelmente.
in.con.gru.ous
adj incongruente, incôngruo, inconveniente, impróprio. // incongruously adv incongruamente.
mot·ley Pronunciation (mtl)
adj.
1. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous: "Most Ivy League freshman classes are chosen from a motley collection of constituencies . . . and a bare majority of entering students can honestly be called scholars" New York Times.
2. Having many colors; variegated; parti-colored: a motley tunic.
n. pl. mot·leys
1. The parti-colored attire of a court jester.
2. A heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements.
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Note added at 44 mins (2005-09-06 10:14:09 GMT)
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com roupas incongruentes => com roupas que não combinam
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Note added at 1 hr 6 mins (2005-09-06 10:36:04 GMT)
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mis.match
vt combinar mal, emparelhar mal.
Peer comment(s):
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Claudio Mazotti
: desculpe-me, mas não se usa o adj incongruente para roupas...
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esfarrapado..maltrapilho..com roupas que não combinam
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Emilie
: Yes, that's it. Roupas incongruentes não existem. Bem, no futuro.... Who knows!!!
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esfarrapado..maltrapilho..com roupas que não combinam
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reginalobo
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