Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
LA Awkward Squad
Portuguese translation:
pelotão desajeitado de LA
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airmailrpl
Sep 13, 2013 02:27
10 yrs ago
English term
LA Awkward Squad
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I'm heading to the green hills of the San Fernando Valley, home to LA's comfortable middle class. I am meeting with Ron Kaye, former editor of the LA Daily News, a passionate and outspoken member of the LA Awkward Squad.
"awkward squad" refers to any grouping of individuals, normally within an existing organisation or structure, who are incompetent or wittingly or otherwise associate together to resist or obstruct change and are possibly stubborn in doing so.
inept unit, bungling group ...Alguma sugestão em português? Obrigada!
"awkward squad" refers to any grouping of individuals, normally within an existing organisation or structure, who are incompetent or wittingly or otherwise associate together to resist or obstruct change and are possibly stubborn in doing so.
inept unit, bungling group ...Alguma sugestão em português? Obrigada!
Proposed translations
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| 4 | pelotão desajeitado de LA |
airmailrpl
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| 4 | esquadrão de inaptos de LA |
Leonor Machado
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| 3 | batalhão de murrinhas/tranca-ruas/empata-fodas de LA |
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Sep 18, 2013 10:59: airmailrpl Created KOG entry
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pelotão desajeitado de LA
la awkward squad => pelotão desajeitado de LA
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batalhão de murrinhas/tranca-ruas/empata-fodas de LA
These are three of the expressions I know. The last one is obscene.
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airmailrpl
: "The last one is obscene" - quite.. actually I was agreeing with you - and you apparently took it some other way
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Oh, I really took it as sarcasm. I'm deeply sorry. Please, forgive me.
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esquadrão de inaptos de LA
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