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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

glitterati

Portuguese translation:

público glamoroso / glamuroso; pessoas glamorosas / glamurosas

Added to glossary by Oliver Simões
Feb 26, 2019 05:04
5 yrs ago
English term

glitterati

English to Portuguese Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Popular expression
It's a blend of 'glitter' +'literati'

I'm using it to refer to its original meaning, which is glamorous people dressed up in evening clothes. Here's the sentence:

"Xxxx especially enjoyed watching the glitterati gather for concerts and other functions"

Definitions vary, but I've seen 'people dressed up in evening clothes' to 'the beautiful people' Also 'rich and famous' but the basic idea for me here is the glitter, and I don't mind including 'famous', but not all of them are famous.
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 público glamoroso / glamuroso; pessoas glamorosas / glamurosas
4 +4 socialite
4 +1 brilho artificial
4 +1 famosos
4 +1 Celebridades
3 +1 colunáveis com todo (o) seu glamour/brilho
4 glamourosos
4 pessoas badaladas
4 Glitterati
3 bem vestidos
3 «jet set» / celebridades
Change log

Mar 12, 2019 04:03: Oliver Simões Created KOG entry

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos (asker) Mar 1, 2019:
Thank you all! Once again, I'm faced with an embarrassment of riches and I have to choose among many good answers. I think most of them are valid, depending on the context.

For my particular context, I finally settled on "público glamouroso."
Mario Freitas Mar 1, 2019:
@ Sandra Vamos ver a decisão da Muriel. Já tem muitas sugestões. Se for o caso, eu publico.
Obrigado!
expressisverbis Mar 1, 2019:
Mário, também voto em "chiques". Valia a pena publicar.
Oliver Simões Feb 27, 2019:
@airmailrpl Good reference, Robert. It mentions "fashionable" and "glamorous" in the definition. I think the tabloids have a lot of say to the extent that not all socialites, "colunáveis", or celebrities are fashionable or glamorous. Some of them are pretty tacky actually. :-) A good translation has to contemplate the actual definition in order to be accurate.
Not even Lady Gaga was immune to the red carpet gossip: https://www.tvguide.com/news/oscars-2019-worst-dressed-stars...
In conclusion, this article on Variety.com refers to a "glittering array of chance to rub elbows with Oscar noms, studio chieftains..." "Glittering"/"fashionable"/"glamorous" are key to translating the phrase in question. https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/oscar-glitterati-toast-...
airmailrpl Feb 26, 2019:
glitterati glit·te·ra·tiDictionary result for glitterati
/ˌɡlidəˈrädē/Submit
nounINFORMAL
the fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity.
"the neighborhood has become a favorite haunt of the glitterati"
Oliver Simões Feb 26, 2019:
How about... "pessoas abrilhantadas"? This is something that just occurred to me. I found one example on the website of Brazil's Senate: " Goiandira era uma dessas pessoas abrilhantadas pela mão do Criador." https://www.senado.leg.br/publicacoes/anais/pdf/Anais_Republ...

Although "abrilhantar" is not a very common word, this is exactly what it means:
Fig. Dar ou ter destaque, brilho; ORNAR http://www.aulete.com.br/abrilhantar
Oliver Simões Feb 26, 2019:
badalar At least in PT-Br, "badalar" means something else. Among other things, it means "to attend an event to show (oneself) off" (see #4), "go out to have fun" (#5), or "brag" (#7). http://www.aulete.com.br/badalar It doesn't seem to be related to "glitter" (or "glittery") at all. I would focus on the ostentatious aspect of it. IMHO, a translation alluding to "glamour", "brilho", "chique" seems to be closer in meaning.
Mario Freitas Feb 26, 2019:
Badaladas I tend to disagree with this one, Muriel. Badaladas (=spoken of, seen and mentioned a lot) is more like famous or popular than glamourous. Perhaps "chiques" or "chiquérrimas" would be another choice.
expressisverbis Feb 26, 2019:
Muriel, nos "links" que publiquei, tem várias opções de tradução, inclusive, "pessoas badaladas" no dicionário Babylon.
Muriel Vasconcellos (asker) Feb 26, 2019:
All I like all your suggestions, particularly "badaladas". Would it work to say "pessoas badaladas e elegantes"?
Mario Freitas Feb 26, 2019:
@ Muriel, I would suggest "em trajes glamurosos" ou, mais informalmente "muito produzidos", but I'll wait for other suggestions, since I didn't even know this word before you showed it to me.
Muriel Vasconcellos (asker) Feb 26, 2019:
Thank you, but ... I'm looking for the meaning of 'glitterati', which refers to people. I didn't mean to imply that I wanted a translation of 'glitter'. What I need is a translation of the 'glitterati' concept of the élite dressed in fancy evening clothes.

Proposed translations

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Selected

público glamoroso / glamuroso; pessoas glamorosas / glamurosas

The corresponding word for "glamourous" already shows in the Portuguese dictionaries, at least in the Priberam and the Aulete Online. For this reason, I would avoid the French spelling. I think "glamoroso / glamuroso" conveys the idea of "glitter" quite well, although it doesn't mean exactly the same.

glamoroso / glamuroso: encantador, fascinante

Aulete: http://www.aulete.com.br/glamuroso, glamoroso
Priberam: https://dicionario.priberam.org/glamoroso

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Note added at 12 hrs (2019-02-26 17:35:05 GMT)
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Per entry in the Discussion Board, I'm suggesting "pessoas abrilhantadas" as a second option.
Example sentence:

Trabalho e Ação Social, primeira-dama Nildalania Braz, para contribuir com a realização do evento, que contou com um público 'glamoroso'...

Reference:

https://www.radarsertanejo.com/2017/10/13/glamoroso-publico-participa-da-festa-para-as-criancas-oferecida-pela-prefeitura-de-sao-jose-de-pir

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brilho artificial

Exemplo: entrou fulgarante, no seu brilho artificial

Babylon NG: A palavra "glitter" é usada frequentemente para se referir eufemisticamente ao glamour brilhante, mas superficial. A partir deste significado vem o termo "glitterati" para se referir a pop estrelas e socialites.
Peer comment(s):
agree Margarida Ataide
21 mins
Obrigado, Margarida!
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colunáveis com todo (o) seu glamour/brilho

Peer comment(s):
agree Walter Moura : https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/glitte...
3 hrs
Obrigada, Walter!
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bem vestidos

Suggestion (used as a noun)

Kate Middleton e príncipe Harry lideram lista dos bem vestidos
https://exame.abril.com.br/estilo-de-vida/kate-middleton-e-p...
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«jet set» / celebridades

Geralmente, são ricos e famosos.
https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/ingles-portugues/glitte...

https://www.babylon-software.com/define/116/English-to-Portu...

http://www.wordreference.com/enpt/glitterati


jet set

ʒɛtˈsɛt
nome masculino

grupo de pessoas ricas que desenvolvem uma vida social intensa
https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/jet s...

Não sei se «jet set» é utilizado em pt-br, que penso ser a variante pretendida, mas cá funcionaria bem no contexto.
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glamourosos

(Sugestão)

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pessoas badaladas

De acordo com o dicionário de Ivo Korytowski's glitterati = pessoas badaladas.
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English term (edited): glitterati

socialite


No dicionário Avro, a tradução é "socialite", e me parece uma boa opção.

Ex.:
https://vogue.globo.com/moda/gente/noticia/2015/12/10-social...
Peer comment(s):
agree expressisverbis : Também me tinha ocorrido, mas como penso sempre em português de cá, sugeri o "jet set" :) Acho que sim, que é uma boa proposta de tradução.
27 mins
Por aqui, o pessoal também adora termos em inglês :) Obrigado, Sandra!
agree Andrea Pilenso : agree
10 hrs
Obrigado, Andrea!
agree Tereza Rae
10 hrs
Obrigado, Tereza!
agree Spiridon : yes
1 day 20 hrs
Obrigado, Spiridon!
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famosos


Famosos prestigiam o prêmio da Associação de Imprensa no RJ ...
https://www.ofuxico.com.br/...famosos/famosos...imprensa.../...

Dec 8, 2018 - Na noite da última sexta-feira (7), aconteceu no Rio de Janeiro o prêmio Assosiação de Imprensa da Barra da Tijuca (AIB) que contou com a ...
Peer comment(s):
agree Maikon Delgado
1 day 1 hr
Obrigada
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Glitterati

Glitterati, por Derek Mangabeira e Rafael Fernandez - ABORDA
aborda.com.br/glitterati/
Jul 4, 2018 - Convidamos produtores e DJs de algumas das festas e eventos mais badalados do Rio para um ensaio cheio de cor e glitter.

glitterati

glit·te·ra·tiDictionary result for glitterati
/ˌɡlidəˈrädē/Submit
nounINFORMAL
the fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity.
"the neighborhood has become a favorite haunt of the glitterati"
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1 day 5 hrs

Celebridades

Nesse caso acho que ficaria melhor a palavra celebridade pois o exemplo do Lenguue se encaixa. O que acham colegas?
Example sentence:

Teh crowning balls are held at Copacabana Palace, attended by the glitterati including socialites, sporting giants, models, and international stars.

As maiores são organizadas no Copacabana Palace, assistidas por celebridades, membros da alta sociedade, grandes desportistas, modelos e estrelas internacionais.

Reference:

http://https://www.linguee.com.br/portugues-ingles/search?source=auto&query=glitterati

http://https://www.collinsdictionary.com/pt/dictionary/english/glitterati

Peer comment(s):
agree expressisverbis : Eu acho bem, até porque já tinha publicado essa resposta :-D
2 days 6 hrs
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