Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
aborrescente
English translation:
annoying teenager
Added to glossary by
Janisa Antoniazzi
Jun 24, 2009 21:14
14 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Brazil
20-year experienced EN>PTBr translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
aborrescente
Portuguese to English
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Gostaria de sugestões sobre como traduzir ou explicar esse termo, já que na verdade não se trata de uma palavra dicionarizada, mas de uma invenção usada pejorativamente pra se referir aos adolescentes. O termos aparece em uma resenha de um livro sobre prevenção e tratamento do uso de drogas na adolescência.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | annoying teenager |
Marlene Curtis
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| 3 +1 | spoiled brat |
Jorge Rodrigues
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| 4 | spoiled teenager/dull teen |
Patricia Soares
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| 3 | someone in the awkward age |
Silvia Aquino
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Proposed translations
+6
6 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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annoying teenager
Cheater! Cheater! WHAT A HELL!! - Page 3 - FH Forum In portuguese, teenager is "adolescente", and annoying is "aborrecedor". Then in Brasil, we say "aborrescente" (funy "word game" concatenating "aborrecedor" ...
forum.wbfree.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28790&page=3
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Peer comment(s):
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Amy Duncan (X)
: Ha, that's exactly what I was going to say! :o)
19 mins
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Thanks! That's how I used to call my boys when they were teenagers...He..He...
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Dylan Hope
: Nice option - thats how I would translate it too.
30 mins
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Thanks!
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Maria José Tavares (X)
54 mins
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Grata!
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Cesar Sanchez
: "Peevish Teen" would be an option as well!
1 hr
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Grata!
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delveneto
10 hrs
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Grata!
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Isabel Maria Almeida
11 hrs
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Grata!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada!"
5 mins
Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Marketing and Research Specialist
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
someone in the awkward age
I found this in Whatchamacallit? Novo dicionário português-inglês de idiomatismos e coloquialismos.
+1
11 mins
Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese Expert.
Native in: English , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 2 more.
spoiled brat
My suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
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Paul Dixon
: Yes, indeed. Sounds like a good suggestion.
7 mins
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Thanks, Paul.
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18 mins
Patricia Soares
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Patricia Soares
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
spoiled teenager/dull teen
Sugg.
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