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English: development teeth

Portuguese translation: deu os primeiros passos na área ...



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English term or phrase:development teeth
Portuguese translation:deu os primeiros passos na área ...
Entered by:Izabel Santos
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Bus/Financial - International Org/Dev/Coop / Development Programs
English term or phrase: development teeth
Pierre cut his development teeth in the early 1980s, when as a teenager he volunteered for a local soil conservation program organized by a priest, who subsequently sponsored this son of peasants in a leadership and development program
Izabel Santos
Brazil
deu os primeiros passos na área ...
Explanation:
... de desenvolvimento
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Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1deu os primeiros passos na área ...
Susanne Rindlisbacher
4atingiu a maturidade/amadureceu
Roberto Cavalcanti
4(aprimorar) habilidades na área de desenvolvimento
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(aprimorar) habilidades na área de desenvolvimento

Explanation:
cut one's teeth = aprimorar as habilidades em algum tema / assunto

Exemplos:

... he cut his political teeth as an adviser to European Commissioner Leon Brittan - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7187971.stm

Brian cut his journalistic teeth at the Oakdale Clarion newspaper... -www.finance-commerce.com/aboutus.cfm

Fans of Jack Nicholson (who cut his acting teeth on this and other AIP productions) - movies.nytimes.com/movie/40372/The-Raven/overview


margilii
Brazil
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atingiu a maturidade/amadureceu

Explanation:
2. cut one's wisdom teeth, to attain maturity or discretion.


Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
deu os primeiros passos na área ...

Explanation:
... de desenvolvimento

Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Grata!

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