Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

mixed bag

Portuguese translation:

miscelânea

Added to glossary by poulson
Mar 31, 2002 01:18
22 yrs ago
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English term

mixed bag

Non-PRO English to Portuguese Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters General
Social norms are a mixed bag.

What's the meaning of bag here? How could I translate it?

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Mar 31, 2002:
more context: Social norms are a mixed bag: not to be ignored, but certainly not the last word either.
Non-ProZ.com Mar 31, 2002:
more context: Social norms are a mixed bag: not to be ignored, but certainly not the last word either.

Proposed translations

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portfólio diversificado ou hetereogêneo

Uma sugestão.

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Note added at 2002-03-31 02:10:19 (GMT)
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Ou expressão popular: \"balaio de gatos\"

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Ou expressão popular: \"balaio de gatos\"
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Não era bem o que pretendia mas ajudou a encontrar o significado: miscelânea. Muito obrigado!"
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tem vantagens e desvantagens ou tem pontos positivos e negativos

O American Heritage diz:
A collection of dissimilar things; an assortment.

Mas, em geral, a expressão é usada em sentido figurado, para indicar algo que tem vantagens e desvantagens, que não é calramente bom ou ruim. Comom social norms.


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