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fujoca

English translation: Houdini

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Portuguese term or phrase:fujoca
English translation:Houdini

12:03 Dec 6, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-12-09 22:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Portuguese term or phrase: fujoca
"Aquilo la é pesado, pois ele pegou e ele virou de bruço. Mas voce não tem jeito. Olha “fujoca”
This was part of a conversation about a monkey in an enclosure.
Christopher & Rozilene Frye
Brazil
Local time: 10:17
Houdini
Explanation:
Houdini
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 14:17
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Houdini
Nick Taylor
4 +1"Hey, 'Jailbreak'..."
Pablo Julián Davis
4Runaway
Marlene Curtis
3escape artist
T o b i a s
1 +1Mister Prison Break
T o b i a s


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Mister Prison Break


Explanation:
'fujoca,' or 'fujoca' in Portuguese.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-12-06 15:45:28 GMT)
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http://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/-oca

T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marlene Curtis: Oca???
3 hrs
agree  Pablo Julián Davis: I like it... It sparked my thinking in that direction.
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Pablo
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Hey, 'Jailbreak'..."


Explanation:
I saw Tobias's answer and instinctively thought, he's on to something there... It percolated in my mind... And this is what came out. I think it's natural-sounding in colloquial English. Reminds me of so many great prison-escape noirs: Crashout, For You I Die, They Live By Night... etc.

"Behavior Escape Artists ...so the pigs will not be able to escape from that. I understand your pain though. There is a reason for Joey's nickname 'Jailbreak Joey'." www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/63624-Escape-artists!‎

"My second day, I attempted an escape, and earned the nickname jailbreak.. Haha.. However They sent me to what everyone calls "the dark side" which truly is a ..." jacksonville.citysearch.com › ... › Hospitals › Psychiatric Hospitals‎

"Jezebel is 10 months old..., going on puppy. My dad nicknamed her "Jailbreak" when he first met her. The name still applies today. Let me clarify: I could leave the front door open all afternoon and she wouldn't pay a bit of attention. Place me on the other side of a closed door, however, and all bets are off. She'll explore any means to find a way to reunite. ... " articulateanimals.com/newsletter/July%202009.htm‎


Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s: Darn - jailbreak is what I was looking for.
4 hrs
  -> I have to give you credit for giving my neurons the jumpstart. Your proposal was a good one too.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Runaway


Explanation:
Pelo contexto, creio tratar-se de um typo. A palavra seria "fujona" um animal de estimação que gosta de fugir de casa.


FUJONA (Runaway in portuguese). Her name was chosen because she lived fleeing into the street. obvious

http://carinafilth.deviantart.com/art/Fujona-260715542

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Note added at 7 horas (2013-12-06 19:19:44 GMT)
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Ver

https://www.google.com/#q=fujona (runaway

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 09:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Houdini


Explanation:
Houdini

Nick Taylor
Local time: 14:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s: Nice
5 mins
  -> Thanks Tobias
agree  Richard Purdom
1 day 15 hrs
  -> thanks Richard
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
escape artist


Explanation:
- inspired by Houdini of course.

T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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