social butterfly

Portuguese translation: arroz de festa

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English term or phrase:social butterfly
Portuguese translation:arroz de festa
Entered by: Always Learning

09:03 Nov 15, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Slang / Sociedade
English term or phrase: social butterfly
Frase: A social butterfly is a slang term for a person who is socially dynamic, networking, charismatic, and personally gregarious.
Esqueci o correspondente em PT-BR. Alguém pode me ajudar, por favor?!
Always Learning
arroz de festa
Explanation:
A correspondência não é exata, mas talvez caiba no contexto. O arroz de festa é aquele que não perde uma festa, que gosta de estar em evidência diante da "galera".
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Danik 2014
Brazil
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4 +1socialite
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
5diletante (no doubt what so ever)
Nick Taylor
3arroz de festa
Danik 2014


  

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arroz de festa


Explanation:
A correspondência não é exata, mas talvez caiba no contexto. O arroz de festa é aquele que não perde uma festa, que gosta de estar em evidência diante da "galera".

Danik 2014
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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That´s it! Thanks! Não me lembrava...
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socialite


Explanation:
http://www.wordreference.com/enpt/butterfly

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36

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diletante (no doubt what so ever)


Explanation:
diletante

Example sentence(s):
  • https://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/diletante
Nick Taylor
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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