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Ask for help > To my dear friends Brazilian and Portuguese (?) teachers.
To my dear friends Brazilian and Portuguese (?) teachers.
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luisaluisa
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To my dear friends Brazilian and Portuguese (?) teachers.
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Does anyone know how to say "cara de pau" in English?
Thanks a lot.
Lu�sa |
2 Sep 2009
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agloria
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Hello, I �m not sure but I think we can use "cheeky" or "to have the nerve" or "shameless". Agloria |
2 Sep 2009
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danibauer
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Hi, Luisa!
It �s "poker face"!
Best Regards,
Daniela |
2 Sep 2009
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Tint
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This is what I love about language :) Each language has unique expressions that give it character. Cara de pau is so descriptive!!
Agloria has the most accurate definition of the term, being shameless or to �have a nerve �. We also use "To have a cheek" (do not confuse this with �cheeky �) or "to have the audacity".
�Cheeky � is (from Webster �s Random House): impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior. I think a good translation for �cheeky � would be �impudente � or even �atrevido �. I would go with �atrevido �.
�Hardnose � is more stubborn or unsentimental.... someone who goes ahead and does something even though no one else is happy with it. Random House gives the example: "We need a hard-nose to run the department."
I hope this helps!
Edit: I hadn�t gone to Renac�s link. There is good stuff on there too. A lot is what I have put here. I think the only one where I would say �be careful� is the difference between �have a cheek� and �being cheeky�. An observation: pokerface simply means that the person doesn�t show any emotion while saying something. It comes from the game Poker, where your facial expression can tell your opponent if you have a good hand of cards or not.
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3 Sep 2009
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pauguzman
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ohh .. My name is PAULA and I �m called PAU for short ... so my name is used for an expression ...mmm.. funny?!or do I have to worry when I come to Brazil? |
3 Sep 2009
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Stellam
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Hi
I �m curious. what �s the English or Spanish word for �pau �? Is it �pavo �? pato? pollo?
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3 Sep 2009
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lillizen
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Yeah, Paula, it actually really doesn �t sound good, because it means something else in Brazil.
Anyways, Paula is a short and beautiful name, easy to pronounce. :)
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3 Sep 2009
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Tint
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Paula, you don �t need to worry at all. The pronunciation of the word �pau � here will be different to your nickname : )
Stella, �pau �, in this case, is wood, so they �re saying he has a wooden face.
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3 Sep 2009
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