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17:53 Jan 25, 2018 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Subtitles | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Daniel Liberman United States Local time: 05:16 | ||||||
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4 | a push-over |
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3 +1 | He can be bought. |
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3 +1 | turncoat |
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4 | corruptible |
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4 | briber/suborner |
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4 | venal |
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4 | a suborned individual; a bribable person |
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3 | sell-out/sell out |
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a push-over Explanation: You act like a push-over... I am sure there are dozens of "parental-guidance advised" terms, but this is relatively innocuous. |
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He can be bought. Explanation: An option, which might work depending on the co-text. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2018-01-25 18:16:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You can have some other riffs on the theme, e.g., "He's easily bought", "He can be easily bought", etc. |
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turncoat Explanation: "Vendido" doesn't necessary involve money. It can be someone who changes parties easily, a traitor. |
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sell-out/sell out Explanation: Please refer to Web reference. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2018-01-25 21:06:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In my opinion, "um vendido" = "a sell out" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sell%20out |
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corruptible Explanation: corruptible - capable of being corrupted "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2018-01-25 22:01:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- His actions suggest he's corruptible. |
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briber/suborner Explanation: sug |
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venal Explanation: venal = capable of being corrupted ("A venal police officer") Fonte: WordNet venal = easily bribed or corrupted; mercenary venal = open to purchase, esp by bribery https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/venal |
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a suborned individual; a bribable person Explanation: Eu classificaria "um vendido" como alguém que pratica corrupção passiva, que aceita dinheiro de suborno. Sendo assim, fica aí mais uma sugestão. Reference: http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/corrupt |
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