Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
...a pikestaff.
Portuguese translation:
...sem graça OU sem atrativos
Added to glossary by
Marlene Curtis
Mar 28, 2009 20:26
15 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
...a pikestaff.
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
História policial
Georgiana was as plain as ...
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Apr 2, 2009 12:09: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
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Marlene Curtis
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Marlene Curtis
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...sem graça OU sem atrativos
AS PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF / as plain as a pikestaff 1 very obvious 2 ... AS PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF - (as) plain as a pikestaff 1. very obvious. 2. ordinary or unattractive in appearance. [alt. of as plain as a packstaff, ...
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When she felt discontent, Estella could take comfort in having defied the band of relatives who'd clucked and shaken their heads and gossiped that Estella Bolger, plain as a pikestaff, would never marry well
http://www.brandyhall.net/library/harmony.htm
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A pikestaff is a shaft with a sharp metal spike used by walkers.
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When she felt discontent, Estella could take comfort in having defied the band of relatives who'd clucked and shaken their heads and gossiped that Estella Bolger, plain as a pikestaff, would never marry well
http://www.brandyhall.net/library/harmony.htm
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A pikestaff is a shaft with a sharp metal spike used by walkers.
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
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Bentevi
: I think it's as plain as a pikestaff that your answer is the right one. Maybe "totalmente sem graça".
59 mins
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Yes, as a walking stick (a pikestaff)
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Luiz Vasconcelos
: No sentido de aparência, esta opção fica melhor.
1 hr
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Grata!
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Floriana Leary
: Sem graça would be my pick!
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Thanks!
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soaresmary
: concordo com o Luiz
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Grata!
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Carlos Quandt
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Grata!
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Isabel Maria Almeida
13 hrs
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Grata Isabel!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Carla Lopes
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Translating is my life
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: Spanish to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 6 more.
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claro como água
Michaelis Moderno Dicionário Inglês-Português (English-Portuguese)
pike.staff
[p'aiksta:f] as plain as a pikestaff claro como água.
pike.staff
[p'aiksta:f] as plain as a pikestaff claro como água.
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Artur Jorge Martins
6 mins
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Obrigada!
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Obrigada!
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Luiz Vasconcelos
: Certíssimo, Carla, abraços. Respondemos a mesma coisa, percebeu?
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Camaradagem acima de tudo, não é verdade? :) Obrigada!
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2 mins
Luiz Vasconcelos
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Striving for excellence
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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24
claro como água
as plain as a pikestaff
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Na verdade, clara como água.
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Na verdade, clara como água.
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Artur Jorge Martins
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Obrigado, Artur.
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imatahan
18 mins
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Obrigado, imatahan.
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Carla Lopes
32 mins
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Obrigado, Carla!
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soaresmary
: soaresmary
3 hrs
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Obrigado.
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rhandler
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Thanks!
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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claro como un dia de sol
outra opção
Mike :)
Mike :)
3 hrs
Marcos Antonio
Native in Portuguese
Electric Engineer/Military
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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234
haste/cabo de uma lança
Sug.
O estilo georgiano era tão simples quanto o cabo de uma lança.
- pikestaff: haste de pique ou de lança.
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Correção: Não se trata de estilo.
Georgiana era tão simples quanto o cabo de uma lança.
O estilo georgiano era tão simples quanto o cabo de uma lança.
- pikestaff: haste de pique ou de lança.
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Correção: Não se trata de estilo.
Georgiana era tão simples quanto o cabo de uma lança.
23 hrs
...um cabo de vassoura.
Não é uma tradução literal, pois, "pikestaff" é um cabo do pique (lança de combate simples), mas creio ser a que se ajusta ao contexto.
Parece-me que Georgiana não tinha atributos físicos, sem curvas, reta como uma tábua, um cabo de vassoura ou um cabo de pique!
Parece-me que Georgiana não tinha atributos físicos, sem curvas, reta como uma tábua, um cabo de vassoura ou um cabo de pique!
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