poupar esforços

English translation: spared no effort

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Portuguese term or phrase:não poupar esforços
English translation:spared no effort
Entered by: Ana Falasca Bernardes

03:39 Mar 24, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: poupar esforços
Desta vez a disputa estará ainda mais acirrada, pois os expositores não pouparam esforços para criar vitrines originais e surpreendentes.
Ana Falasca Bernardes
Canada
Local time: 06:58
spared no effort
Explanation:
This is a very common way of expressing this, even though it is literal!

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-03-24 14:26:36 GMT)
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see: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/spare no effort to
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 07:58
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2hold back/they pulled out all the stops
Erik Bry
4 +3spared no effort
Amy Duncan (X)
4 +1they went all out
Elvira Alves Barry
3they greatly invested (themselves) in...
veratek


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hold back/they pulled out all the stops


Explanation:
they gave it their all
leave the second two in the affirmative, the first put into the negative

these are all good options!


Erik Bry
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rui Freitas: Gave their best. Made all efforts ;)
2 hrs
  -> thanks

agree  Gustavo Silva
6 hrs
  -> thanks
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(nao) pouparam esforços
they greatly invested (themselves) in...


Explanation:
sugg

veratek
Brazil
Local time: 07:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
they went all out


Explanation:
A bit more of a colloquial expression. Example:

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Consumer-durable-cos-go...

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 11:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Henrique
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
spared no effort


Explanation:
This is a very common way of expressing this, even though it is literal!

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-03-24 14:26:36 GMT)
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see: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/spare no effort to

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 07:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 117
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PB Trans
30 mins
  -> Thanks, Pina.

agree  Rafael Mantovani
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rafael.

agree  Carla Queiro (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Carla.
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