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There is only so much you can accomplish by effort

Portuguese translation: há um limite para o que se pode alcançar por meio do esforço

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English term or phrase:There is only so much you can accomplish by effort
Portuguese translation:há um limite para o que se pode alcançar por meio do esforço
Entered by: José António de Freitas e Silva

00:18 Nov 26, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources
English term or phrase: There is only so much you can accomplish by effort
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José António de Freitas e Silva
Portugal
Local time: 22:06
há um limite para o que se pode alcançar por esforço
Explanation:
:-)

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2007-11-27 01:29:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Obrigada Freitas e Silva, ficou melhor mesmo. :-)
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Thais Maria Lips
United States
Local time: 17:06
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Há um limite do que se pode realizar através do/pelo esforço.
Marlene Curtis
4 +4isso é tudo o que você consegue alcançar através de esforço
Humberto Ribas
5 +2há um limite para o que se pode alcançar por esforço
Thais Maria Lips
5 +1Nem sempre se consegue tudo(na vida) com esforço
Marcelo Almeida
5Não se pode obter tudo pelo esforço
Paul Dixon
4 -1existe tanta coisa que pode conseguir com algum esforço
Mariana Moreira


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
there is only so much you can accomplish by effort
existe tanta coisa que pode conseguir com algum esforço


Explanation:
uma sugestão:)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 22:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 123

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda: Há...
31 mins
  -> Obrigada, leonor
disagree  airmailrpl: only so much you can accomplish => existe limite
5 hrs
  -> obrigada, airmailp
disagree  Marta Silvas: Há um limite, sim.
9 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
there is only so much you can accomplish by effort
isso é tudo o que você consegue alcançar através de esforço


Explanation:
Sem contexto...

Humberto Ribas
Brazil
Local time: 18:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler: Melhor assim!
16 mins
  -> obrigado
agree  airmailrpl: -
5 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  reginakersten
8 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Cristina Santos
12 hrs
  -> obrigado, Cristina
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
there is only so much you can accomplish by effort
Há um limite do que se pode realizar através do/pelo esforço.


Explanation:
There is only so much....= nem tudo pode ser conseguido só pelo esforço, há um limite do que se pode conseguir pelo esforço.

Please, see a similar example below

"The supply is plentiful, but there is only so much one can consume..."
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 684
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigado, maricurtis. A única alteração que faria era "Há um loimite para o que..." em vez de "Há um limite do que..."


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Erik Bry
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  airmailrpl: -
5 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  reginakersten
8 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Marta Silvas: Concordo. Eu diria "há um limite PARA o que se pode..."
9 hrs
  -> Thanks! Limite PARA sounds better...
agree  Cristina Santos
12 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
there is only so much you can accomplish by effort
Nem sempre se consegue tudo(na vida) com esforço


Explanation:
"Apenas esforço" nem sempre é suficiente pra conseguir tudo na vida. Vocé precisa algo mais. Essa é a idéia!

Marcelo Almeida
Local time: 18:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marta Silvas: Concordo plenamente. Soa bem.
8 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
there is only so much you can accomplish by effort
Não se pode obter tudo pelo esforço


Explanation:
Another possibility.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 18:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
there is only so much you can accomplish by effort
há um limite para o que se pode alcançar por esforço


Explanation:
:-)

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2007-11-27 01:29:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Obrigada Freitas e Silva, ficou melhor mesmo. :-)

Thais Maria Lips
United States
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigado, Thais. A única alteração que faria é "...por meio do esforço." em vez de "...por esforço."


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: pelo esforço
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada Airmail:-)
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
38 days
  -> Obrigada Paula:-)
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