Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
(Fulano/Tal coisa) não é de (se) jogar fora.
English translation:
(So-and-so) is a keeper.
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Oliver Simões
Feb 25, 2023 22:18
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Portuguese term
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
não ser de (se) jogar fora
Portuguese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Dictionary of Idioms
1. -- Ele não é de jogar fora, olha, aquele rostinho angelical. -- ele apontou sutilmente para o amigo que estava a frente. (Ísis Gomes, in "Dramione", cap. 1)
2. "Ela não é de jogar fora, é bem bonita por fora, o problema é seu humor." (Armando Lemes, in "Quero Trocar Minha Mulher")
And here is an unsual construction (applied to an abstract noun):
3. "Por mais que muitos digam que a consciência está ultrapassada, ela não é de jogar fora." (Márcia Tiburi, in "Filosofia Prática")
não ser de se jogar fora: ser atraente, interessante ou importante. (Norma Culta)
I need a translation for the expression in 1 and 2 (same meaning). Maybe "not all that ugly?"
L2: PT-Br
Register: idiomatic
2. "Ela não é de jogar fora, é bem bonita por fora, o problema é seu humor." (Armando Lemes, in "Quero Trocar Minha Mulher")
And here is an unsual construction (applied to an abstract noun):
3. "Por mais que muitos digam que a consciência está ultrapassada, ela não é de jogar fora." (Márcia Tiburi, in "Filosofia Prática")
não ser de se jogar fora: ser atraente, interessante ou importante. (Norma Culta)
I need a translation for the expression in 1 and 2 (same meaning). Maybe "not all that ugly?"
L2: PT-Br
Register: idiomatic
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | This (one) is a keeper |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 +1 | "she/he still got it" |
Fernando Moreira de Abreu
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| 3 +1 | is not one to be sniffed at (kept out of the beauty stakes) |
Adrian MM.
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| 3 | ugly duckling |
Clauwolf
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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This (one) is a keeper
May come from fishing:
https://forum.wordreference.com › ... › English Only
Apr 26, 2017 — The phrase "...is a keeper" is best known to me as a term from fishing. There are laws and customs that prohibit the taking of certain fish ..
Now it often - not always - refers to a romantic person.
a keeper - Urban Dictionary
https://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=a kee...
a term used to describe a guy that you love very much and plan to "keep", makes you laugh has the best personality funny cute and sexy
keeper - Urban Dictionary
https://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=keeper
Someone who would make better marriage material than baby momma material. Someone who you'd likely spend the rest of your life with if you found him or her.
Other contexts:
**It Is a Keeper**: Delicious & Easy to Make Family Friendly Recipes
https://www.itisakeeper.com
I'm a recipe creator and cookbook author that brings you tried and true recipes that are easy to make. Everything here has been tested and **deemed a “keeper” **...
https://forum.wordreference.com › ... › English Only
Apr 26, 2017 — The phrase "...is a keeper" is best known to me as a term from fishing. There are laws and customs that prohibit the taking of certain fish ..
Now it often - not always - refers to a romantic person.
a keeper - Urban Dictionary
https://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=a kee...
a term used to describe a guy that you love very much and plan to "keep", makes you laugh has the best personality funny cute and sexy
keeper - Urban Dictionary
https://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=keeper
Someone who would make better marriage material than baby momma material. Someone who you'd likely spend the rest of your life with if you found him or her.
Other contexts:
**It Is a Keeper**: Delicious & Easy to Make Family Friendly Recipes
https://www.itisakeeper.com
I'm a recipe creator and cookbook author that brings you tried and true recipes that are easy to make. Everything here has been tested and **deemed a “keeper” **...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Muriel."
+1
10 hrs
Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
is not one to be sniffed at (kept out of the beauty stakes)
as opposed to > 'not one to be sneezed at', 'to write home about' or '...make a man play away...' (be unfaithful).
Example sentence:
Mary's beauty cannot be dismissed. She still does cut a fine figure.
Mary is still quite pretty and attractive, a woman like that is in high demand ever/with a nice figure like that (and charming like she is) it´s difficult to compete with her.
Reference:
http://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/como-dizer-nao-ser-de-se-jogar-fora-em-ingles-t33781.html
Note from asker:
| Thank you, but the example sentences you provided do not contain the suggested phrase! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
MARINA MOTA
: All possible expressions to translate "não ser de jogar fora"
9 days
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15 hrs
ugly duckling
:) No reverso: algo que era feio, mas se transformou por algum encanto
https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/ugly duckl...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2023-02-26 15:11:26 GMT)
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Pode ser que a tradução não seja, mas a ideia é essa
https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/ugly duckl...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2023-02-26 15:11:26 GMT)
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Pode ser que a tradução não seja, mas a ideia é essa
Note from asker:
| Obrigado, mas essa não é a ideia. "Ugly duckling" traduz literalmente como "patinho feio" em PT-Br. |
+1
1 day 11 hrs
Fernando Moreira de Abreu
Australia
Australia
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Australia
Legal, Medical, Technical ENGL into PTBR
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
"she/he still got it"
It means that dispite not being at her/his prime, she/he still have some good qualities, like "she/he is not that useless/worthless".
You can actually use "she/he is not that useless/worthless" as well, if you want to be more literal and less formal.
You can actually use "she/he is not that useless/worthless" as well, if you want to be more literal and less formal.
Discussion
(So-and-so) is a keeper.
(Fulano/Tal coisa) não é de (se) jogar fora. - Diz-se de alguém ou algo atraente, interessante ou importante, que vale a pena ter como namorado/namorada, amante etc.
1. ✰ "Hold on to that boyfriend of yours—he's a keeper!" (The Britannica Dictionary). (Continue com aquele seu namorado — ele não é de jogar fora.)
2. ✰ "This recipe is definitely a keeper and one of the best vegan cheese recipes that I have tried so far!" (Heidi). (Essa receita definitivamente não é de jogar fora, é uma das melhores receitas de queijo vegano que eu experimentei até agora!)
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