English translation of "que vai ser giro" - "cute / interesting"

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164 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Portuguese > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	que vai ser giro
Context:	Soube, pelos jornais, que um dos seus antigos colegas de curso abandonara o ensino da...
Keywords:	...filosofia, para abrir un gabinete de astrologia em Alfama, e convenceu Basco a ir fazer-lhe uma visita. —Vais ver que vai ser giro! Pelo menos, ficamos saber o que é que o terá levado a trocal Pitágoras, Sócrates, e Platão pelos doze signos do zodíaco...19th-century vernacular.

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164 months ago

Martha Schwan wrote:

that will be cool

My comment:

n Portugal, "giro" can also be synonymous with cute and funny, p. ex.: "She has a cute face." it can also mean "that has awakened interest or curiosity ', p. ex.: "But that book is so cute!"

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http://www.ciberduvidas.com/pergunta.php?id=16004

164 months ago

LOGOS TRANSLATIONS wrote:

cute / interesting

My comment:

imho

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