Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
a pachorrice
English translation:
languidness / slowness / laziness / willing to do nothing
Portuguese term
Translation and Transcreation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
a pachorrice
Context= "para eles a paz de alma, a pachoricce, a chatice do cessar-fogo são essenciais"
| 3 +1 | languidness / slowness / laziness / willing to do nothing |
cristina estanislau
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| 5 | sullenness |
Susy Ordaz
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| 5 | sloth..sluggishness..phlegm |
airmailrpl
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| 4 | the slouchiness |
José Henrique Lamensdorf
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Jun 7, 2007 20:48: cristina estanislau changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/124328">Caroline Reiss's</a> old entry - "a pachorrice"" to ""languidness / slowness / laziness / willing to do nothing""
Proposed translations
Really devoted and persistent
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, and 5 more.
languidness / slowness / laziness / willing to do nothing
Brazil
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
the slouchiness
| Thanks José, your suggestion was great but I went with 'languidness' because I think it best suits the register of the particular text. Thanks again for having taken the time to answer. Best wishes. |
Excellent Rates and Excellent Service
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
sullenness
Another option.
| Thanks for your suggestion Cristina. I went with the suggestion of 'languidness' as I think it best suits the register of this particular text. Thanks again for having taken the time to answer. |
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
sloth..sluggishness..phlegm
Origem: Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre.
Substantivo feminino (de um radical pach='gordura', 'pesadume' 1. Falta de pressa; vagar, lentidão, fleuma. 2. Paciência.
Obtido em "http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachorra"
pa.chor.ra
[paX'oRA] s. f. phlegm, sluggishness.
DicMichaelis
sloth
n 1 indolência, preguiça. 2 Zool. bicho preguiça.
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