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to get way too caught up

Portuguese translation: ficar envolvido demais/

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English term or phrase:to get way too caught up
Portuguese translation: ficar envolvido demais/
Entered by: Danik 2014

23:33 Aug 27, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Marketing / Market Research / mídias socias, business
English term or phrase: to get way too caught up
People tend to get way too caught up in technology. That was part of the transition I had to make in the company, helping the company to modernize its approach in communications. We historically had ways to communicate in using big, thick reports, billboards, television ads, static websites, etc. Where we would send the messages, sort of punt them over to the various consumers and hope they stuck.
Cintia Galbo
envolvidas demais
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Danik 2014
Brazil
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Obrigada!
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4 +4envolvidas demais
Danik 2014
4coloquem importância demais
airmailrpl
4ficar demasiado prisioneiras da tecnologia /dominadas pela tecnologia
Vitor Pinteus


  

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envolvidas demais


Explanation:
Sugestão

Danik 2014
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 87
Grading comment
Obrigada!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada!


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agree  Claudia Marques
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agree  Mario Freitas:
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agree  Ana Vozone
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agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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coloquem importância demais


Explanation:
to get way too caught up => coloquem importância demais

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 11:54
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PRO pts in category: 111
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Asker: Obrigada!

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ficar demasiado prisioneiras da tecnologia /dominadas pela tecnologia


Explanation:
Julgo que o sentido da frase e do texto é algo como "apanhadas pela tecnologia", com alguma conotação negativa, as pessoas passam a agir "insensatamente" porque pensam que a tecnologia, só por si, permite e resolve tudo.
Neste caso, julgo que o sentido figurado de "caught up"/"apanhado" é o sentido de uma "paixão insensata, irracional e dominada" (vd links)

1. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/caught
2. http://www.infopedia.pt/pesquisa-global/apanhadas
3. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=caught up

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Note added at 16 hrs (2014-08-28 16:01:10 GMT)
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Noto que a expressão "prisioneiro da tecnologia" é uma expressão muito vulgar para referir este estado "psicossomático".



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Note added at 16 hrs (2014-08-28 16:10:00 GMT)
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Oops, forgot the link: https://www.google.com/search?as_q=&as_epq=prisioneiro da te...

Vitor Pinteus
Portugal
Local time: 15:54
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 35
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Asker: Obrigada pela super atenção, Vitor, ótima sugestão!

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