Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
se virar em 10
English translation:
make a huge effort, stretch himself (to the limit)
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Nov 10, 2013 21:57
10 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
se virar em 10
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Human Resources
Ele precisa se virar em 10 para atender a todos
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | make a huge effort, stretch himself (to the limit) |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 4 +2 | bend over backward(s) / go out of his way |
ViBe
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| 3 +2 | be everywhere at once |
Nick Taylor
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Proposed translations
10 hrs
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
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60
Selected
make a huge effort, stretch himself (to the limit)
Vi que a situação era grave mas verifiquei também, como o senhor Presidente acabou de referir, que as autoridades egípcias se desdobravam em esforços.
I saw that the situation was serious, but that, as you said, the Egyptian authorities were making a huge effort.
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SHORTZ: [Laughs] But here I am in the fourth grade reading the dictionary and I remember the word "phthisis. ..... I feel I'm stretching myself to the limit. If I were ...
I saw that the situation was serious, but that, as you said, the Egyptian authorities were making a huge effort.
Resultados da pesquisa
Walking the Tightrope: Good Indian Girls, Race, and Bad Sexuality ...
thefeministwire.com/.../walking-the-tightrope-good-i...Traduzir esta página
24/05/2013 - According to the page, an internet slang word that Urban Dictionary ...... Now that I'm in college, I find myself stretching myself to the extreme ...
ACPT in the News: Puzzle Master Will Shortz
www.crosswordtournament.com/articles/ram0407.htmTraduzir esta página
SHORTZ: [Laughs] But here I am in the fourth grade reading the dictionary and I remember the word "phthisis. ..... I feel I'm stretching myself to the limit. If I were ...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tks, Salvador
Bjs
T."
+2
14 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
:
101
be everywhere at once
be everywhere at once
Peer comment(s):
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T o b i a s
: Fits rather well.
10 hrs
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thanks Tobias
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| agree |
Marjolein Snippe
: or maybe something along the lines of 'split himself'
13 hrs
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thanks Marjolein
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+2
12 hrs
ViBe
Works in field
bend over backward(s) / go out of his way
Or: do the Figaro stunt
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Note added at 12 hrs (2013-11-11 10:42:14 GMT)
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... style permitting, of course...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2013-11-11 10:42:14 GMT)
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... style permitting, of course...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marlene Curtis
: Go out of his way.
1 hr
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Thank you, Marlene
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| agree |
Gilmar Fernandes
: Good idiomatic expression! "bend over backwards"
2 hrs
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Agradeco, colega.
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