Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

chip on his shoulder

Portuguese translation:

(COM) RANCOR, RESSENTIMENTO

Added to glossary by Marlene Curtis
Jun 21, 2013 17:12
10 yrs ago
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English term

chip on his shoulder

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama cinema
a once-successful investigative reporter, now sits at a desk at El Paso Times with a chip on his shoulder and a growing substance abuse problem.
Change log

Jun 28, 2013 11:09: Marlene Curtis changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/83285">Lilian Magalhães's</a> old entry - "chip on his shoulder"" to ""(COM) RANCOR, RESSENTIMENTO""

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(COM) RANCOR, RESSENTIMENTO

Corrigindo.

Rancor/resentimento


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raiva/resentimento


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http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/chip-on-your-s...

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OU

RANCOR

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Being angry about something that happened in the past; holding a grudge.

http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/chip-on-your-s...


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COM RANCOR, COM RESENTIMENTO

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Note added at 4 horas (2013-06-21 21:41:52 GMT)
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/have-a...
Peer comment(s):

agree Alex Alexandre
3 mins
Grata!
agree Vitor Visconti
3 hrs
Grata!
agree Fernandobn
14 hrs
Grata !
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lamentando-se, com sentimentos de inferioridade

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Chip on his Shoulder

"Chip on his shoulder" commonly refers to someone who has a self-righteous feeling of inferiority or a grudge. An example would be someone always bringing up how they are or were disadvantaged in some way.
Person 1:"I was raised in a working class family with no luxuries"

Person 2:"But now you're a millionaire..."

Person 3:"Don't worry about him mate, he's just got a chip on his shoulder."
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ar duma vítima

ar duma vítima
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1 day 22 hrs

pedra no sapato

Em PT, pt
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