Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Ela tem um parafuso a menos
French translation:
Il lui manque un boulon/une case
Portuguese term
30 ans d'expérience, tous les domaines
Native in: Portuguese 
, French
Works in: Portuguese to French, Portuguese to Italian, French to Portuguese, and 13 more.
Ela tem um parafuso a menos
Como traduziriam essa expressão?
'Elle est dingue'? Acho que não.
Proposed translations
Portugal
Bilingual French & Portuguese Translator
Native in: French , Portuguese
Works in: English to French, Portuguese to French, French to Portuguese, and 3 more.
Il lui manque un boulon
| agree |
Isabel Gamito
28 mins
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| agree |
limule
: je préfère "il lui manque une case" pour éviter le littéral qui ne case pas aussi bien...
14 hrs
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Portugal
Don't be lost in translation!
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) , Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian)
Works in: French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, English to Portuguese, and 6 more.
il lui manque un câble
| neutral |
limule
: on dirait plutôt: "Elle a pêté un câble" et le sens serait différent: état de furie incontrôlée d'un individu. Ah le français...
14 hrs
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France
Qualité et Respect des délais
Native in: French , Portuguese
Works in: French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, English to French, and 1 more.
Elle a une case de vide
France
Rapidité, qualité et prix
Native in: French
Works in: French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, Spanish to French
ça ne tourne pas rond chez elle
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Note added at 16 minutes (2009-08-27 19:00:43 GMT)
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Elle ne tourne pas rond
Elle a une case en moins
ela tem um parafuso a menos
elle ne va pas très bien !!!! ( dans le sens ironique du style elle est folle !!)
ela foi para a praia com botas e camisola de gola alta...! ela deve ter um parafuso a menos...!
Discussion
Se eu estivesse no lugar da Diana, teria muita dificuldade em escolher uma das opções, pois, para mim, todas elas são muito sugestivas.