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he went on the offensive.

Portuguese translation: ele adotou uma posição ofensiva

19:36 Dec 3, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: he went on the offensive.
He was charged with ten counts of what, in Australia, is called “indecent dealings” with a minor. Anderson says he pressed for a rape charge, which carries a stiffer penalty, but the police dismissed this after their investigation. In the end, Sutton pleaded guilty to six counts of indecent dealings. But his position has been that, even though the sex shouldn’t have happened, it was consensual. When he talked about the case later, he went on the offensive.
RoBelinky
Brazil
Local time: 13:07
Portuguese translation:ele adotou uma posição ofensiva
Explanation:
Sug.

Diria assim
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Marcos Antonio
Local time: 13:07
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7partiu para o ataque/partiu para a ofensiva
Luciano Monteiro
4 +5passou ao ataque/assumiu uma atitude (mais) ofensiva
Mariana Moreira
4ele adotou uma posição ofensiva
Marcos Antonio
3ele se colocou na ofensiva.
Laís Dalsoquio (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
passou ao ataque/assumiu uma atitude (mais) ofensiva


Explanation:
Espero que ajude :)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 17:07
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 211

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
6 mins
  -> Maria José, obrigada
agree  Sílvia Jesus: concordo mais com a segunda parte
6 mins
  -> Silvia, obrigada
agree  Marlene Curtis
17 mins
  -> Marlene, obrigada
agree  Artur Jorge Martins
1 hr
  -> Artur, obrigada
agree  Cristina Santos
4 hrs
  -> Cristina, obrigada
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
partiu para o ataque/partiu para a ofensiva


Explanation:
duas formas idiomáticas no Brasil

Luciano Monteiro
Brazil
Local time: 19:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
9 mins
agree  Flavio Steffen: Para PT-BR, é a sugestão mais apropriada.
21 mins
agree  Hander Heim: Em PT-BR, realmente é como se diz!
23 mins
agree  M. Celina Alonso Neves
1 hr
agree  goulart
1 hr
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
2 hrs
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
13 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ele adotou uma posição ofensiva


Explanation:
Sug.

Diria assim

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 73
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ele se colocou na ofensiva.


Explanation:
sugestão

Laís Dalsoquio (X)
Brazil
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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