May 9, 2019 13:45
5 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Not a translator
Brazil
Brazil
bando de arruaceiros
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Era um bando de arruaceiros temido em toda vizinhança.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | band/gang of hoodlums OU band/gang of troublemakers |
Alcinda Marinho
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| 4 +5 | a bunch of hooligans |
Tereza Rae
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| 4 | a group of larrikins |
Matheus Chaud
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| 3 +1 | bunch of thugs |
Marian Vieyra
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Proposed translations
+4
8 mins
Alcinda Marinho
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
The right voice for your business
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
band/gang of hoodlums OU band/gang of troublemakers
Sug.
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Note added at 12 mins (2019-05-09 13:57:16 GMT)
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troublemaker:
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/troublemaker
hoodlum:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoodlum
Synonyms for hoodlum:
bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, hood, hooligan, mobster, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), yob [British], yobbo [British]
https://www.google.pt/search?ei=4S_UXIbiE4yuUvX8iPgI&q="gang...
https://www.google.pt/search?q="gang of troublemakers"&ei=iz...
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Note added at 12 mins (2019-05-09 13:57:16 GMT)
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troublemaker:
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/troublemaker
hoodlum:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoodlum
Synonyms for hoodlum:
bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, hood, hooligan, mobster, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), yob [British], yobbo [British]
https://www.google.pt/search?ei=4S_UXIbiE4yuUvX8iPgI&q="gang...
https://www.google.pt/search?q="gang of troublemakers"&ei=iz...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
22 mins
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Portuguese term (edited):
um bando de arruaceiros
a group of larrikins
larrikin = a person who does not respect the law or usual social rules, and behaves badly and noisily in public
(MacMillan)
+1
25 mins
Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
WorldWideWords
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
20
bunch of thugs
Suggestion.
+5
24 mins
Tereza Rae
Canada
Canada
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Canada
English/Portuguese translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
a bunch of hooligans
:-D
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Note added at 28 mins (2019-05-09 14:13:04 GMT)
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"On the night in question, the parishioners acted like "a bunch of hooligans," he said." https://ludwig.guru/s/a bunch of hooligans
"a violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang."
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enCA558CA558&ei=wT...
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Note added at 28 mins (2019-05-09 14:13:04 GMT)
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"On the night in question, the parishioners acted like "a bunch of hooligans," he said." https://ludwig.guru/s/a bunch of hooligans
"a violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang."
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enCA558CA558&ei=wT...
Peer comment(s):
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Douglas Bissell
: That's what I was going to suggest, oh well, never mind :-)
41 mins
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Obrigada, Douglas! Por aqui temos que andar sempre com a mão no gatilho, ou, melhor falando, com o dedo no teclado...
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| agree |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
4 hrs
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Obrigada, Luciano! :-D
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| agree |
Richard Purdom
7 hrs
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Thank you so much, Richard!
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| agree |
Gilmar Fernandes
1 day 49 mins
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Obrigada, Gilmar! :-D
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| agree |
Mario Freitas
: Acontece. Ambas estavam corretas e eu concordei com ambas. Mas o consulente só pode escolher uma né?
1 day 2 hrs
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Que pena que outra resposta foi escolhida. Obrigada de toda forma, Mario!
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