Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
CAI CAI
English translation:
Strapless
Added to glossary by
Douglas Bissell
Jul 16, 2014 14:09
9 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
CAI CAI
Portuguese to English
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
This comes from a list of necklines, no surrounding text.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | Strapless |
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
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| 4 +4 | Boob tube/tube top |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 +1 | tank top |
Verginia Ophof
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Proposed translations
+1
52 mins
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Specializes in field
Brazil
What you need is what you get...
Native in: English 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
Strapless
If referred to a dress/bikini type "tomara que caia"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Even though I would say 'boob tube' this is better for a catalogue"
+1
41 mins
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
20
tank top
suggestion
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
: tank top is a tee shirt, caled "regata"
11 mins
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forgot to add strapless. http://www.shopstyle.com/browse?fts=strapless tank
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| agree |
Donna Sandin
: Tank top is sleeveless, the "sleeves" are replaced by "straps" that look like men's undershirts. It may be a "regata" but it would not be tee shirt because tees always have short sleeves unless otherwise specified "long sleeved tee shirt"
22 hrs
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Thank you Donna !
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+4
52 mins
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
50
Boob tube/tube top
Boob tube/tube top
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
0 min
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thanks Paulo
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| agree |
Paulinho Fonseca
26 mins
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thanks Paulinho
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| agree |
Mario Freitas
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1 hr
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thanks Mário
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| agree |
Donna Sandin
: I agree with tube top. No one would be offended and they would know exactly what it is
22 hrs
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Cheers Donna
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Reference comments
5 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Reference:
Discussion
www.caicai.sourceforge.net/
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Who am I to say? It's popular culture.
Boob tube, US slang for a television set
boob tube
A slang term for television.
That is exactly what I would call it, but is that the correct term in a supplier's catalogue?