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Cinco pratas

Spanish translation: Cinco cruzeiros

09:17 Oct 25, 2011
Portuguese to Spanish translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Cinco pratas
Es una escena de una película brasileña. Un grupo de jóvenes está comprando marihuana y el vendedor les dice que faltan "cinco pratas". Está ambientado en los años ochenta.
¿Alquien sabe lo que son las "cinco pratas" en ese contexto?
Robelly
Ecuador
Spanish translation:Cinco cruzeiros
Explanation:
Robely,

Si la película está ambientada en los años 80, seria interesante considerar la moneda de la época, el cruzeiro.

http://mundoestranho.abril.com.br/materia/quantas-moedas-o-b...
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Renilse Paula
Local time: 02:15
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2cinco reales
Jose Luis Montero
5Cinco pavos
Lívia Duarte (X)
4Cinco cruzeiros
Renilse Paula


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cinco reales


Explanation:
Esa jerga se usa hasta hoy.
Se refiere a unidades de la moneda corriente.

Jose Luis Montero
Brazil
Local time: 21:15
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alejandra Vuotto
9 mins
agree  Maribel Rodríguez Pacheco
5 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cinco cruzeiros


Explanation:
Robely,

Si la película está ambientada en los años 80, seria interesante considerar la moneda de la época, el cruzeiro.

http://mundoestranho.abril.com.br/materia/quantas-moedas-o-b...

Renilse Paula
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, Renilse.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  serenissima (X): La moneda de la época no era el "real" y sí el "cruzeiro".
1 day 13 hrs
disagree  Jose Luis Montero: http://mundoestranho.abril.com.br/materia/quantas-moedas-o-b...
1 day 17 hrs
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215 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Cinco pavos


Explanation:
Si se considera un contexto español, la mejor traducción para "pratas" es "pavos". En un contexto latinoamericano considero mejor traducir la palabra a "platas"

Lívia Duarte (X)
Spain
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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