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o marginal

criminal, thug, urban expressway

m ɐ ɾ ʒ i n a l
margin riverbank, bank, shore + al relating to
noun Rare #31,064
criminal, thug Often used as an insult; it can sound derogatory.
PO: A polícia prendeu o marginal.
EN: The police arrested the criminal.
urban expressway In Brazil, often refers to an expressway running alongside a river.
PO: A marginal está congestionada hoje.
EN: The expressway is congested today.

"Espero que não seja um marginal."

I hope he’s not a thug.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Seu marginal.

You thug.

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

A marginal está com dois quilômetros de congestionamento.

The highway is experiencing two kilometers of traffic congestion.

A gente tem cara de marginal ou o quê?

Do we look like criminals or what?

— O Ódio (1995)

Tire o chapéu, seu marginal.

Take your hat off, you thug.

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

Tu sabe com quem é que tu está falando, marginal?

Do you know who you're talking to, punk?

— Cabras da Peste (2021)

Brincando comigo, marginal?

Are you kidding me, thug?

— Casa Vazia (2004)

Tá havendo engano, não, marginal!

You're mistaken, aren't you, punk!

— Cabras da Peste (2021)