Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
corre atrás
English translation:
or you just go for it.
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Jan 9, 2007 16:47
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
corre atrás
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Brasil
Não seja tão [ininteligível] "Se eu tiver capacidade". Você não resolveu tudo agora sozinha?
Mas eu resolvo tudo! [Risos]
Então? Eu sei que aí, ou você se vira ...
É.
... ou você corre atrás ...
Ahã
Ou, então, você se afunda.
Mas eu resolvo tudo! [Risos]
Então? Eu sei que aí, ou você se vira ...
É.
... ou você corre atrás ...
Ahã
Ou, então, você se afunda.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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or you just go for it.
I think it is the appropriate answer...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigado, Mike :)"
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29 mins
+5
35 mins
Go for it / Go after what you want
"Corre atrás" in this sense means to go after something (when you want it or need it). It literally means to "run after / pursue" something as in "pursuing / running after" what you desire, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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sarahjeanne (X)
: the want seems extraneous (could be just "go after it") but i agree with go for it
15 mins
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Thanks. I should have just left "Go for it" as my response. The second option was more of an added explanation. Thanks for your comment! :)
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Henrique Magalhaes
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edupa
: go for it
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agree |
Fernando Domeniconi
: go for it
3 hrs
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Clara Duarte
10 hrs
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56 mins
do everything within your power
Hope this suggestion is useful. Is it appropriate?
I come across this expression a lot in my daily life. We need to 'corre atrás' just to survive!
I come across this expression a lot in my daily life. We need to 'corre atrás' just to survive!
3 hrs
get on the ball
expression for expression = staying more true to the original text
16 hrs
struggle
either you manage... or you struggle...
(I think we need to convey the difficulty here)
(I think we need to convey the difficulty here)
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