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Efeito Estufa
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Aug 31, 2002 10:50
21 yrs ago
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português term

inveterado

Non-PRO português para inglês Arte/Literatura
o gang de delinquentes inveterados
Proposed translations (inglês)
4 +8 a gang of inveterate/confirmed/hardened delinquents
3 +5 inveterate
5 +3 unrepentant, down-to-the-bone
3 +4 ingrained, seasoned, obdurate, hardcore (criminals)
5 -2 a gang of helpless transgressors / delinquents / criminals
5 -3 Primeiras respostas

Proposed translations

+8
9 minutos
Selected

a gang of inveterate/confirmed/hardened delinquents

good luck
Peer comment(s):
agree Libero_Lang_Lab : hardened i like - as in hardened criminals; confirmed not bad either
18 minutos
agree Fredrik Zeiner : "Hardened" parece o melhor
1 hora
agree marfus
2 horas
agree luskie : s
2 horas
agree Silvio Picinini : hardened
3 horas
agree x-Translator (X)
3 horas
agree callista72
6 horas
agree airmailrpl : hardened
1 dia 5 horas
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+5
8 minutos

inveterate

or habitual (esp. undesirable)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Libero_Lang_Lab : inveterate is used, but it is somewhat lofty in style - i am not sure that it is absolutely the best adjective to juxtapose with delinquents...it's not wrong - but i think there are better options
18 minutos
agree luskie : we don't know which style is required here
2 horas
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : just to add to the pot: inveterate is good ole New Yorker (magazine that is) style, for example...
4 horas
agree callista72 : "an inveterate drinker", a hardened criminal
6 horas
agree Claudia Andrade
1 dia 9 horas
agree hmercer : inveterate ou unrepentant
2 dias 15 horas
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+3
9 minutos

unrepentant, down-to-the-bone

Peer comment(s):
agree luskie : (and, in above agree I was going to write: agree with Dan here)
3 horas
agree Estella
2 dias 5 horas
agree hmercer : unrepentant é tão bom quanto inveterate
2 dias 15 horas
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-2
34 minutos

a gang of helpless transgressors / delinquents / criminals

Luísa, acredito que "helpless" seja o que você está procurando, sendo que tem o sentido de "sem solução", "sem jeito", "irreparáveis". "Transgressors" também é mais comum do que "delinquents", mas, afinal, são todos uns pequenos "criminals".

Boa sorte
Peer comment(s):
disagree Libero_Lang_Lab : helpless, on the contrary, describes them as poor pathetic victims. Completely inappropriate I feel. delinquents is the term - criminals is much broader in meaning, an 80 year old robber would not be a delinquent. transgressor is the wrong tone and style
22 minutos
disagree Steve Smith : Não teria "disagreed" contigo se não fosse o comentário idiota do AR que segue. Quero deixar bem claro (como falante nativo de inglês) que as respostas acima são todas possíveis mas que "helpless" muda o significado bastante.
3 horas
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-3
41 minutos

Primeiras respostas

Dadas e comentadas por:

Nina Kanjander: Finish/Swedish

Dan Brennan: Russian

Albert Golub: French/Italian/Spanish

E continuamos a pensar que isto está certo!!!!
Peer comment(s):
disagree Libero_Lang_Lab : I happen to be English not Russian... and I know good English when I see it - that's how I earn my living - writing/translating into English - and I read & speak a few other languages too, including a few romance languages. u r free to ignore my comments.
20 minutos
Quais são as suas qualificaç~oes em português?
disagree Jason Stevens : Comentário meio desnecessário heim. Assim sendo técnicamente vc não deveria ter 188 kudoz, provenientes de português/Inglês
33 minutos
Porque não, se sou e falo Português?
disagree marfus : you're welcome not to
1 hora
Quais são as suas qualificaç~oes em português?
agree luskie : I would definitely agree with you if the site did lack any agree/disagree sytem - but, as it is, and as you see, I think you (we) can be quite confident... Or, maybe, you might try to propose some change in the site rules... Have a good weekend :)
2 horas
agree Roberto Cavalcanti : Estas pessoas não devem ser profissionais. Falta-lhes responsabilidade
2 horas
disagree Steve Smith : Who made you the language police, Antonio? Your comment is uncalled for, xenophobic,and antagonistic! Worse: the only WRONG answer above is Rafaela's -- the other's are all good possibilities regardless of the source.
3 horas
neutral Albert Golub : Thanks for the compliment!!! By the way, FINISH or FINNISH !! Is it the Australian spelling??
6 horas
disagree airmailrpl : we should lok at the quality of the answers - only
1 dia 4 horas
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+4
2 horas

ingrained, seasoned, obdurate, hardcore (criminals)

a few more alternatives to consider

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Note added at 2002-08-31 13:12:02 (GMT)
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well, delinquents, not criminals
Peer comment(s):
agree Libero_Lang_Lab : hardcore - if the asker wants a less formal tone - is a nice option. none of the others pair particularly well with delinquent in my view marfus
33 minutos
i'll learn my lesson Dan. Thnx
agree luskie : depending on the context, impenitent would also do
54 minutos
Thank you
agree airmailrpl : hardcore
1 dia 2 horas
agree LoreAC (X)
3 dias 9 horas
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