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Figurehead

Portuguese translation: figura simbólica/figura decorativa

20:28 Apr 25, 2023
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
English term or phrase: Figurehead
No contexto político sobre o presidente Zelesnky na guerra na Ucrânia.

"to blame him for everything that's happening, it doesn't make sense, just because he's definitely a figurehead."
Rafael Miranda
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
Portuguese translation:figura simbólica/figura decorativa
Explanation:
Sugestão.
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Augusto Rochadel
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5figura simbólica/figura decorativa
Augusto Rochadel
5 +1Autoridade simbólica
Octavio B. Junior
4 +2testa de ferro
Luciana Yury Mino
5figura emblemática
Nick Taylor
5um líder
Clauwolf
5Figura simbólica
Rafael Ribeiro
4mero representante
ZT-Translations
4líder sem autoridade
ferreirac
4Figurehead
Lucca Ranoya
3figura de proa
Ana Vozone
3figurão
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
figurehead
figura simbólica/figura decorativa


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Augusto Rochadel
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Virgínia Barros
31 mins
  -> Obrigado, Maria!
agree  Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa: isso mesmo - uma figura representativa.
52 mins
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
agree  Thiago Silva
56 mins
  -> Obrigado, Thiago!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Paulinho!
agree  Mario Freitas: Figura decorativa
5 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Mario!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
figurehead
Autoridade simbólica


Explanation:
Segundo o glossário de Ivo Korytwski

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Note added at 10 mins (2023-04-25 20:38:53 GMT)
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Também pode ser "figura de proa", segundo o bab.la:

https://pt.bab.la/dicionario/ingles-portugues/figurehead

Octavio B. Junior
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Vidigal
4 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mero representante


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Example sentence(s):
  • Aparece como mero representante de um interesse corporativo mais da sociedade, no máximo como “cidadão”, quando como produtor é portador potencial de novas relações sociais de cooperação, de uma força social e produtiva que pode abrir caminho
  • Porém está longe de ter a capacidade política desses exemplos. As ações repressivas de seu governo e a falta de habilidade estratégica tiram-no completamente do campo das artes e lhe dão o status de truculento, um mero representante da extrema dire
ZT-Translations
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
testa de ferro


Explanation:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/figure...
https://expresso.pt/internacional/2019-03-31-Isto-nao-e-uma-...

Luciana Yury Mino
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dora Matos: Concordo.
6 mins
  -> Obrigada, Dora.
agree  Daniel Fernandes
28 mins
  -> Obrigada, Daniel.
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
figurehead
figura emblemática


Explanation:
figura emblemática

Nick Taylor
Local time: 15:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
figurehead
um líder


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 26 mins (2023-04-25 20:54:27 GMT)
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Não há conotação negativa no contexto, Zelenski é realmente um líder

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Note added at 27 mins (2023-04-25 20:55:40 GMT)
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No Webster: (figurehead)

3. : a person who has commanding authority or influence : LEADER

Clauwolf
Local time: 11:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 78
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
figurehead
líder sem autoridade


Explanation:
Sugestão.

https://www.google.com/search?q="líder sem autoridade"&oq="l...

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Figura simbólica


Explanation:
Figurehead: "Someone who has the position of a leader but who has no real power"

Na política, o termo é usado para se referir a alguém que aparenta ser um líder, mas não tem poder algum.

Example sentence(s):
  • Maradona is more of a figurehead and motivator.
  • O Maradona é muito mais um excelente motivador.

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/figurehead
    https://www.linguee.pt/ingles-portugues/traducao/figurehead.html
Rafael Ribeiro
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
figurehead
figura de proa


Explanation:
Tradução mais literal.

noun. a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads. Nautical. a carved full-length figure or bust built into the bow of a sailing ship.

https://portuguese.abcthesaurus.com/browse_synonyms/synonyms...

https://synonyms.reverso.net/dicionario-sinonimos/pt/figura ...

https://www.google.com/search?q="figura de proa"&oq="figura ...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 15:31
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
figurehead
figurão


Explanation:
Neste contexto, diria assim em PT(pt)

https://dicionario.priberam.org/figurão
https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/figur...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 15:31
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 121
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
figurehead
Figurehead


Explanation:
Acho que nesse contexto o termo figurehead implica que Zelensky não tem o poder que muitos acreditam que tenha.

Por exemplo, responsabilizá-lo por tudo ou muito do que está acontecendo no contexto e desenvolvimento da guerra não faz sentido, porque ele não teria a "capacidade" ou "poder" de fazer tudo isso (seja o que for) acontecer.

Então traduziria da seguinte forma, no caso: "o culpar por tudo o que está acontecendo, não faz sentido, pelo fato de que ele é um mero representante"


"to blame him for everything that's happening, it doesn't make sense, just because he's definitely a figurehead."

Lucca Ranoya
Brazil
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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