Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
negro, quando não faz besteira na entrada, faz na saída
English translation:
when a black man doesn't screw up as he comes in, he will, as he goes out
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Lumen (X)
Sep 3, 2007 01:04
16 yrs ago
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negro, quando não faz besteira na entrada, faz na saída
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I need to translate this popular saying about black brazilians which is, or has been, used in Brazil. help please! :) it needs to be translated for a doctoral thesis about racism in brazil. thank you!!
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| 5 +2 | when a black man doesn't screw up as he comes in, he will, as he goes out |
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Sep 3, 2007 09:48: Lumen (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/607448">Gomariz's</a> old entry - "negro, quando não faz besteira na entrada, faz na saída"" to ""when a black man doesn\'t screw up as he comes in, he will, as he goes out""
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when a black man doesn't screw up as he comes in, he will, as he goes out
Actually, the *street* version of this saying is much more crude. What it means, though is that you should never trust a black man because you will inevitably get screwed.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-03 02:23:15 GMT)
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Blacks have a(n unfair) reputation of doing a shoddy job. There is another saying in Portuguese: When someone does a por job the most common reaction is to say *Fulano fez trabalho de preto/negro*.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-03 02:23:15 GMT)
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Blacks have a(n unfair) reputation of doing a shoddy job. There is another saying in Portuguese: When someone does a por job the most common reaction is to say *Fulano fez trabalho de preto/negro*.
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Comment: "yes, that's much more elegant than what I came up with. Thanks a bunch! :)"
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