Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Abrir mão de algo
English translation:
give up something
Added to glossary by
Claudio Mazotti
Sep 1, 2008 20:09
16 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Abrir mão de algo
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Meu gato pode ter 9 vidas, mas eu naõ abro mão de nenhuma delas.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +5 | give up something | Claudio Mazotti |
4 +3 | to let go of something | Katarina Peters |
5 +2 | Give up | Janice Cruz |
4 | relinquish | judith ryan |
4 | to forsake | Paul Dixon |
Change log
Sep 6, 2008 09:09: Claudio Mazotti changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/889181">Ine / Eni Rodrigues's</a> old entry - "Abrir mão de algo"" to ""give up something""
Proposed translations
+5
6 mins
Selected
give up something
give up. Get Babylon's Translation Software! Free Download Now! ... give up abrir mão, desistir, dar-se por vencido; desesperar-se gave up desistiu ...
www.babylon.com/definition/give_up/Portuguese
b) Ceder, abrir mão de (geralmente, em favor de outra pessoa). “Women expect men to give up their seats to them in buses.” As mulheres esperam que os homens ...
www.brasilnews.ca/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=1523&...
... to give up, relinquish, put aside, drop Teve que abrir mao de seus planos. at hand, on hand, close, nearby, available 0 livro estava à mao; ...
www.books.google.com.br/books?isbn=0878403442...
Abrir mão de algo To give something up; You shouldn't give up your beliefs just because you married someone whose opinion is different. ...
www.educacao.uol.com.br/ingles/harp-on.jhtm
www.babylon.com/definition/give_up/Portuguese
b) Ceder, abrir mão de (geralmente, em favor de outra pessoa). “Women expect men to give up their seats to them in buses.” As mulheres esperam que os homens ...
www.brasilnews.ca/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=1523&...
... to give up, relinquish, put aside, drop Teve que abrir mao de seus planos. at hand, on hand, close, nearby, available 0 livro estava à mao; ...
www.books.google.com.br/books?isbn=0878403442...
Abrir mão de algo To give something up; You shouldn't give up your beliefs just because you married someone whose opinion is different. ...
www.educacao.uol.com.br/ingles/harp-on.jhtm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muito obrigada!"
+3
3 mins
to let go of something
i.e., I won't let go of any of them (lives)
Peer comment(s):
agree |
veratek
29 mins
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Thanks Vera
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agree |
Flavia Martins dos Santos
35 mins
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Thanks Flavia
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agree |
Paulo Horsky
48 mins
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Thanks Paulo
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+2
1 hr
Give up
In this case specifically, the person is not willing to give up any of her cats nine lives.
Example sentence:
My cat may have nine lives, but I won't give up any of them.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Rafael Mantovani
1 hr
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agree |
ARHage (X)
: é como eu tb diria, com certeza.
18 hrs
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16 hrs
relinquish
I think relinquish is the closest to "Abrir mao"
Reference:
1 day 12 mins
to forsake
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