Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
caprichada utilitária
English translation:
sleek two-wheeler
Portuguese term
India
Perceptive, incisive, accurate!
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English, and 1 more.
caprichada utilitária
Uma caprichada utilitária desembarca no nosso mercado prometendo ser alem do que apenas "mais uma"
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Quality in no time! IoLET Diptrans
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
aprimorada, elegante
examples:
garçon, dê uma caprichada no molho. (when asking to have an extra bit of sauce)
um trabalho caprichado (a drawing with an extra effort and attention to detail)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-06 21:45:25 GMT)
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correction - when asking for some extra sauce.
garçon, por favor
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
useful gadget/addition
Brazil
Marketing, technical, scientific, Ph.D.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
a fine street bike
utilitária: refers to a "utility", all-purpose vehicle. Since there's no such type of motorcycle, it could be translated as a standard (street) bike.
See http://motorcycles.suite101.com/article.cfm/motorcycle_types...
Italy
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
a perfect utility motorcycle
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Carlos Quandt
: the term "utility motorcycle" is not used at all
2 days 17 hrs
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Practical refinement
utilitária = úti l> prática > practical
caprichada > com capricho > refined
food for thought.
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