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Frienta

English translation: Sensitive to cold weather

19:55 Sep 3, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Portuguese term or phrase: Frienta
Como vocês traduziriam a palavra "Frienta" ou "Friolenta" para o inglês?
Frase: "Eu sou uma pessoa muito frienta"
Maria Luiza Neves Cardoso Krettli
Brazil
Local time: 14:55
English translation:Sensitive to cold weather
Explanation:
Sugestão. Encontrei algumas discussões sobre isso mas acho que "cold-natured" soa um pouco como"fria" no sentido de não ter muitas emoções, como psicopatia. É um bom assunto a ser discutido mas eu usaria da maneira que sugeri em função da clareza.

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Note added at 6 mins (2020-09-03 20:02:11 GMT)
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Acho que eu e o Luciano respondemos praticamente na mesma hora então eu não havia visto a resposta dele rs ...
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Maria Stella Tupynambá
Brazil
Local time: 14:55
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Sensitive to cold weather
Maria Stella Tupynambá
4 +2sensitive to the cold
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
5 +1I dont like (hate/detest) being cold
Nick Taylor
4 +2cold intolerant
Charles R. Castleberry
4I am not a fan of the cold
Bett
4the cold (weather) does not agree with me
Bett


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sensitive to the cold


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria da Glória Teixeira
1 hr
agree  Jennifer Arcanjo
9 days
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Sensitive to cold weather


Explanation:
Sugestão. Encontrei algumas discussões sobre isso mas acho que "cold-natured" soa um pouco como"fria" no sentido de não ter muitas emoções, como psicopatia. É um bom assunto a ser discutido mas eu usaria da maneira que sugeri em função da clareza.

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Note added at 6 mins (2020-09-03 20:02:11 GMT)
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Acho que eu e o Luciano respondemos praticamente na mesma hora então eu não havia visto a resposta dele rs ...


    https://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/como-dizer-friorento-calorento-em-ingles-t527.html
Maria Stella Tupynambá
Brazil
Local time: 14:55
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergio Carré
36 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Bett
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Fábio de Macêdo
14 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I dont like (hate/detest) being cold


Explanation:
I dont like (hate/detest) being cold


    https://www.google.com/search?q=I+hate+being+cold&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALeKk02mRZC9IHPfLeZpYhHn3XBjU_wcrg:1599164797323&source=lnms&tbm=
Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bett: yes
3 hrs
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cold intolerant


Explanation:
cold intolerance or cold insensitivity, depending on your circles


    https://www.google.com/search?biw=877&bih=385&ei=CFVRX8aVFI26tgXLyKbACQ&q=%22cold+intolerant%22&oq=%22cold+intolerant%22&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQ
Charles R. Castleberry
United States
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bett
2 hrs
  -> I appreciate you, Brett
agree  Verginia Ophof
15 hrs
  -> Much obliged, Virginia
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I am not a fan of the cold


Explanation:
suggestion.


Bett
Local time: 14:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the cold (weather) does not agree with me


Explanation:
another suggestion.
I am aware that offering multiple options is a big no-no! this just came to me.
this is a one time thing. promisse!

Bett
Local time: 14:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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