fish

Portuguese translation: Novato

20:35 Apr 30, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Slang
English term or phrase: fish
I felt sorry for the newly arrived fish. The inmates in his cellblock had already stolen all his belongings, and he had no clue how to make friends among the prisoners.
Carla Cardoso
Portugal
Local time: 13:30
Portuguese translation:Novato
Explanation:
Fish, or fresh fish, is prison slang for new, first-time inmates, usually considered naive and vulnerable.

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Maria Laurino
Brazil
Local time: 09:30
Grading comment
Obrigada! Realmente, acredito ser a melhor opção neste caso.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6Novato
Maria Laurino
4 +1caloiro
Nick Taylor
4 +1Novo detento
Augusto Rochadel
3 +1peixe/carne nova/novato/otário
expressisverbis


Discussion entries: 2





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
caloiro


Explanation:
caloiro

Nick Taylor
Local time: 13:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Flavia Martins dos Santos: Acho que vc quis dizer CALOURO, mas na prisão esse termo não se encaixa.
22 mins
  -> No I meant CALOIRO! Assim! https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/caloi...

agree  expressisverbis: Nick, não sei tudo, mas sei (sabia) que a sua resposta está certa. Apenas a complementei com referências. De nada!
1 hr
  -> Big smile! Bloody know-it-alls! Thanks express! Thanks again! excellent research! I dont think the "neutral" from another proz member took into account - the intentional - "ironic" use of caloiro! it may not be prison slang, but the meaning is clear.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Novo detento


Explanation:
Não é uma tradução exata mas creio que se encaixa melhor na linguagem do texto.

Augusto Rochadel
Brazil
Local time: 09:30
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
20 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Novato


Explanation:
Fish, or fresh fish, is prison slang for new, first-time inmates, usually considered naive and vulnerable.




    https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/fish/
Maria Laurino
Brazil
Local time: 09:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada! Realmente, acredito ser a melhor opção neste caso.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcos Cardoso
2 mins
  -> Obrigada, Marcos!

agree  Julio Cinquina
12 mins
  -> Obrigada, Julio!

agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
15 mins
  -> Obrigada, Flavia!

agree  Rodrigo Gonçalves
35 mins
  -> Obrigada, Rodrigo!

agree  expressisverbis
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, expressisverbis!

agree  Nick Taylor
3 days 1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Nick!
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
peixe/carne nova/novato/otário


Explanation:
Slang dictionary
fish
or fresh fish [fish]
What does fish mean?
Fish, or fresh fish, is prison slang for new, first-time inmates, usually considered naive and vulnerable.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/fish/

https://books.google.pt/books?id=IPJxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT66&lpg=PT...

6.
calão otário
https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/ingles-portugues/fish

Já vi utilizado em cinema "peixe novo" como sinónimo de um recluso recém-chegado a uma prisão.

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters: peixe
30 mins
  -> Obrigada Katarina.
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