Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
enjambracão
English translation:
makeshift/rigged
Added to glossary by
Verginia Ophof
Mar 4, 2011 16:44
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
enjambracão
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Linguistics
Popular Brazilian slang
Esse palavreado é usado aqui no Nordeste e diz-se de algo que estragou e foi feito tipo uma gambiarra e saiu torto (enjambrado). ...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | makeshift/rigged |
Verginia Ophof
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| 4 +1 | jerry-rig |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 4 +1 | slipshod |
Lesley S, MA
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| 4 | a gadget / engadgeted |
Jorge Soares
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| 3 | impovised installation |
Ana Lessa
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Change log
Mar 9, 2011 11:49: Verginia Ophof Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
22 mins
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
14
Selected
makeshift/rigged
Enjambração, Improvisado. Expressões de busca:Gerador, Aproveitamento.......
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slapdash
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Note added at 24 mins (2011-03-04 17:09:04 GMT)
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slapdash
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks,
Mike
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15 mins
impovised installation
Instalação impovisada, para quebrar o galho, vulgo gambiarra.
27 mins
Jorge Soares
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
As with colors, words make a difference
Native in: English 
, Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English to Creoles & Pidgins (Portuguese-based Other), and 8 more.
a gadget / engadgeted
A sugestion.
Gadget, engadgeted: usado na gíria para algo tranformado/aproveitado, engenhoca, geringonça.
Gadget, engadgeted: usado na gíria para algo tranformado/aproveitado, engenhoca, geringonça.
+1
30 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
jerry-rig
jerry-rig:
To fix or put together using non-standard or improvised materials.
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-03-04 17:16:07 GMT)
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jerry-rig
To fix or put together using non-standard or improvised materials.
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-03-04 17:16:07 GMT)
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jerry-rig
+1
4 hrs
slipshod
slip·shod
adj.
1. Marked by carelessness; sloppy or slovenly. See Synonyms at sloppy.
2. Slovenly in appearance; shabby or seedy.
adj.
1. Marked by carelessness; sloppy or slovenly. See Synonyms at sloppy.
2. Slovenly in appearance; shabby or seedy.
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