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whittling stands for down

Portuguese translation: moldar/ajustar tudo que XXX representa

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English term or phrase:whittling stands for down
Portuguese translation:moldar/ajustar tudo que XXX representa
Entered by: Jeovane Cazer

16:28 Jul 9, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Marketing - Engineering: Industrial / Steel industry
English term or phrase: whittling stands for down
Our new brand reflects who we are as a company
now and where we are headed tomorrow, but whittling
all that XXX stands for down to a razor sharp
identity is a complex process.
Jeovane Cazer
Brazil
Local time: 06:58
moldar/ajustar tudo que XXX representa
Explanation:
a uma identidade bem delineada ou distinta

Também entendo como o Martim: whittling / XXX stands for / down to a razor sharp identity

Espero que ajude!
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reginakersten
Local time: 06:58
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Summary of answers provided
5tornar vigente
Mellodyz
4lapidar o significado genérico de XXX rumo a...
Martim
4moldar/ajustar tudo que XXX representa
reginakersten


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lapidar o significado genérico de XXX rumo a...


Explanation:
É sentido figurado e alguém poderá achar algo mais inspirado, mas creio um núcleo é "whittling
all that XXX stands for ", outro é "down to a razor sharp identity", querendo dizer que partir da imagem "bruta" de XXX para atingir uma identidade mais definida, mais nítida, é um processo complicado.

Martim
Local time: 06:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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moldar/ajustar tudo que XXX representa


Explanation:
a uma identidade bem delineada ou distinta

Também entendo como o Martim: whittling / XXX stands for / down to a razor sharp identity

Espero que ajude!

reginakersten
Local time: 06:58
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tornar vigente


Explanation:
reduzir em tamanho ou tornar gradualmente eficaz, vigente, com efeito

Mellodyz
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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