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Here is where the rubber meets the road

Portuguese translation: É aqui que a porca torce o rabo

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English term or phrase:Here is where the rubber meets the road
Portuguese translation:É aqui que a porca torce o rabo

15:01 Jan 17, 2012
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-01-21 15:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Slang
English term or phrase: Here is where the rubber meets the road
Trata-se de um livro de frases soltas, para serem empregadas por gestores. O contexto é "como enfatizar um determinado aspecto de uma questão. Seria algo como´:
É aqui que a porca torce o rabo?"
Nilson
Brazil
Local time: 22:31
É aqui que a porca torce o rabo
Explanation:
Como se aplica uma metáfora, penso que tradução deve manter o estilo.
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Ines Matos
Spain
Local time: 03:31
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5É aqui que a porca torce o rabo
Ines Matos
4 +1é aqui que está o cerne/âmago/busílis da questão
sflor (X)
3 +1agora é tudo ou nada...
yves la
4É hora da onça beber água
Jorge Rodrigues
Summary of reference entries provided
Eis chegada(o) a hora / o momento da verdade
sflor (X)

  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
here is where the rubber meets the road
é aqui que está o cerne/âmago/busílis da questão


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão, para além das referências indicadas.

sflor (X)
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muito obrigado!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada Leonor.
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
here is where the rubber meets the road
É aqui que a porca torce o rabo


Explanation:
Como se aplica uma metáfora, penso que tradução deve manter o estilo.

Ines Matos
Spain
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Adorei, Inês!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jamili Aoun-Schuppe: eu gosto!
8 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Heloisa Ferreira: Eu ia sugerir isso mesmo!
20 mins
  -> Obrigada, Heloisa!
agree  Daniel Tavares: Como se aplica uma metáfora, penso que tradução deve manter o estilo. [2]
38 mins
  -> Obrigada, Daniel!
agree  Ulrica d'Orey: Eu também gosto!
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Ulrica!
agree  airmailrpl: -
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
here is where the rubber meets the road
agora é tudo ou nada...


Explanation:
chegamos ao ponto crítico..., ao ponto de decisão..

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Note added at 54 mins (2012-01-17 15:56:33 GMT)
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podemos também traduzir por : é agora ou nunca

yves la
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Valeu. Tks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares
1 hr
  -> obrigado daniel
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
here is where the rubber meets the road
É hora da onça beber água


Explanation:
Outra sugestão.

Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Local time: 22:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gostei bastante dessa. Acho que vou usar. Tks!

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Reference comments


27 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Eis chegada(o) a hora / o momento da verdade

Reference information:
Abaixo encontra várias possibilidades para a tradução.



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Note added at 1 day18 mins (2012-01-18 15:20:19 GMT)
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De nada, volte sempre :)

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Note added at 2 days5 hrs (2012-01-19 20:13:11 GMT)
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Ainda bem que foi útil.


    Reference: http://por.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_portuguese/bus_financia...
    Reference: http://por.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_portuguese/marketing/58...
sflor (X)
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Note to reference poster
Asker: Obrigadão pelas referências!

Asker: As usual, foi ótimo. Tks!


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti: Chegou a hora
49 mins
  -> Obrigada Roberto.
agree  Ana Mafalda Costa
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Ana Mafalda.
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