Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
massa de manobra
English translation:
sheeple / puppets
Added to glossary by
Mario Freitas
Oct 2, 2018 23:34
5 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
massa de manobra
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Esses robôs são capazes de fazer um tema se transformar em tendência, atacar uma figura pública, espalhar um boato e, inclusive, ser importante arma política. “Isso tem mudado o rumo da democracia, interferindo em processos eleitorais. Devemos nos precaver para evitarmos sermos ‘massa de manobra’. Como estamos num período, não apenas no Brasil, mas no mundo, de muitos extremos, isso é pior.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +5 | sheeple / puppets | Mario Freitas |
5 | Cattle | Daniel Santa Rosa |
4 | (to be) easily manipulated | Oliver Simões |
4 | mass of maneuver | Alan Dalles |
4 | pawns | Cipriana Leme |
3 | grist for the mill | T o b i a s |
Change log
Oct 16, 2018 13:56: Mario Freitas Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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(to be) easily manipulated
I don't believe the same concept exists in English. I would modify the sentence structure to say that "we must be proactive (people) to avoid being easily manipulated", something along those lines.
10 hrs
grist for the mill
e.g.,
The best traders understand that there is always a sharp move in the opposite direction before the real move gets underway. So you have to know how and where to use stops to avoid being grist for the mill.
https://www.moneyshow.com/articles/tebiwkly08-46810/
The best traders understand that there is always a sharp move in the opposite direction before the real move gets underway. So you have to know how and where to use stops to avoid being grist for the mill.
https://www.moneyshow.com/articles/tebiwkly08-46810/
11 hrs
Cattle
It is sometimes used in this context, as seen in the reference
Example sentence:
Be treated like cattle
Be herded like cattle
18 hrs
mass of maneuver
Termo retirado de um dicionário técnico na área militar.
491 days
pawns
Since "mass-of-maneuver" is related to the military, I liked pawns (found on another website, not my idea).
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