Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Birosca
English translation:
hole-in-the-wall eatery/dive
Portuguese term
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Birosca
Haviam passado quinze dias comendo só PF nas biroscas da Vila XXX, em ambientes no mínimo duvidosos e companhia ainda mais duvidosa, e agora poderiam saborear a deliciosa comida da XXX novamente. Aquele cheirinho do tempero dela já era um sonho.
Sei que PF é prato feito e biroscas são aqueles semi-botequins improvisados que às vezes nem têm porta, tradicionalíssimos nos quatro cantos do Brasil, mas como é que eu vou traduzir isso? O cliente não quer notas de rodapé nem explicações em parênteses. O bicho tá pegando!
Obrigado pela ajuda.
| 3 +5 | hole-in-the-wall eatery/dive |
Verginia Ophof
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| 5 | (small) shop |
Carlos Abelheira
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| 4 +1 | a greasy spoon ...a dirty spoon |
airmailrpl
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| 3 | small lower-class bars |
Elenice Brasseland
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| local dive |
Ana Azevedo
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Apr 21, 2014 20:05: Verginia Ophof Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
hole-in-the-wall eatery/dive
| Ótima opção, Verginia! Obrigado. |
Brazil
Words that win.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 5 more.
(small) shop
| Obrigado, Abelheira! |
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
a greasy spoon ...a dirty spoon
The Big Apple: Greasy Spoon ("dirty spoon” restaurant)
www.barrypopik.com/index.../greasy_spoon_dirty_spoon_restau...
Dec 21, 2008 - A “greasy spoon” (formerly called a “dirty spoon") is an eating establishment that is unsanitary or one that serves inexpensive and often fried ...
A greasy dirty spoon restaurant. - TripAdvisor
www.tripadvisor.com › ... › Libby Restaurants › Libby Cafe
TripAdvisor
Rating: 1 - Review by a TripAdvisor user - Apr 5, 2012
Libby Cafe: A greasy dirty spoon restaurant. ... Ranked #9 of 24 restaurants in Libby ... If you eat at this place after reading this review it's your own fault!.
| Obirgado Air. Acho que "dirty spoon" pode ser uma opção para birosca. |
| agree |
Sarah Basto
15 hrs
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agradecido - the one across from the dormitorio at school we called "the armpit"
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Committed to excellence!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Norwegian to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 1 more.
Reference comments
Brazil
Filmmaker & Translator EN>PT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
local dive
Tem umas sugestões nos links que postei ali. :)
| Obrigado, Ana. "Dive" parece ser a chave da questão mesmo. |
| agree |
T o b i a s
: "local dive" drives home the point, very succinctly, that the business is not usually patronized by anyone other than the locals.
1 day 6 hrs
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