Apr 4, 2009 19:04
15 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
...of being something of a bicycle.
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
História policial
It earned her the reputation...
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(rendeu-lhe a reputação)...de ser uma "vadia/piranha/devoradora de homens" e tanto.
Now, to those who think I have a dirty mind. I saw the phrase "earned her a REPUTATION of being something of a BICYCLE", I thought
"bicycle: to ride" and "to ride: to be the one on top during sex."
I can't imagine why else someone would earn a reputation of being a "bicycle". Either that or she's very thin.
A bicycle is easy to ride. A woman who is considered easy to ride is called "vadia/biscate" in Portuguese.
Poetry Daily: Colette Inez, "Two Wheeler Spins"She wakes up and she's a bicycle. Streamline, at last. Bicycles are naturally anorexic. Sometimes her husband pats her seat. Sex is not out of the question. ...
www.cstone.net/~poems/twowhine.htm
bicycle = a figurative and imaginative way of describing a woman of loose habits. (Wexford)
She's a bicycle if ever there was one!
A Dictionary of Hiberno-English
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A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
bicycle - a figurative and imaginative way of describing a woman of loose habits. 'She's a bicycle if ever there was one' (Wexford).
books.google.com/books?isbn=0717135357...
Biscate: Mulher fácil, que fica com vários homens.
Minha prima é uma " biscate" - [ Translate this page ]27 Jan 2009 ... Desabafa.com - Um site onde podes desabafar, contar segredos e até mesmo pedir opiniões, isto tudo sem ninguém saber quem és :)
desabafa.com/desabafos-femininos/1095-minha-prima-e-uma-q-biscateq
BISCATE - Vagabunda. Geralmente utilizado para referenciar alguma mulher biscate, que gosta de chamar a atenção dos machos.
-Se aquela vadia continuar se insinuando para mim eu vou passar...!
http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/buscar.php?palavra=vadi...
SOMETHING OF = e tanto; bastante
To some extent, as in Our professor is something of an eccentric. [Early 1700s]
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Note added at 58 mins (2009-04-04 20:02:31 GMT)
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I forgot to insert "de ser uma biscate e tanto".
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Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2009-04-06 14:13:41 GMT)
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também: RENDEU-LHE FAMA DE MULHER FÁCIL/DE SER UMA MULHER MUITO FÁCIL.
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rhandler
: Você desvendou o mistério.
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Marcelo Lino
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imatahan
: lol
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Maria Castro
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Portugal
Quality & Accuracy at your service!
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
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...ser uma espécie de bicicleta.
ser uma espécie de bicicleta.
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Marcos Antonio
Native in Portuguese
Electric Engineer/Military
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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....como sendo algo que necessitasse de um impulso.
Sug.
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Claudio Mazotti
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Obrigado, CLáudio. Um ótimo final de semana
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Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in English
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Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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1973
...uma galinha
Minha sug...
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Floriana Leary
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
United States
efficient
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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40
...como andar sempre em cima dela como uma bicicleta.
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Discussion
´Course I can´t blame you! By the way, I don´t think the verb ´ to blame´shd ever be used relating to sex, unless you steal yr best friend´s partner...
Aí vai: "Whenever she spotted someone she thought attractive there would ensue a kind of manic ritual, where she would roll her eyes and snicker. There could be no doubt as to what was on offer, and this in fact earned her a reputation ..."