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Portuguese translation: “quase” não é suficiente....

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English term or phrase:	close enough is not good enough
Portuguese translation:	“quase” não é suficiente....
Entered by:	airmailrpl

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23:31 May 16, 2007

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial

English term or phrase: close enough is not good enough

contexto:

XXXXX recognizes that ‘close enough is not good enough’ and has strived to ensure our AE Simulators are of the highest fidelity and realism

gostaria de uma sugestão ;)

obrigada

Marcia Gascon KudoZ activity Questions: 514 (none open) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 367 Brazil
Local time: 14:27

“quase” não é suficient

Explanation:
[PDF] RECOMENDAÇÕES CONCEITUAIS RECOMENDAÇÕES METODOLÓGICAS CRIANDO OU ...
Mas em acessibilidade, o “quase” não é suficiente. Poucos. centímetros fazem uma grande diferença e podem sacrificar, por exemplo, todo um itinerário ...
www.iadb.org/sds/doc/soc-GuíasOperativasPart2-p.pdf

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Note added at 16 hrs (2007-05-17 15:49:32 GMT) Post-grading
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"quase" perfeito não é o suficiente
is a good alternative !!

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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 14:27

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thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

PERTO NÃO É O BASTANTE

Flavia Martins dos Santos

“quase” não é suficient

airmailrpl

"Não adianta deixar a desejar"

Marcelo Gonçalves

4 +1

suficientemente perto não é suficientemente bom

mfs_trad

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

suficientemente perto não é suficientemente bom

Explanation:
será isto ?

mfs_trad
Portugal
Local time: 18:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

16 mins confidence:

"Não adianta deixar a desejar"

Explanation:
The idea of this idiom is that you gotta be perfect.

Marcelo Gonçalves
Local time: 14:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

49 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

PERTO NÃO É O BASTANTE

Explanation:
SUGGESTION

Flavia Martins dos Santos
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

13 hrs confidence:

“quase” não é suficient

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 14:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 85

Grading comment

thanks

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gostei da sua sugestão, mas ainda acho que esta falando sobre a perfeição do produto, pode ser então "quase perfeito não é o suficiente"?

Asker: ou parece perfeito "quase" perfeito não é o suficiente

Asker: sorry - parece "quase" perfeito não é o suficiente

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Non-PRO (2): Marcelo Gonçalves, rhandler

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Changes made by editors

May 17, 2007 - Changes made by airmailrpl:
Edited KOG entry	airmailrpl's old entry - "close enough is not good enough" => "“quase” não é suficiente.."
May 17, 2007 - Changes made by airmailrpl:
Edited KOG entry	Marcia Gascon's old entry - "close enough is not good enough" => "“quase” não é suficiente"
May 17, 2007 - Changes made by Marcia Gascon:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
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