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put right

Portuguese translation: corrigir

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English term or phrase:put right
Portuguese translation:corrigir
Entered by: Floriana Leary

19:24 May 18, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: put right
What are the easiest to put right in terms of time, effort and courage?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 08:53
corrigir
Explanation:
my suggestion

Quais são os mais fáceis de corrigir em termos de tempo, empenho e coragem?
What are the easiest to put right in terms of time, effort and corrage?
Selected response from:

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 07:53
Grading comment
Muito grata
Bjs
T.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10corrigir
Floriana Leary
4 +1aprimorar/melhorar
Marlene Curtis
4resolver
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4consertar
Paul Dixon


  

Answers


16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
corrigir


Explanation:
my suggestion

Quais são os mais fáceis de corrigir em termos de tempo, empenho e coragem?
What are the easiest to put right in terms of time, effort and corrage?

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 07:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Muito grata
Bjs
T.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marta Caldeira
3 mins
  -> Boa noite MTeles, e muito obrigada, tenha uma noite feliz!
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
20 mins
  -> Hello Roberto and thank you, have a fantastic night!
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos: dependendo do contexto
27 mins
  -> Thank you Flavia have a great night!
agree  Arthur Godinho: On the nose!
1 hr
  -> Thank you! Have a fantastic night!
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
1 hr
  -> Boa noite Salvador e muito obrigado, tenha uma boa noite!
agree  AlexMiranda
3 hrs
  -> Bom dia AlexMiranda e muito obrigado, tenha um dia cheio de sol!
agree  Leonor Machado
13 hrs
  -> Muito bom dia Leonor, e obrigada, tenha um dia feliz!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
15 hrs
  -> Bom dia Isabel! E obrigada, tenha uma terça-feira cheia de felicidade!
agree  Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
15 hrs
  -> Good morning Antonio, and thank you so much! Have a great sunny Tuesday!
agree  imatahan
17 hrs
  -> Thank you imatahan! Have a great day!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
resolver


Explanation:
Sem mais contexto...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 12:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 743
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aprimorar/melhorar


Explanation:
Diria assim ...

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Note added at 22 mins (2009-05-18 19:47:36 GMT)
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb 1. put right - settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"
iron out, straighten out
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes


Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 2943

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
40 mins
  -> Grata!
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
consertar


Explanation:
Another possibility.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 08:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 116
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