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English translation: remain on the drawing board

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Portuguese term or phrase:	ficar no papel
English translation:	remain on the drawing board
Entered by:	Michael Powers (PhD)

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16:12 Mar 5, 2009

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations

Portuguese term or phrase: ficar no papel

quando algo é planejado mais não vai pra frente, fica no papel, não é executado

Juliano Martins KudoZ activity Questions: 156 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 99
Local time: 03:08

remain on the drawing board

Explanation:
It is never done, but was initially planned.

Mike :)

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Note added at 4 days (2009-03-10 11:17:51 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.

Selected response from:

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 02:08

Grading comment

Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +12

remain on the drawing board

Michael Powers (PhD)

5 +2

on paper only

Carlos Quandt

5 +1

(the plans) didn't materialize

Marlene Curtis

will not bear fruit / come to fruition

Beta Cummins

the plans did not go/move forward

Mary Palmer

Answers

3 mins confidence:

will not bear fruit / come to fruition

Explanation:
Sugestao.

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-03-05 16:16:43 GMT)
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http://esl-bits.net/idioms/id134.htm

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 02:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(the plans) didn't materialize

Explanation:
Micron's plans for new plant haven't materialized | Micron ... Micron's plans for new plant haven't materialized. In the face of a poor economy and a glut of DRAM, the chip maker hasn't moved forward on a 300 mm fab it ...
www.idahostatesman.com/micron/story/468410.html - 65k

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:08
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 83

41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

on paper only

Explanation:
Protected Nature - But On Paper Only. Inter Press Service September 16, 2003. Nearly 25 percent of Latin American territory is under some sort of nature ...
globalexchange.org/countries/americas/cuba/sustainable/susdev/1493.html

On Paper Only. We’ve heard the same old rhetoric used to describe the new and improved moderate Fatah government; "New Government", "New Opportunity" and ...
the-american-israeli-patriot.blogspot.com/2007/06/abbas-outlaws-weaponson-paper-only.html

BRAZIL: Sanitation a Reality on Paper Only
The main sanitation plan for the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul is 12 years old, has survived four state governments and carries a price tag ...
ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40188

Abbas outlaws weapons...on paper only. We keep hearing the same old rhetoric used to describe the new and improved moderate Fatah government: "New ...
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/017143.php

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 04:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

3 hrs confidence:

the plans did not go/move forward

Explanation:
Here's another sugestion you can use.

25 Apr 2008 ... South Beach resort plan may not go forward. By Alexi Howk (Contact) ... Bernstein did not return repeated calls seeking comment. ...

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/apr/25/30gt5-star-hotel-deve...

Justices Allow Drug-Cost Plan to Go Forward. From Foresight, Vol. ... a powerful incentive to go along: manufacturers that did not cooperate faced having ...

http://www.kltprc.net/emergingissues/Chpt_163.htm

27 Feb 2009 ... Convention center plan must go forward. By ROBERT FICANO ... That's really not debatable, considering that more than 16000 jobs and nearly ...

http://m.freep.com/news.jsp?key=419511&rc=ne

Plans move forward to revive Lackawanna Cutoff rail line .... trains then why did Conrail rip it out in 1984 in the first place? .... European trains are not only stylish; they run on schedule and move people to where they want to go! ...

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/plans_move_forward_...

Mission San Luis Rey development plans move forward. ... find North County ... Bank listened,'' but ''did not detect a transmission,'' mission officials ...

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-149321345.html

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 03:08
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

remain on the drawing board

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 02:08
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Anna Black

2 mins

-> Thank you, Anna - Mike :)

agree

Enza Longo: my first thought

2 mins

-> Thank you, Enza - Mike :)

agree

Isabel Maria Almeida

3 mins

-> Thank you, Isabel - Mike :)

agree

Floriana Leary: Yes! That's where 'go back to the drawing board' came from!

10 mins

-> Thank you, Floriana, I never thought about it, but without researching it, I believe you are right - Mike :)

agree

Gilmar Fernandes

14 mins

-> Thank you, Gilmar - Mike :)

agree

rhandler

14 mins

-> Thank you, Ralph - Mike :)

agree

Todd Field

22 mins

-> Thank you, Todd - Mike :)

agree

Maria Cristina Vasconcelos: é essa a idéia

31 mins

-> Obrigado, Maria Cirstina - Mike :)

agree

Alexandra Gouveia

54 mins

-> Obrigado, Alexandra - Mike :)

agree

Flavia Martins dos Santos

57 mins

-> Obrigado, Flavia - Mike :)

agree

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

1 hr

-> Obrigado, Luciano - Mike :)

agree

Ivan Nieves

6 hrs

-> Thank you, Ivan - Mike :)

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Changes made by editors

Mar 10, 2009 - Changes made by Michael Powers (PhD):
Field	Other => Marketing
Mar 10, 2009 - Changes made by Michael Powers (PhD):
Edited KOG entry	Juliano Martins's old entry - "ficar no papel" => "remain on the drawing board"

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