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os que vestiram a camisa

English translation: jumped on the bandwagon

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Portuguese term or phrase:vestiram a camisa
English translation:jumped on the bandwagon
Entered by: Muriel Vasconcellos

00:03 Sep 15, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical (general) / mortality information
Portuguese term or phrase: os que vestiram a camisa
The speaker is talking about getting professionals involved in improving the quality of SIM, the database containing mortality information.

I'm not familiar with this expression. Does it mean "follow suit"?

“Porque nós conseguimos, em grande parte dos municípios desse país, criar também **os que vestiram a camisa**. (...) Isso está melhorando muito. E o pessoal, é aquilo que a gente falou, o pessoal se entusiasma, é uma festa.”
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 10:56
those who jumped on the bandwagon
Explanation:
idiomatically
Selected response from:

Ivaneide
Brazil
Local time: 14:56
Grading comment
Thank you. It fits the context nicely, except that I can't work "those who" into the sentence.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7those who have bought in/those who are dedicated
Karen Haggerty
5 +1those who jumped on the bandwagon
Ivaneide
4 +1those who flew the flag
rhandler


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
those who have bought in/those who are dedicated


Explanation:
"Vestir a camisa" is an expression for people who are dedicated to a cause of some sort or another. So in this case, I would say that they have "bought in" or are "dedicated" to the issue at hand.

Karen Haggerty
Local time: 10:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos: agree
18 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Paulo César Mendes MD, CT: I think bought in is best. "Vestir a camisa" has a strong emotional connotation, and is also rather informal.
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada Paulo César! Concordo que "bought in" é o melhor.
agree  Emilie
8 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Kemper Combs
11 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Lí­dia Kale
12 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Cristiane Gomes
12 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Susy Ordaz
20 hrs
  -> obrigada!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
those who jumped on the bandwagon


Explanation:
idiomatically

Ivaneide
Brazil
Local time: 14:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thank you. It fits the context nicely, except that I can't work "those who" into the sentence.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X): This fits well with the casual language of the rest of the text.
3 days 17 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
those who flew the flag


Explanation:
The expression is "vestir a camisa" (to fly the flag). Check it here:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1050638

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-09-15 00:13:07 GMT)
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Some examples:

Judson Memorial Church: Capturing the Flag 07-06-03
She ended up staying with a Navajo family of Republican Mormans who flew the flag, thought welfare had ruined their people, took her to a Mormon Sunday ...
www.judson.org/sermons/guests/07-06-03_phillips.htm


freedomforum.org: Standing up for Constitution is pure patriotism
Contrast that with the treatment of those who flew the flag upside down when flag-desecration laws were still in place, as detailed in Robert Justin ...
www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=6645



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Another interesting example:

Diana homage marks return for French designer
For much of her life Princess Diana was the epitome of sensational style, as well as, an "ambassadress" who flew the flag for Britain wherever she went. ...
www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/2006/02/28/castelbajac/


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Note added at 31 mins (2006-09-15 00:34:19 GMT)
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Two additional examples:

Alan Parsons
... And you’ll be surprised to find he flies the flag for the underdog. Just when you thought you knew him… “This is Henry.” ...
www.the-fuze.com/henry_rollins.html

Euromoney Magazine: the leading journal of the global capital markets
... BSCH flies the flag for the Spanish. Ben Beasley-Murray, Simon Brady, Brian
Caplen, Chris Cockerill, Antony Currie, Anja Helk, Peter Lee, ...
www.euromoney.com/default.asp?PAGE=20&PUB=20&ISS=1172

rhandler
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 230

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liliana Gomes
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Liliana.
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