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take on

Portuguese translation: adquirem

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English term or phrase:take on
Portuguese translation:adquirem
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

19:15 Mar 31, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Management / Project Management
English term or phrase: take on
Projects take on their own momentum, especially in end-game, and they can't be directed so much as influenced. When the activity is focused on working with bugs, there are many individual decisions being made across the team,
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 02:10
adquirem
Explanation:
Adquirem o seu próprio ímpeto/impulso.

take on
1. To undertake or begin to handle: took on extra responsibilities.
2. To hire; engage: took on more workers during the harvest.
3. To oppose in competition: a wrestler who took on all comers.
4. Informal To display violent or passionate emotion: Don't take on so!
5. To acquire (an appearance, for example) as or as if one's own: Over the years he has taken on the look of a banker.
Selected response from:

Manuel Leite
Portugal
Local time: 06:10
Grading comment
Thank you
Bom finalzinho de domingo!
T.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4adquirem
Manuel Leite
4 +1têm sua própria força/energia
Clauwolf
5embarcam/aceitam/admitem/encarregam-se
Joon Oh


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
têm sua própria força/energia


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 109

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Murillo do Amaral
18 hrs
  -> obrigado
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
adquirem


Explanation:
Adquirem o seu próprio ímpeto/impulso.

take on
1. To undertake or begin to handle: took on extra responsibilities.
2. To hire; engage: took on more workers during the harvest.
3. To oppose in competition: a wrestler who took on all comers.
4. Informal To display violent or passionate emotion: Don't take on so!
5. To acquire (an appearance, for example) as or as if one's own: Over the years he has taken on the look of a banker.

Manuel Leite
Portugal
Local time: 06:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 67
Grading comment
Thank you
Bom finalzinho de domingo!
T.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
19 mins
  -> obrigado
agree  Susy Ordaz
1 hr
  -> obrigado
agree  Cristina Santos
4 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  José Henrique Lamensdorf
15 hrs
  -> obrigado
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
embarcam/aceitam/admitem/encarregam-se


Explanation:
sugestão

Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 02:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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