Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
moquifo
English translation:
tip, dump
Added to glossary by
David Warwick
Sep 23, 2004 02:09
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
moquifo
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
A frase inteira è:
Ela mora em um apartamento bem pequenininho, apertado mesmo. E é tudo uma bagunça, è o maior moquifo.
Obrigado a todos desde já!
Ela mora em um apartamento bem pequenininho, apertado mesmo. E é tudo uma bagunça, è o maior moquifo.
Obrigado a todos desde já!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | tip (UK) |
David Warwick
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| 5 +4 | dump |
Sormane Fitzgerald
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| 4 | shanty |
airmailrpl
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| 4 | squalid dwelling |
Sheila Kurc
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| 3 | mess |
Luciano Monteiro
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Proposed translations
7 hrs
Selected
tip (UK)
In UK English you could say this:
It's a real mess, a tip.
As a Brit 'Dump' sounds to me like the flat is in bad condition, doors falling off etc, whereas I think this phrase just means it's untidy.
It's a real mess, a tip.
As a Brit 'Dump' sounds to me like the flat is in bad condition, doors falling off etc, whereas I think this phrase just means it's untidy.
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Comment: "Obrigado!"
3 mins
Luciano Monteiro
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Style and Accuracy
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 5 more.
mess
It is a mess.
+4
15 mins
Sormane Fitzgerald
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Fully bilingual; pharm/med, among others
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
24
dump
My suggestion.
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Note added at 42 mins (2004-09-23 02:51:24 GMT)
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\'Dump\' (Her place is a dump; What a dump!)is used to describe a messy, disorganized, and/or dirty place.
Pretty much what \'moquifo\' means, as far as I know.
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Note added at 42 mins (2004-09-23 02:51:24 GMT)
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\'Dump\' (Her place is a dump; What a dump!)is used to describe a messy, disorganized, and/or dirty place.
Pretty much what \'moquifo\' means, as far as I know.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marcos_J
2 hrs
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| agree |
CarolynB
6 hrs
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| agree |
Cristina Santos
7 hrs
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| agree |
Javier Ramos
: ou "a real dump"
8 hrs
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1 hr
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
68
shanty
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... Ceilândia-DF. Adicionado: 27:Dec:03 | Número de Cliques: 108. Muquifo, Muquifo...
adj.(bras.):1.lugar bagunçado,pequeno; 2.pardieiro. ...
www.blogs.com.br/diretorio/?id_category=280
par.di.ei.ro
[pardi'ejru] s. m. decayed house; shanty.
... Ceilândia-DF. Adicionado: 27:Dec:03 | Número de Cliques: 108. Muquifo, Muquifo...
adj.(bras.):1.lugar bagunçado,pequeno; 2.pardieiro. ...
www.blogs.com.br/diretorio/?id_category=280
par.di.ei.ro
[pardi'ejru] s. m. decayed house; shanty.
10 hrs
Sheila Kurc
Native in Portuguese
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Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
squalid dwelling
That´s what a muquifo is!
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