English: these are to carry the day Portuguese translation: fazem frente a KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More |
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | these are to carry the day | | Portuguese translation: | fazem frente a | | Entered by: | VagnerB |
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Philosophy / theology;metaphysics | | English term or phrase: these are to carry the day | | Reason, freedom, immortality – these are to carry the day against error, failure, and decay. |
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| | fazem frente a | Explanation: fazer frente a / lutar / opor-se / enfrentar / ganhar / vencer / persuadir / convencer
carry the day
1. to win a war or a fight
Example: At the beginning of the American Civil War, many southerners believed their soldiers and statesmen would carry the day.
2. if you carry the day, you persuade people to support your ideas or opinions, or if a particular idea carries the day, it is accepted by a group of people
Examples: The Republicans carried the day in the dispute over the new jet fighter.
Her argument in favour of pay increases eventually carried the day.
from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms
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| fazem frente a
Explanation: fazer frente a / lutar / opor-se / enfrentar / ganhar / vencer / persuadir / convencer
carry the day
1. to win a war or a fight
Example: At the beginning of the American Civil War, many southerners believed their soldiers and statesmen would carry the day.
2. if you carry the day, you persuade people to support your ideas or opinions, or if a particular idea carries the day, it is accepted by a group of people
Examples: The Republicans carried the day in the dispute over the new jet fighter.
Her argument in favour of pay increases eventually carried the day.
from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
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| estas vencerão
Explanation: A imagem é tirada de um campo de batalha com tropas alinhadas nos dois lados. No fim do dia, um dos exércitos leva o melhor, e "carries the day"...
Aqui, as qualidades boas vencerão na luta contra as forças do erro
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