Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
"pintar o sete"
English translation:
to do one's best, knock oneself out
Added to glossary by
Amy Duncan (X)
Apr 18, 2005 13:09
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
"pintar o sete"
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Bijouterias - fabrica��o
Venho pesquisando novos e diferenciados materiais, criando muito e procurando "pintar o sete", para trazer sempre muitas novidades a todos vocês!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | knock ourselves out |
Amy Duncan (X)
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| 5 +2 | playing around with [the materials in this case] |
Sormane Gomes
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| 5 | to paint the town red |
Jorge Rodrigues
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Change log
Jul 28, 2007 15:33: Amy Duncan (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/32139">Priscila's</a> old entry - ""pintar o sete""" to ""to do the best""
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Portuguese term (edited):
pintar o sete
Selected
knock ourselves out
More formally, "do whatever we can," or "do our very best."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I agree with AmyD, Jane and Sormane, because in this context the meaning is to do the best to improve the techniques and so on. Thanks for all the opinions."
4 mins
Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese Expert.
Native in: English 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Portuguese term (edited):
pintar o sete
to paint the town red
Expressão idiomática.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Henrique Serra
: corroborado pelo Dicionário de Expressões Idiomáticas - Oswaldo Serpa - MEC
13 mins
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Obrigado pelo feedback, Henrique.
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| agree |
Clauwolf
24 mins
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Obrigado, Clauwolf.
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Sormane Gomes
: I don't think it works here. 'To paint the town red' usually means to go out to bars, clubs etc to enjoy yourself or celebrate something.
25 mins
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"Pintar o sete" can have this meaning, but in Portuguese it is broader than that. I think it fits the asker's context.
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| disagree |
Amy Duncan (X)
: This really doesn't work in English in this context...I agree with Sormane
1 hr
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Well, I disagree with your disagreement. But, thanks anyway for your feedback.
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| disagree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: paint the town red, agree with Sormane and AmyD..it really doesn't work in English here,
1 hr
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| agree |
Juliana Pacheco
: i totally agree with you. Actually, at least where I come from, "pintar o sete" doesn´t mean "do our best" at all. I know it fits the context the asker suggested, but i've never heard this expression used like this. Jorge, you're completely right!!!!
32 days
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Thanks a lot, Julie.
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Cilmara
: "Pintar o sete" means to mischieve. Normally used to refer to children...eg; As crianças pintaram o sete hoje...
3921 days
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1 hr
Sormane Gomes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
Fully bilingual; pharm/med, among others
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
playing around with [the materials in this case]
See the examples below:
... Filtrar, torcer, manipular, modelar, digitalizar, colorizar, enfim pintar o sete.Aqui estão os mais diferentes experimentos visuais, elaborados pelo ...
www.tilt.net/galeria/ - 7k
Arts and Crafts News, February 1990, 2
... I encouraged playing around with the materials just to get a feel of what paint could do. The students were surprised with the results and keen to ...
www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/ documents/Visugate/public_acnfeb90.hcsp?printPage=1 - 20k
I think that is what 'pintar o sete' means here. Trying different things, playing around with the materials, etc.
... Filtrar, torcer, manipular, modelar, digitalizar, colorizar, enfim pintar o sete.Aqui estão os mais diferentes experimentos visuais, elaborados pelo ...
www.tilt.net/galeria/ - 7k
Arts and Crafts News, February 1990, 2
... I encouraged playing around with the materials just to get a feel of what paint could do. The students were surprised with the results and keen to ...
www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/ documents/Visugate/public_acnfeb90.hcsp?printPage=1 - 20k
I think that is what 'pintar o sete' means here. Trying different things, playing around with the materials, etc.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jorge Rodrigues
: This is a possibility. Might fit.
1 min
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| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: also...it does work...
9 mins
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| agree |
Henrique Magalhaes
4 hrs
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