Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ambition-challenged
Portuguese translation:
sem ambição
Added to glossary by
Alexandre Reis
Aug 28, 2011 13:54
12 yrs ago
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English term
Brazil
ambition-challenged
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Peter Parker, o rapaz que usa o uniforme do Homem-aranha, chega em casa e sua colega de apartamento está com o seu novo namorado, que se chama Lucas. "Don't mind him, Lucas! That's just my ambition-challenged roommate."
Obrigado!
Obrigado!
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 3 +1 | sem ambição |
Martin Riordan
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| 4 | que tem pouca ambição (even more PC!) |
Nick Taylor
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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36
Selected
sem ambição
I agree with Meir's interpretation. It´s the PC way of saying that something is lacking.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigado!"
52 mins
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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31
que tem pouca ambição (even more PC!)
que tem pouca ambição
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