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English: "Gloves and Glasses"

Portuguese translation: precisamos nos prevenir, precaver, tomar medidas de cautela/proteção







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English term or phrase:"wear Gloves and Glasses"
Portuguese translation:precisamos nos prevenir, precaver, tomar medidas de cautela/proteção
Entered by:Laerte da Silva
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / organizational culture
English term or phrase: "Gloves and Glasses"
EXPRESSION IN CONTEXT:

there are many places where we are “wearing the gloves and glasses” holding on to assumptions that may be incorrect and counter productive for us and the organization.
Laerte da Silva
Brazil
precisamos nos prevenir, precaver, tomar medidas de cautela/proteção
Explanation:
creio q este seja o sentido da frase por se tratar do uso de luvas e óculos de proteção mesmo.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-08-20 11:28:31 GMT)
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Note from asker to answerer
Many tanks, Cláudio.
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Summary of answers provided
4precisamos nos prevenir, precaver, tomar medidas de cautela/proteção
Claudio Mazotti
4precavemosMainn


  

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"gloves and glasses" precavemos

Explanation:
Há várias ocasiões em que nos precavemos, criando certas presuncoes que acabam sendo incorretas e contra-produtivas a nós mesmos e a companhia.

Mainn
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"gloves and glasses" precisamos nos prevenir, precaver, tomar medidas de cautela/proteção

Explanation:
creio q este seja o sentido da frase por se tratar do uso de luvas e óculos de proteção mesmo.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-08-20 11:28:31 GMT)
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basta vc completar com: para NÃO...

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 52
Note from asker to answerer
Many tanks, Cláudio.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Cláudio, creio que não uma vez que o termo tem uma conotação negativa neste contexto, reforçando a idéia de "holding on to assumptions that may be incorrect and counter productive for us and the organization.".

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