Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 23, 2007 17:22
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Ficante
Portuguese to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Ela não é minha namorada, é só ficante.
(A pessoa com a qual a gente "fica")
(A pessoa com a qual a gente "fica")
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | fling |
Heloisa Ferreira
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| 5 +1 | for fun |
Helena Grahn
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| 5 +1 | [slang] ...we're just hooking up |
John Milan
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Change log
May 24, 2007 22:16: Heloisa Ferreira Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
14 mins
Heloisa Ferreira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Medicine and gaming, 10+ experience
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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15
Selected
fling
É como eu sempre ouvia os americanos dizendo... "it's just a fling".
2 a : a casual try or involvement b : a casual or brief love affair
2 a : a casual try or involvement b : a casual or brief love affair
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
14 mins
Helena Grahn
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Qualified
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Swedish to Portuguese, and 11 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
for fun
she is not my girlfriend. She is just for fun.
+1
20 mins
John Milan
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
ATA certified translator, economist
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English to Portuguese
[slang] ...we're just hooking up
Obviously, this is slang, which changes over time. But this will definitely work...
Peer comment(s):
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Helena Grahn
: we're hooked up gives me more the idea of something more serious than 'ficante'
1 hr
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No, actually, I've spent the past 10 years living in Brazil, and "ficante" implies "hooking up"
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| agree |
Amy Duncan (X)
: I had hit "neutral" by mistake...my bad, as they say...
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Thanks!
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