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to be high on something

Portuguese translation: dar muita importância a

23:29 Jun 7, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / consumer's profile
English term or phrase: to be high on something
• They are HIGH ON social engagement showing a high level of concern for all aspects of wellness, wellbeing, ecology and responsible consumption.
Anna Suárez
Brazil
Local time: 22:20
Portuguese translation:dar muita importância a
Explanation:
Selected response from:

José Crespo
Local time: 02:20
Grading comment
No contexto é a melhor opção que achei.
Obrigada
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6estar empenhado em
Mariana Moreira
4 +2dar muita importância a
José Crespo
5 +1estar cheio de entusiasmo sobre algo
airmailrpl
4ser o melhor em algo
Flavio Steffen
4(eles se) realizam/sentem realizados em...
Andrea Munhoz
3empenhados
Augusta Moreira


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
estar empenhado em


Explanation:
espero que ajude:

high on

1. Under the influence of alcohol or a drug. For example, I think he got high on marijuana before he came to the party. [c. 1930]
2. Very enthusiastic about, as in They were high on video games.


Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 02:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 131

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Sobral Casimiro
4 mins
  -> Teresa, obrigada
agree  Claudio Mazotti
5 mins
  -> Claudio, obrigada
agree  marinagil: empenhado em / dedicar-se a
1 hr
  -> Margili, obrigada
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
10 hrs
  -> Teresa, obrigada
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida: concordo
10 hrs
  -> Isabel, obrigada
agree  Iara Fino Silva
16 hrs
  -> Iara, obrigada
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ser o melhor em algo


Explanation:
Eu não vejo como não fugir à tradução literal.

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-06-07 23:49:21 GMT)
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"Eles são os melhores em engajamento social, mostrando ....".

Flavio Steffen
Brazil
Local time: 22:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 15
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dar muita importância a


Explanation:


José Crespo
Local time: 02:20
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
No contexto é a melhor opção que achei.
Obrigada

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
1 hr
  -> obrigado rhandler
agree  Fiona Stephenson: Most of the other answers given here are confusing the expression "be high on" with its other meaning (get a feeling of euphoria from something) and trying to work it into the context. Here, it just means it's high on their list of priorities.
3 hrs
  -> obrigado fiona
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(eles se) realizam/sentem realizados em...


Explanation:
Sug. pelo contexto

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Note added at 37 mins (2008-06-08 00:06:41 GMT)
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Eles se realizam/se sentem realizados em engajamento social com um alto nível de...

Andrea Munhoz
Brazil
Local time: 22:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
empenhados


Language variant: intensamente afiados em

Explanation:
obssecados com

Augusta Moreira
Local time: 01:20
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
estar cheio de entusiasmo sobre algo


Explanation:
high on

2. Very enthusiastic about, as in They were high on video games.

Yahoo! Respostas - Entusiasmo...............?- Se você não estiver cheio de entusiasmo, vai acab... ... O que é entusiasmo? É algo misterioso que transforma uma pessoa comum em indivíduo excepcional. ...
br.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080406152337AAWniAE



airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 22:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 111

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos: agree
5 hrs
  -> agradecido
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