mindless snacking

Portuguese translation: comer compulsivamente

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English term or phrase:mindless snacking
Portuguese translation:comer compulsivamente
Entered by: Always Learning

12:41 Jun 1, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Nutrition / Dieta
English term or phrase: mindless snacking
Contexto: nutrição e dieta.
O texto afirma que não se deve comer besteira, nada de lanchinhos em frente à TV, etc.
Frase: Other eating is mindless snacking.
Qual o equivalente em PT do Brasil?
Always Learning
comer compulsivamente
Explanation:
Seria comer fora de hora, por stress... e sem observar o que está comendo.
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Elaine Beatriz Pagliaro
Brazil
Local time: 23:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3comer compulsivamente
Elaine Beatriz Pagliaro
4lanches estúpidos
Nick Taylor
3lanche inconsequente
Luís Labres


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lanche inconsequente


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Luís Labres
Brazil
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
comer compulsivamente


Explanation:
Seria comer fora de hora, por stress... e sem observar o que está comendo.


    Reference: http://www.sneb.org/conference/documents/Frito-Lay_Coffee_An...
Elaine Beatriz Pagliaro
Brazil
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
21 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mário!

agree  imatahan
23 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Imathan!

agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Patricia!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lanches estúpidos


Explanation:
lanches estúpidos

Nick Taylor
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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