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upped the ante

Portuguese translation: aumentou o custo

01:50 Jul 1, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / des. software
English term or phrase: upped the ante
An organization could mitigate a system failure with a manual backup; for examples, orders could be taken by hand while the system was down. The advent of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems upped the ante in both dimensions.
Priscila
Brazil
Local time: 03:26
Portuguese translation:aumentou o custo
Explanation:
Heritage:
"A price to be paid, especially as one's share; cost:"
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Clauwolf
Local time: 03:26
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Obrigada Clauwolf ,, neste contexto é isso;
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1melhorou a situação anterior
rhandler
5aumentou o custo
Clauwolf
5elevar a excelência
Fernando Calza


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
melhorou a situação anterior


Explanation:
Ref.: Babylon

Ante = antes, precedente

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Note added at 2002-07-01 20:18:35 (GMT)
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\"Ante\" também pode significar, como substantivo, aquilo que um jogador de poquer tem que pagar após receber a \"mão\". No presente contexto, entretanto, tal possibilidade não se encaixa, valendo o significado acima.

rhandler
Local time: 03:26
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 11462

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvio Kauffmann
15 hrs
  -> Obrigado, zeilic
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
aumentou o custo


Explanation:
Heritage:
"A price to be paid, especially as one's share; cost:"

Clauwolf
Local time: 03:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 15958
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Obrigada Clauwolf ,, neste contexto é isso;
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2085 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
elevar a excelência


Explanation:
Além das acepções já mencionadas, "to up the ante" pode significar elevar a excelência em determinada área de atuação.

Veja o exemplo abaixo:

HDS, HP and Sun Up the Ante for High-End

Segue a seqüência do texto:

Hitachi Data Systems, HP and Sun have reintroduced thin provisioning into the high-end storage market with their Next-Gen USP V, XP24000 and 9990V storage systems. These systems improve on their predecessors' availability, scalability, performance, functionality, flexibility and price performance.




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Note added at 2085 days (2008-03-16 16:06:24 GMT) Post-grading
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Outra opção: atingir um novo patamar


    Reference: http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/hds/article7/artic...
Fernando Calza
Local time: 03:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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