Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Aerospace / Aviation / Space | | Portuguese term or phrase: em sinal de alerta | | Itamaraty em sinal de alerta Governo diz que vai investigar subsídios a fundo' |
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| | on high alert | Explanation:
Meaning "on the alert", "highly alert", "on the lookout", "watching its back".
If it's the title of an article in journalistic style, I would simply say "Itamaraty on High Alert: Government Says ... (etc.)...”.
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  Todd Field
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14 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 (Itamaraty) is on guard/vigilant/on the look out
Explanation:
I think any of these could work for your case.
argus-eyed: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
S: (adj) on guard, on one's guard, upon one's guard, on your guard (vigilant) "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=on guard
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