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retrench, regroup

Portuguese translation: reorganizar e reagrupar

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English term or phrase:retrench, regroup
Portuguese translation:reorganizar e reagrupar
Entered by: Daniela de Oliveira

15:18 Dec 7, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: retrench, regroup
Ok, let's keep investigating. And meantime, retrench, regroup. Think.

Claro, a equivalência que busco tem a ver com o sentido figurado, não com a tradução literal. Obrigada!
Daniela de Oliveira
Portugal
Local time: 09:49
reorganizar e reagrupar
Explanation:
Não completamente literal (como você não quer), mas creio que minha sugestão traduza bem o sentido do texto-fonte.
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2reorganizar e reagrupar
Ivan Rocha, CT
4 +2cerrar fileiras e reagrupar
Leonor Machado
4reposicionamento, reavaliar (ou repensar) a situação
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4racionalizar, reorganizar
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4fortifique e reagrupe
Marlene Curtis


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
reorganizar e reagrupar


Explanation:
Não completamente literal (como você não quer), mas creio que minha sugestão traduza bem o sentido do texto-fonte.

Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marta Caldeira
22 mins
  -> Grato, Marta.
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
3 hrs
  -> Grato, Vasconcellos.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reposicionamento, reavaliar (ou repensar) a situação


Explanation:
Algumas sugestões. Entendo que seja uma pausa para reavaliação da situação.

Espero que ajudem.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 136
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
racionalizar, reorganizar


Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt), espero que seja útil...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cerrar fileiras e reagrupar


Explanation:
trench [trentS]
....
trincheira;


.....
© Porto Editora, Lda. - 2000

Leonor Machado
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Vozone
2 hrs
  -> Obg Ana
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Infelizmente "cerrar fileiras" é pouco usado em PT-BR, então não sei se atende à consulente... mas eu gostei, e usaria :)
3 hrs
  -> obg
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fortifique e reagrupe


Explanation:


retrench = fortificar

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Note added at 19 mins (2010-12-07 15:38:14 GMT)
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PT-BR

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Note added at 43 mins (2010-12-07 16:01:25 GMT)
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regroup = regrupar, reorganizar

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 199
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