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a ferro e a fogo

English translation: Forging Ahead!

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Portuguese term or phrase:a ferro e a fogo
English translation:Forging Ahead!
Entered by: ROCHA-ROBINSON

01:50 Jun 27, 2004
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Portuguese term or phrase: a ferro e a fogo
como vocês traduziriam a expressão "a ferro e a fogo". No caso, é o título de um livro sobre indústrias metalúrgicas, a trajetória das empresas, etc.
Seria "Iron and Fire"?
carmentrad
Brazil
Local time: 22:15
Forging Ahead!
Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2004-06-27 02:55:58 GMT)
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forge = fundição de metais
to forge ahead = avançar constantemente

:)
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ROCHA-ROBINSON
Brazil
Local time: 22:15
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6Forging Ahead!
ROCHA-ROBINSON
5 +1by fire and sword
Lumen (X)
4Iron and Fire
António Ribeiro
3Steeling the Future..
airmailrpl


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Iron and Fire


Explanation:
E porque não?

António Ribeiro
Local time: 11:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
by fire and sword


Explanation:
It also means: with all means at hand, at sword's point.
No caso, como é título, é um lindo trocadilho, e aí fica complicado.

O ferro desta expressão é a arma, não o metal em si. Se você usar *Iron and Fire* não será fiel ao sentido da expressão. Por outro lado, como manter o sentido e o trocadilho? Como a expressão a ferro e fogo significa ir em frente, abrindo caminho qalquer que seja o custo, você poderia perder o trocadilho e usar *At all cost*.



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Note added at 22 mins (2004-06-27 02:13:34 GMT)
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Quis dizer *At all costs*

Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 22:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  ROCHA-ROBINSON: reconheço a expressão - mas 'at all costs' para título de indústria metalug. - parece 'passar por cima de todos'...
6 mins
  -> Concordo plenamente. Mas a ferro e fogo tb signfica passar por cima de tudo, ir matando e queimando. É complicado traduzir títulos, ainda mais quando eles trazem trocadilhos.

agree  Cosmonipolita: Traduz muito bem o jogo de palavras
7 hrs
  -> Thanks
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Forging Ahead!


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 1 hr 5 mins (2004-06-27 02:55:58 GMT)
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forge = fundição de metais
to forge ahead = avançar constantemente

:)

ROCHA-ROBINSON
Brazil
Local time: 22:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lumen (X): Sua solução é muito boa!
3 mins
  -> tks - vc me ajudou com a linha de pensamento...tks!

agree  isarcat: Good !
1 hr

agree  Valeria Verona: excellent
1 hr

agree  airmailrpl: -
9 hrs

agree  Amy Duncan (X): This is great--very clever!
10 hrs

agree  Henrique Magalhaes
2 days 7 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Steeling the Future..


Explanation:
expressão "a ferro e a fogo".

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 22:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64
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