Glossary entry

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.
Change log

Oct 16, 2018 13:56: Mario Freitas Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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sheeple / puppets

Peer comment(s):

agree Gilmar Fernandes
49 mins
Obrigado, Cruzeirense safado!
agree Matheus Chaud : sheeple, puppets e, em alguns contextos, pawns: https://inglesnoteclado.com.br/2017/04/massa-de-manobra-em-i...
2 hrs
Certo, my friend. Thank you!
agree Benjamin Blocksom : Sheeple?! Nice.
10 hrs
Novidade para mim também. Pesquisei e descobri o termo. Obrigado!
agree Clauwolf
12 hrs
Obrigado, Claus!
agree Verginia Ophof
5 days
Obrigado, Jinny!
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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.
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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/
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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

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18 hrs

mass of maneuver

Termo retirado de um dicionário técnico na área militar.
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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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