Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

RATTLEPLATE

Portuguese translation:

cabeça oca, desmiolado

Added to glossary by Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Sep 9, 2014 11:47
9 yrs ago
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English term

RATTLEPLATE

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature American literature
Estou traduzindo um conto e um dos personagens xinga o outro de "rattleplate". Alguma ideia do que seja?
Change log

Sep 23, 2014 07:11: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Created KOG entry

Discussion

Ana Vozone Sep 9, 2014:
E também no sentido de fala-barato (rattlepate / rattlehead)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Rattlepate
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rattlehead
... an empty, noisy talker...
Cícero Ia dizer o mesmo...
ferreirac Sep 9, 2014:
Não seria rattlepate, que significa tolo, estúpido?

Proposed translations

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English term (edited): rattlepate
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cabeça oca, desmiolado

Tb. pode ter este sentido...
Peer comment(s):

agree Danik 2014
2 mins
Obrigada, Danik!
agree Clauwolf
2 hrs
Obrigada, Claudio!
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falador, tagarela, falastrão, linguarudo

O mesmo que Rattlehead:
(n.)
An empty, noisy talker.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mario Freitas : É preciso mais contexto para saber o sentido, mas tagarela parece se encaixar bem.
3 hrs
agree Stephania Matousek (X)
9 hrs
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37 mins

fala-barato

Sugestão, alternativa. PT-PT
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