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do little wrong

Portuguese translation: dificilmente se dará mal

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English term or phrase:do little wrong
Portuguese translation:dificilmente se dará mal
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

20:06 Jan 22, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: do little wrong
Em diversos mercados, a possibilidade de uma empresa em reagir aos aumentos e às diminuições na demanda é importante para sua possibilidade de competir. Já é do conhecimento de todos que uma empresa com demanda crescente can do little wrong
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Não tenho mais o original desse texto porque estou traduzindo com memória on-line e não me é permitido fazer uma cópia do texto em meu sistema off-line.
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can do little wrong = tem pouca probabilidade de se dar mal?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 10:13
dificilmente se dará mal
Explanation:
sugg
Selected response from:

Mrs Wood
Local time: 10:13
Grading comment
Thank YOU VERY VERY MUCH
Have a nice day
Teresa
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5dificilmente se dará mal
Mrs Wood
5nunca se vai dar mal
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
5pouco ou nada tem a perder
A. Carolina Melo
4 +1só pode se dar bem
Katarina Peters
5não tem como errar muito
Nuno Machado
4só pode errar pouco
Marlene Curtis


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nunca se vai dar mal


Explanation:
I think the above suggestion captures the sense better.
HTH

Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 21
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pouco ou nada tem a perder


Explanation:
era assim que eu diria... em portugal

A. Carolina Melo
Portugal
Local time: 14:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
só pode errar pouco


Explanation:
Minha sugestão.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 09:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1838
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
dificilmente se dará mal


Explanation:
sugg

Mrs Wood
Local time: 10:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank YOU VERY VERY MUCH
Have a nice day
Teresa

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
37 mins
  -> obrigada rhandler
agree  Rafael Anselmé
5 hrs
  -> obrigada karlh
agree  Humberto Ribas
10 hrs
  -> Obrigada Humberto
agree  reginakersten
12 hrs
  -> obrigada regina
agree  Andera
14 hrs
  -> obrigada Andera
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
só pode se dar bem


Explanation:
outra possibilidade

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 09:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 105

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elizabeth Castaldini: Already decided, but your suggestion makes sense.
1 day 16 hrs
  -> Thank you! :)
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
não tem como errar muito


Explanation:
Eu traduziria assim.

Cumps

Nuno Machado
Local time: 14:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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