Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
prá frente
English translation:
right out there
Portuguese term
Portugal
EN Translator
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
, Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
prá frente
Thanks in advance for your help!
| prá frentex |
Ana Cravidao
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Proposed translations
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
right out there, pushing the envelope
They were 'doin' their stuff'
Oh come on, just because we are old farts, doesn't mean there aren't any good new ideas
| Thanks Douglas! I like 'right out there', I think I'll use that one. It seems to fit. |
| agree |
Sormane Gomes
: Love "right out there" plus it covers a lot of territory.
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Thanks Sormane
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Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
quite naughty
Maybe. Maybe not. Well, that's what I could think of...
| Pois... Não me soa. Dito assim parece-me dar uma ideia um pouco diferente... Não sei... De qualquer forma, obrigada pelo esforço, Matheus! |
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
trendy
| Obrigada Teresa! |
Spain
Marketing translator and copywriter
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
Forward/ precocious / smart asses
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-06-10 15:36:09 GMT)
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You're welcome Tania :)
| Thanks Kim! |
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
swank, swanky
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-06-10 15:57:54 GMT)
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... apenas uma alternativa viável, Tânia. Como o Matheus disse, "prá frente" pode ter diversas conotações. Só você conhece o contexto para saber o que serve melhor. Bom trabalho.
| Não sei... Mas obrigada, Mario! |
United States
Fully bilingual; pharm/med, among others
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
progressive/forward-thinking
| Thanks Sormane! |
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
with it
1. Interested in and sensitive to the latest styles and trends; up-to-date.
2. Streetwise and knowing; savvy.
3. Mentally competent.
| Thanks Verginia! |
Reference comments
Technical translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
prá frentex
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Note added at 13 mins (2016-06-10 14:43:24 GMT)
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O que eu escrevi só é válido para PT de Portugal, é claro.
| Pois. Já ouvi das duas maneiras e querem dizer a mesma coisa. |
Discussion
ser muito medernista
http://natura.di.uminho.pt/~jj/pln/calao/dicionario.pdf
Ex.: pra frente = à frente de seu tempo, modernos, futuristas
ou
pra frente = adiantadinhos, "saidinhos", comportando-se como adultos