Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
vaidosa
English translation:
woman who cares for her beauty
Added to glossary by
Adriana Portas
Mar 15, 2007 12:36
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
área offshore e petróleo
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
vaidosa
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
no sentido de se embelezar, querer estar sempre bonita
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | care of herself |
Marcia Gascon
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| 5 +5 | vain |
Henrique Magalhaes
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| 3 | vainglorious |
T o b i a s
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Proposed translations
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Marcia Gascon
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
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care of herself
vaidoso no sentido de gostar de se cuidar seria essa a minha sugestão. ;)
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-03-15 13:02:20 GMT)
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-03-15 13:02:20 GMT)
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olhe aqui já postaram esta pergunta antes:
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:h4XzBoDkTvoJ:deu.proz.c...
Note from asker:
| optei por "woman who cares for her beauty", já que não encontrei em nenhum dicionario o sentido real que procuro (mulher que zela pela beleza) |
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+5
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Henrique Magalhaes
Native in Portuguese
Traduttore...ma non traditore!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 4 more.
vain
Yes I think it is the best word for it...
Peer comment(s):
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: Absolutely!
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Clauwolf
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Fernando Domeniconi
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oxygen4u
: :)
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Paulo Lara
: A melhor maneira de traduzir "vaidosa" é reformular a frase, dizendo algo como 'She takes good care of herself", a palavra "vain" é totalmente inadequada neste contexto, pois possui conotação negativa...
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vainglorious
Sorry Adriana: there is no translation for 'vaidosa'. Seriously, though, I think 'vainglorious' comes perhaps slightly closer, and is not quite so wholly negative as 'vain'.
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