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Jacózinho

English translation: little bumpkin/hillbilly

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Portuguese term or phrase:Jacózinho
English translation:little bumpkin/hillbilly
Entered by: coquis

18:25 Jun 15, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Theatre
Portuguese term or phrase: Jacózinho
"_Vai dá de vítima, Jacózinho?"
dialogue where the bully kid says this to another kid.
coquis
France
Local time: 01:47
little bumpkin/hillbilly
Explanation:
Maybe it's a reference to the country duo Jacó e Jacozinho? Just a thought...
Selected response from:

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 20:47
Grading comment
this seems apt because of mention of Jacó later on
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5"you jerk / you dumb"
Marcelo Gonçalves
4Kike
Rui Freitas
2little bumpkin/hillbilly
Amy Duncan (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"you jerk / you dumb"


Explanation:
"Jacozinho" (without the stress) is a popular expression from the state of Alagoas. It's used to think or speak of someone as being of little worth;

Marcelo Gonçalves
Brazil
Local time: 20:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
little bumpkin/hillbilly


Explanation:
Maybe it's a reference to the country duo Jacó e Jacozinho? Just a thought...

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 20:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
this seems apt because of mention of Jacó later on
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think you're right because later on there's a mention of Jacó. Thanks!

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Kike


Explanation:
Jacózinho is written with capital letter but if you're sure it's not a name then you'll need to find the term which best suits the mood of the dialogue and the characters type of vocab.

You mentioned an anti-semitic comment, so I remembered Kike:

Kike: offensive terms for a Jew

Remember this is a racial slur in the same vein as "nigger" or "spic"

Rui Freitas
Portugal
Local time: 00:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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