Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Põem metidas nisso!
English translation:
Talk about busy/active/determined!
Added to glossary by
elizabeth_med
Jan 28, 2012 15:14
12 yrs ago
Portuguese term
France
Industry standard in pharma translation
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, German to English
Põem metidas nisso!
Portuguese to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
flip-flops
How can I translate this expression?
"Já foram flagradas subindo o Boulevard Saint Michel, entrando no Jardim de Luxemburgo, percorrendo o Museu d’Orsay, passeando à beira do Sena, até mesmo no Deux Magots. Põem metidas nisso!"
"Já foram flagradas subindo o Boulevard Saint Michel, entrando no Jardim de Luxemburgo, percorrendo o Museu d’Orsay, passeando à beira do Sena, até mesmo no Deux Magots. Põem metidas nisso!"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Talk about busy/active/determined! |
Martin Riordan
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| 4 | They were really showing off/They were really putting on airs. |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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| 4 | what snobs!! |
Lesley S, MA
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish, British, UK, Irish) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Angolan, European/Portugal, Brazilian, Mozambican)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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23
Selected
Talk about busy/active/determined!
Entendo esta expressão como uma expressão de admiração pelo desempenho das pessoas, e não de crítica. E acredito que a exclamação "Talk about [...]!" expressa isso muito bem! Só falta escolhar a palavra que segue, conforme a qualidade que está sendo elogiada.
Veja o link abaixo (e deve ter outros):
"talk about someone or something
If you think that thing or person is remarkable, then... Talk about ugly buildings! This one is horrendous."
Veja o link abaixo (e deve ter outros):
"talk about someone or something
If you think that thing or person is remarkable, then... Talk about ugly buildings! This one is horrendous."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
58 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
18
They were really showing off/They were really putting on airs.
Usually: metido = presumptuous, conceited.
2 days 19 hrs
what snobs!!
The context suggests that they are acting all "high and mighty." I thought this would fit in nicely.
Example sentence:
Braintree can discuss art and literature with the aristocrats in the drawing room and then suddenly make them all uncomfortable by pointing out what snobs they are
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