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Evil Monkey Man

Portuguese translation: segurança de boate / viciado em drogas

00:09 Jul 16, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
English term or phrase: Evil Monkey Man
Outside the tent, I can see an Evil Monkey Man cartwheeling around the VIP compound.
RoBelinky
Brazil
Local time: 08:04
Portuguese translation:segurança de boate / viciado em drogas
Explanation:
Como você ainda não fechou esta questão, imagino que não encontrou o que procura. Eis algumas possibilidades (Urban Dictionary):

4- The overly large guy on the door of a club or bar who prevents entry to the establishment and breaks up fights. Not usually too bright. More braun, less brain.

5- A person who does drugs (specifically cocaine).

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=monkey man

http://ask.metafilter.com/10002/

Boa sorte!
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Fausto Machado Tiemann
Brazil
Local time: 08:04
Grading comment
Pois é... fiquei sem saber direito o que fazer. Obrigada pelos links.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2homem macaco mal/perverso
Mary Palmer
4 +1diabólico homem macaco
Erik Bry
3a face nefasta do homem brincalhão.
Marcos Antonio
3segurança de boate / viciado em drogas
Fausto Machado Tiemann


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
evil monkey man
diabólico homem macaco


Explanation:
as I'd say it

Erik Bry
Local time: 05:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoaoMoreira
13 hrs
  -> obrigado
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
evil monkey man
homem macaco mal/perverso


Explanation:
outra sugestão :)

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lilma Schimmel (X): Essa traducao e mais precisa...
2 hrs
  -> obrigada Lilma!
neutral  José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto (X): "Mau" (adjetivo), e não "mal" (advérbio).
7 hrs
  -> mal pode ser usado nesse caso também. Mas "mau" seria mais apropriado mesmo. Só é fazer a mudança se assim preferir.
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida: concordo
8 hrs
  -> obrigada Isabel!
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
evil monkey man
a face nefasta do homem brincalhão.


Explanation:
Sug.

Creio tratar-se de "racional" x "irracional"

- a face/lado nefasta do homem brincalhão

- Songwriter David Yazbek reveals his most serious side on Evil Monkey Man and then on a lighter note, daffy doings from The Bobs with Get Your Monkey Off My ...
www.talkinbroadway.com/sound/april1708.html - 14k

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 27
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
evil monkey man
segurança de boate / viciado em drogas


Explanation:
Como você ainda não fechou esta questão, imagino que não encontrou o que procura. Eis algumas possibilidades (Urban Dictionary):

4- The overly large guy on the door of a club or bar who prevents entry to the establishment and breaks up fights. Not usually too bright. More braun, less brain.

5- A person who does drugs (specifically cocaine).

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=monkey man

http://ask.metafilter.com/10002/

Boa sorte!

Fausto Machado Tiemann
Brazil
Local time: 08:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Pois é... fiquei sem saber direito o que fazer. Obrigada pelos links.
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