cooped up

Portuguese translation: confinado

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English term or phrase:cooped up
Portuguese translation:confinado
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

22:22 Jul 20, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Slang
English term or phrase: cooped up
"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!"

Thank you for your help!
tileeba
confinado
Explanation:
... 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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You're welcome.
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 04:05
Grading comment
Thank you.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2confinado
Michael Powers (PhD)
4preso
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4fechado
cmbridges


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
preso


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

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fechado


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

cmbridges
Portugal
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
confinado


Explanation:
... 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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You're welcome.

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Riordan
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Martin - Mike

agree  Leonor Machado
13 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Leonor - Mike
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