Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
o bam, bam, bam da firma
English translation:
the company's big boss
Added to glossary by
Jorge Rodrigues
Jan 23, 2005 14:05
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
da bam, bam, bam da firma de cargo
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Human Resources
Employee survey. This person is getting a bit hot under the collar, but ... WHAT ARE THEY ON ABOUT?
Brazil, btw.
Menos máfia empregatícia, existe uma pessoa que já entrou 3x por intermédio marido da bam, bam, bam da firma de cargo. Menos regalias p/pessoas de cargo que já ganham altos salários e ainda recebe carros caríssimos, gasolina, rest., seguro dos carros caríssimo. E o pessoal da produção c/desigualdade de salário e nem pode pensar em pedir nada.
Brazil, btw.
Menos máfia empregatícia, existe uma pessoa que já entrou 3x por intermédio marido da bam, bam, bam da firma de cargo. Menos regalias p/pessoas de cargo que já ganham altos salários e ainda recebe carros caríssimos, gasolina, rest., seguro dos carros caríssimo. E o pessoal da produção c/desigualdade de salário e nem pode pensar em pedir nada.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | the company's big boss |
Jorge Rodrigues
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| 5 | the company's head honcho |
Eduardo Queiroz
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| 4 | husband of a woman honcho in the company she headed up |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Proposed translations
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Jorge Rodrigues
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the company's big boss
A Brazilian expressoin. "Bam bam bam" means the boss, owner, director, manager, etc., of a company.
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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2005-01-23 16:02:44 GMT)
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Really? I had never heard about \"head honcho\" before. It will go right to my glossary. Thanks a lot.
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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2005-01-23 16:02:44 GMT)
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Really? I had never heard about \"head honcho\" before. It will go right to my glossary. Thanks a lot.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amy Duncan (X)
: imho, "head honcho" is better than "big boss," although the latter is OK, too.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. I take Jane's point that it is a woman "honcho" (honcha?), but I had no idea what this term meant"
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the company's head honcho
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husband of a woman honcho in the company she headed up
this is the HUSBAND of a WOMAN..and I think you are missing a word
existe uma pessoa que já entrou 3x tres vezes] por intermédio [do] marido da bam, bam, bam da firma de cargo
DA bam bam bam....is feminine...it's not DO bam bam bam...so...
There is one person who has already got in three times thorough the husband of the woman honcho of the company she headed up...
cargo= a function or job, position...so firme de cargo is the company where this particular woman was a honcho
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Note added at 7 hrs 58 mins (2005-01-23 22:03:42 GMT)
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of the WOMAN HONCHO....head honcho is used but redundant..your choice
existe uma pessoa que já entrou 3x tres vezes] por intermédio [do] marido da bam, bam, bam da firma de cargo
DA bam bam bam....is feminine...it's not DO bam bam bam...so...
There is one person who has already got in three times thorough the husband of the woman honcho of the company she headed up...
cargo= a function or job, position...so firme de cargo is the company where this particular woman was a honcho
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Note added at 7 hrs 58 mins (2005-01-23 22:03:42 GMT)
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of the WOMAN HONCHO....head honcho is used but redundant..your choice
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