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bridge the gap

Portuguese translation: preencher a lacuna

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English term or phrase:bridge the gap
Portuguese translation:preencher a lacuna
Entered by: Arthur Godinho

18:04 Jun 8, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: bridge the gap
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Sim... Quer dizer 'preencher a lacuna'. Porém, alguém tem algo melhor?
Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 09:29
preencher a lacuna
Explanation:
Plain and simple.
Selected response from:

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 09:29
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4preencher a lacuna
Beta Cummins
5 +3encurtar a distância (a brecha) entre ...../preencher a lacuna/ colmatar a lacuna
João de Andrade
4 +1aproximar
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
5preencher a lacuna
Henrique Silva
4colmatar a lacuna
Mariana Moreira
4fazer articulação
Nick Taylor
4compensar a defasagem
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
3encurtar a distância
axies


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
colmatar a lacuna


Explanation:
seria a minha opção

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 14:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 112
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
preencher a lacuna


Explanation:
Plain and simple.

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 09:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrica d'Orey
9 mins
agree  Marlene Curtis
2 hrs
agree  Daniel Tavares
2 hrs
agree  Margarida Ataide
4 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
encurtar a distância (a brecha) entre ...../preencher a lacuna/ colmatar a lacuna


Explanation:
sug.

João de Andrade
Germany
Local time: 15:29
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira: Gostei de encurtar a distância. Outra opção: aproximar.
2 mins
  -> Obrigado, Luciano.
agree  Daniel Tavares
2 hrs
agree  axies
14 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aproximar


Explanation:
Neste contexto, diria assim em PT(pt)...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 14:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 218

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Leonor!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fazer articulação


Explanation:
fazer articulação

Nick Taylor
Local time: 14:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 113
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
compensar a defasagem


Explanation:
Entendo que os serviços buscam compensar a defasagem existente.

Espero que ajude.

www.sbccp.org.br/noticias_180.php
Buscamos capacitar o maior número de cirurgiões-dentistas brasileiros em Oncologia para tentar compensar a defasagem que existe nesse setor, tanto de ...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 15:29
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 223
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
encurtar a distância


Explanation:
Reduzir a separação/ a distância. Claro que quer dizer''para os/vos ajudar'' que talvez seja ainda o mais fácil e mais apropriado para a tradução, derivado ao fato que não existe uma só mas muitas.

axies
Australia
Local time: 22:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 days 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
preencher a lacuna


Explanation:
'Preencher a lacuna' me parece a tradução mais razoável para o termo 'bridge the gap' no caso proposto.

Henrique Silva
Brazil
Local time: 10:29
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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