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Portuguese translation: criticar, censurar, atacar, colocar para baixo


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English term or phrase:taking pot-shots
Portuguese translation:criticar, censurar, atacar, colocar para baixo
Entered by: Cecilia Alves
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04:32 Dec 2, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / coaching
English term or phrase: taking pot-shots
Gostaria de uma ajuda para traduzir o termo "taking pot-shots" nesta frase:

"I need to start making positive contributions and stop taking pot-shots at everybody’s ideas in meetings."

Eu entendo o contexto mas estou com dificuldade para chegar a um termo ideal.

Obrigada!
Cecilia Alves
Brazil
Local time: 14:37
criticar, censurar, atacar, colocar para baixo
Explanation:
Preciso começar a fazer contribuições e parar de criticar (ou atacar ou censurar ou colocar para baixo) as idéias de todo mundo nas reuniões.
Selected response from:

Ana Crespo
United States
Local time: 11:37
Grading comment
Obrigada! =)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2"dar pitacos" nas idéias dos outros durante as reuniões...
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
4 +2criticar, censurar, atacar, colocar para baixo
Ana Crespo
4mandar indirectas
Teresa Borges
4denegrir, depreciar, aviltar
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4tentando sabotar
airmailrpl


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
criticar, censurar, atacar, colocar para baixo


Explanation:
Preciso começar a fazer contribuições e parar de criticar (ou atacar ou censurar ou colocar para baixo) as idéias de todo mundo nas reuniões.

Ana Crespo
United States
Local time: 11:37
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada! =)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muito obrigada, Ana!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lídia Carney
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Lídia!

agree  Emiliano Pantoja
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Emiliano!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tentando sabotar


Explanation:
taking pot-shots => tentando sabotar

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 14:37
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, airmalrpl!

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
denegrir, depreciar, aviltar


Explanation:
take a potshot at someone or something
1. Lit. to shoot at someone or something, as with a shotgun. (A potshot refers to the type of shooting done to provide meat for the cooking pot.) The hunters were taking potshots at each other in the woods. Someone has been taking potshots at my mailbox!
2. Fig. to criticize or censure someone or something, often just to be mean. Why are you taking potshots at me? What did I do to you? Everyone in the audience was taking potshots at the comedian's toupee.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 19:37
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 269
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, Salvador e Gry!

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"dar pitacos" nas idéias dos outros durante as reuniões...


Explanation:
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Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Local time: 14:37
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, Paulo!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lídia Carney: also agree
39 mins
  -> Thanks Lídia.

agree  cristinamarinho
17 hrs
  -> Obrigado Cristina
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mandar indirectas


Explanation:
Em PT(pt) diria assim, mas não sei se a expressão é usada em PT(br)...

Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 19:37
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 148
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, Teresa!

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