Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

empty boasts

Portuguese translation:

orgulhos inchados / egos inflados

Added to glossary by Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Feb 24, 2006 19:27
18 yrs ago
English term

empty boasts

English to Portuguese Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Recursos de gravação
Cooling - A lot of computers, bodies and hot air (as in
empty boasts) can really heat up a room.
Change log

Mar 3, 2006 01:41: Carlos Angelo changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Computers: Systems, Networks" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Proposed translations

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orgulhos inchados / egos inflados

Parafraseando, de modo a manter a piada existente no contexto: "Um monte de computadores, corpos humanos e ar quente (dos egos inflados) pode esquentar mesmo uma sala."
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudio Mazotti : na oração ficou mt legal!
1 hr
agree rhandler
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Valeu, pessoas. Bjs Teresa"
4 mins

orgulho besta

Tentativa em PT-BR :-)

Penso que se refere a gabarolices vazias, sem significado
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14 mins

fanfarronadas

Another option.
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14 mins

gabarolas

ar quente (produzido por/ proveniente de/ vindo de gabarolas)

My suggestion
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