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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

cooped up

Portuguese translation:

confinado

Added to glossary by Michael Powers (PhD)
Jul 20, 2011 22:22
12 yrs ago
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English term

cooped up

English to Portuguese Social Sciences Slang
"Cooped up" means being confined in a small space. You would use it in a sentence like this one:

"This trip is never going to end! I can't stand being cooped up in this stuffy old van!"

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Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 +2 confinado
4 preso
4 fechado
Change log

Aug 2, 2011 12:00: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry

Aug 2, 2011 12:00: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"

Proposed translations

+2
5 mins
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confinado

... não aguento ficar confinado nesta van abafada

Mike

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Note added at 12 days (2011-08-02 12:00:21 GMT) Post-grading
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Peer comment(s):
agree Martin Riordan
2 hrs
Obrigado, Martin - Mike
agree Leonor Machado
13 hrs
Obrigado, Leonor - Mike
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44 mins

preso

para manter o tom coloquial em PTBR diria:
não aguento ficar preso nessa van...
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13 hrs

fechado

The verb coop up means to keep a person or an animal in a small place.
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