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EASY-GOING

Portuguese translation: afável

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:EASY-GOING
Portuguese translation:afável
Entered by: Lúcia Lopes

15:11 Apr 24, 2003
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
English term or phrase: EASY-GOING
Estes são ítens isolados num teste de personalidade de âmbito profissional/trabalho. Tratam-se de adjetivos.
Gustavo Strobel (X)
flexível
Explanation:
o por aqui já afamado "jogo de cintura"
:-)

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Note added at 2003-04-25 05:12:03 (GMT)
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Outra (BOA!) possibilidade:

AFAVEL (perdoem a falta de acento!) :-)
Selected response from:

Lúcia Lopes
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5tranquilo
SilLiz (X)
5 +5pessoa de fácil relacionamento
Carla Araújo
5 +3descontraído
Ana Paula Miraldo
5 +2A escolha é sua!
António Ribeiro
5 +1desembaraçado
Sidnei Arruda
5Calmo, relaxado
Aline Leal
5tolerante
BrazBiz
5influenciável
Roberto Cavalcanti
5de fácil trato
vertebem
5flexível
Lúcia Lopes
3fácil de conduzir
Clauwolf


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fácil de conduzir


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 15958
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Calmo, relaxado


Explanation:
é isso

Aline Leal
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 26
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
tranquilo


Explanation:
sossegado
boa paz


SilLiz (X)
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
PRO pts in pair: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla Carvalho (X)
10 mins
  -> Obrigada, Carla
agree  reginalobo
33 mins
  -> Obrigada, Regina
agree  Gino Amaral
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Gino
agree  Tania Marques-Cardoso
8 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Tânia
agree  Sue Horn
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Sue
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tolerante


Explanation:
+ uma

BrazBiz
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 429
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
desembaraçado


Explanation:
Referência:
ESTUDO CONTRASTIVO DOS VOCÁBULOS COMPOSTOS EM PORTUGUÊS E EM INGLÊS

easy-going (desembaraçado)


    Reference: http://sw.npd.ufc.br/abralin/anais_con2nac_tema039.pdf
Sidnei Arruda
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 128

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
pessoa de fácil relacionamento


Explanation:
.

Carla Araújo
Portugal
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 323

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jorge Freire
2 hrs
agree  mary bueno
4 hrs
agree  Ana Rita Santiago
5 hrs
agree  Gabriela Frazao: gosto mais desta sugestão
20 hrs
agree  Ricardo Almeida
1 day 5 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
influenciável


Explanation:
ok

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7462

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Isabel Remelgado: pode ter uma conotação negativa
2 days 23 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
de fácil trato


Explanation:
é o indivíduo que é equilibrado e "boa gente".

vertebem
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 109
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
flexível


Explanation:
o por aqui já afamado "jogo de cintura"
:-)

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Note added at 2003-04-25 05:12:03 (GMT)
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Outra (BOA!) possibilidade:

AFAVEL (perdoem a falta de acento!) :-)

Lúcia Lopes
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 784
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
descontraído


Explanation:
Apenas mais uma sugestão.

Ana Paula Miraldo
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lúcia Lopes: e das boas! :-)
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Maria.
agree  Sue Horn
21 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Sue.
agree  Isabel Remelgado
2 days 19 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Isabel.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A escolha é sua!


Explanation:
O dicionário on-line da Porto Editora diz:

easy-going

adjectivo

1. despreocupado, descontraído;

2. bonacheirão;

3. tolerante;

4. pouco exigente;



António Ribeiro
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7218

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vera Rocha
16 hrs
agree  Sue Horn
19 hrs
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