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abobrinha/conversa fiada/papo furado/jogar conversa fora

English translation: idle talk; aimless chatter; prattle

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Portuguese term or phrase:abobrinha/conversa fiada/papo furado/jogar conversa fora
English translation:idle talk; aimless chatter; prattle
Entered by: Humberto Ribas

12:42 Jul 19, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / common parlance
Portuguese term or phrase: abobrinha/conversa fiada/papo furado/jogar conversa fora
Parte of a film script: street language - Brazilian Portuguese. All four mean to talk nonsense
Humberto Ribas
Brazil
Local time: 09:45
idle talk; aimless chatter; prattle
Explanation:
these are all correct English

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-07-19 12:48:03 GMT)
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humberto, do thesaurus (nem todas as palavras tem o mesmo significado!)


Definition: nonsense
Synonyms: amphibiology, balderdash, baloney*, bull*, bunkum, drivel, equivocation, flimflam*, gibberish, hokum, jazz*, mumbo jumbo*, rigmarole
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
* = informal or slang
Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus - Cite This Source

Main Entry: drivel
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: talk
Synonyms: Greek*, babble, balderdash*, blather*, bosh, bunk*, bunkum, double-talk, gibberish, gobbledygook*, hogwash*, hooey*, jabber*, nonsense, poppycock*, prating, rot*, rubbish*, stuff, tripe*, twaddle*
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
* = informal or slang

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-07-19 12:48:44 GMT)
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um monte de abobrinha -> a bunch of baloney
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veratek
Brazil
Local time: 09:45
Grading comment
thanks, Vera
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1idle talk; aimless chatter; prattle
veratek
4 +1bullshit/BS
Amy Duncan (X)


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
idle talk; aimless chatter; prattle


Explanation:
these are all correct English

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-07-19 12:48:03 GMT)
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humberto, do thesaurus (nem todas as palavras tem o mesmo significado!)


Definition: nonsense
Synonyms: amphibiology, balderdash, baloney*, bull*, bunkum, drivel, equivocation, flimflam*, gibberish, hokum, jazz*, mumbo jumbo*, rigmarole
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
* = informal or slang
Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus - Cite This Source

Main Entry: drivel
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: talk
Synonyms: Greek*, babble, balderdash*, blather*, bosh, bunk*, bunkum, double-talk, gibberish, gobbledygook*, hogwash*, hooey*, jabber*, nonsense, poppycock*, prating, rot*, rubbish*, stuff, tripe*, twaddle*
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
* = informal or slang

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-07-19 12:48:44 GMT)
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um monte de abobrinha -> a bunch of baloney


veratek
Brazil
Local time: 09:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks, Vera

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kemper Combs: I think you've covered it all with those Thesaurus entries.
4 mins
  -> I guess! would the reason for why humans invented so many words for baloney be that it's so omnipresent in ppl's lives? ;-)
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bullshit/BS


Explanation:
If it's street talk, you might want to seriously consider this option! This is very commonly used.

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 09:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo Gonçalves: Exactly!
24 mins
  -> Thanks, Marcelo!
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