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what mean bastards we are

Portuguese translation: \"Faz com que você perceba como nós, europeus, temos sido mesquinhos/sem coração\"

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English term or phrase:what mean bastards we are
Portuguese translation:\"Faz com que você perceba como nós, europeus, temos sido mesquinhos/sem coração\"
Entered by: Ena Smith

13:38 Oct 24, 2016
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Foreign Affairs
English term or phrase: what mean bastards we are
Here in the tiny promontory of Kilis, the statistics feel somehow more dreadful. Turkey looks after 2.7 million Syrian refugees. It makes you realise what mean bastards we are in Europe after last year’s million refugees – not all of them Syrians – poured in among us.
Ena Smith
United States
Local time: 23:33
"Faz com que você perceba como nós, europeus, temos sido mesquinhos/sem coração"
Explanation:
Espero que ajude.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-10-24 17:09:33 GMT)
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Outra opção que acho que cairia bem seria "desumanos".
Selected response from:

José Helbert
Brazil
Local time: 00:33
Grading comment
Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3...a cambada de filhos da puta que nós, europeus, somos...
Danik 2014
4 +1"...os grandes sacanas que nós, Europeus, somos, quando..."
Ana Costa
4 +1Com isso nos damos conta de como somos cruéis e imbecis
Matheus Chaud
4mãos de vaca/sovinas/avaros/avarentos/pães-duros/mesquinhos
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4que desgraçados mesquinhos estamos na Europa
airmailrpl
4"Faz com que você perceba como nós, europeus, temos sido mesquinhos/sem coração"
José Helbert
4Faz você se dar conta o quão ignorantes e cruéis somos na Europa
Daniel Pimentel


Discussion entries: 4





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mean bastards we
"...os grandes sacanas que nós, Europeus, somos, quando..."


Explanation:
This is "slang" language and I tried not to use more offensive language, but I believe this is the general idea :)

Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Cravidao
23 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Ana :)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mean bastards we
mãos de vaca/sovinas/avaros/avarentos/pães-duros/mesquinhos


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mean bastards we
...a cambada de filhos da puta que nós, europeus, somos...


Explanation:
Desculpem-me pela opção menos sutíl.
"Bastard" muitas vezes é traduzido como "filho da puta"

Danik 2014
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Se o documento e o cliente permitirem, é isso aí!
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mário! É também acho que a questão vai ser buscar o tempero certo!
agree  Ana Costa: Eu não me atrevi a ir tão longe, mas... ;)
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Ana! :)
agree  Ana Cravidao
22 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Ana Cravidão!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
what mean bastards we are in Europe
que desgraçados mesquinhos estamos na Europa


Explanation:
que desgraçados mesquinhos estamos na Europa

Definitions of mean
adjective
unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.
"she felt mean not giving a tip"
synonyms: miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, penny-pinching, cheeseparing,

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-10-24 17:09:09 GMT)
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que desgraçados mesquinhos somos na Europa

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 00:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 14
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"It makes you realise what mean bastards we are in Europe"
"Faz com que você perceba como nós, europeus, temos sido mesquinhos/sem coração"


Explanation:
Espero que ajude.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-10-24 17:09:33 GMT)
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Outra opção que acho que cairia bem seria "desumanos".


José Helbert
Brazil
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
It makes you realise what mean bastards we are
Com isso nos damos conta de como somos cruéis e imbecis


Explanation:

Sugestão para o trecho:

It makes you realise what mean bastards we are in Europe
Com isso nos damos conta de como somos cruéis e imbecis na Europa

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nathalia Romo Trindade
17 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Nathalia!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It makes you realise what mean bastards we are in Europe
Faz você se dar conta o quão ignorantes e cruéis somos na Europa


Explanation:
sugestão

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Note added at 22 horas (2016-10-25 12:30:37 GMT)
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Outra sugestão: Faz você se dar conta que tipo de bastardos cruéis nós somos na Europa.

Daniel Pimentel
Brazil
Local time: 00:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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