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count-’em game

Portuguese translation: jogo de contar


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English term or phrase:count-’em game
Portuguese translation:jogo de contar
Entered by: Teresa Felix de Sousa
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11:53 Nov 27, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
English term or phrase: count-’em game
A few words of caution are in order before proceeding. In particular, it might be tempting to play a count-’em game when examining each medium’s strengths and limitations.
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Teresa Felix de Sousa
Local time: 13:57
jogo de contar
Explanation:
count-’em game = count-them game
in this case, counting strengths and limitations

HTH


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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Local time: 17:57
Grading comment
Valeu. Muito grata.
T.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1jogo de contar
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
4jogo de contagem (para cima ou para baixo)
Marlene Curtis
2contar e comparar
Ben Kohn


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
contar e comparar


Explanation:
Just a suggestion, I think it means that it's tempting to count up the advantages and disadvantages of each medium to see which one comes up with the most advantages/least disadvantages

Ben Kohn
Brazil
Local time: 13:57
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
jogo de contar


Explanation:
count-’em game = count-them game
in this case, counting strengths and limitations

HTH




Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Local time: 17:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
Valeu. Muito grata.
T.

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agree  rhandler
22 mins
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
jogo de contagem (para cima ou para baixo)


Explanation:
Parece-me, pelo contexto, que se trata da expressão count-em' (up ou down), em que se conta as vantagens e desvantagens de algo, progressiva ou regressivamente.

count up = das melhores para as piores
count down = das piores para as melhores

Contagem regressiva! Minhas férias começam oficialmente no dia 15 de outubro. ... e vamos fazer a contagem regressiva, uhuuuuuu! 11:33 AM · Andrea disse. ...
fernando-falando.blogspot.com/2007/09/contagem-regressiva.html - 86k


Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 12:57
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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