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to make up one's mind

Portuguese translation: decidir-se


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15:58 Aug 5, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: to make up one's mind
Used in a sentence:

Once he makes his mind up about something, there is no talking to him.


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rgreen
Local time: 16:08
Portuguese translation:decidir-se
Explanation:
sugestão
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Lais Leite
Brazil
Local time: 17:08
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3decidir-se
Lais Leite
4 +1tomar uma decisão/decidir-se sobre alguma coisa
Arthur Godinho
3 +1após tomar a (uma) decisão não há como demove-lo (mudar a sua opinião)
connie leite


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tomar uma decisão/decidir-se sobre alguma coisa


Explanation:
Suug.

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-08-05 16:01:15 GMT)
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"Uma vez que ele se decide, não há como conversar com ele"
"Uma vez que ele toma uma decisão, não há como conversar com ele"

Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 16:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivan Rocha
56 mins
  -> Grato, Ivan.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
decidir-se


Explanation:
sugestão

Example sentence(s):
  • Quando ele se decide sobre algo, não...
Lais Leite
Brazil
Local time: 17:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Borges
31 mins
  -> Obrigada ;)

agree  Ivan Rocha
53 mins
  -> Obrigada ;)

agree  Carolina Salinas
21 hrs
  -> Desculpe a demora: obrigada ;)
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
após tomar a (uma) decisão não há como demove-lo (mudar a sua opinião)


Explanation:
Não muda de opinião (cabeça dura)

connie leite
Local time: 21:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivan Rocha
21 mins
  -> obrigada Ivan. BFS
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