had been pushing for
Portuguese translation: insistiu/tem estado a insistir para / tem estado a defender/defendeu
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| 4 +1 | tem advogado |
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| 3 +1 | havia exigido/pedido |
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| 3 +1 | insistiu/tem estado a insistir para / tem estado a defender/defendeu |
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13 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1havia exigido/pedido Explanation: I believe that "to push for" can be both "exigir" or "pedir", but I'm not sure. Then, she had been asking fiscal austerity, "pedindo/exigindo austeridade fiscal". |
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16 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1insistiu/tem estado a insistir para / tem estado a defender/defendeu Explanation: Entendo que XX tem estado a insistir para ou a defender uma política austeridade fiscal, ou seja, é a favor dela. Na frase deve haver algo que não está bem... |
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28 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1tem advogado Explanation: Diria assim... |
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1 day 2 hrs confidence:
havia feito pressão no sentido de Explanation: Literalmente, a Sra. XXX havia pressionado para austeridada fiscal mas, em português, soa mais natural "...havia feito pressão no sentido de austeridada fiscal" |
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