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not-so-iron fist

Portuguese translation: não tão autoritário/a, controlo exagerado

14:24 Jan 17, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / finance/business
English term or phrase: not-so-iron fist
How to translate in a business/ financial context 'with a not-so-iron fist'?

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Andi Liberty
Local time: 07:55
Portuguese translation:não tão autoritário/a, controlo exagerado
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Edward Nelson
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3não tão autoritário/a, controlo exagerado
Edward Nelson
4não ser tão rigoroso
andrescardoso
4com pulso menos exagerado
Leonor Machado
4não com tamanha mão de ferro
robcintra
3(com um) pulso náo tão firme
Marlene Curtis
3nem tanto com um braço de ferro
Nick Taylor


  

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não tão autoritário/a, controlo exagerado


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Edward Nelson
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agree  andrescardoso: Vale lembrar que 'controlo' é grafia do português de Portugal. No Brasil grafa-se 'controle'
7 mins
  -> Thanks André!
agree  Luiza Modesto
36 mins
  -> Thanks Luiza!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
3 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
não ser tão rigoroso


Explanation:
I suppose 'an iron fist' means the same as 'an iron hand' which means rigorous control according to the American Heritage Dictionary of idioms.

As in 'She ruled the company with an iron fist.'

In Brazilian Portuguese we would translate not-so-iron-fist as:'não ser tão rigoroso','não ser tão rígido' ou até 'não ser tão duro'.

Example sentence(s):
  • O chefe é muito rigoroso com as pessoas.
andrescardoso
Brazil
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in SpanishSpanish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(com um) pulso náo tão firme


Explanation:
O termo "iron fist" (pulso firme) foi consagrado na época do governo da Primeira ministra Margareth Thatcher.

Margaret Thatcher - Biografia - UOL Educação
educacao.uol.com.br/.../margaret-thatcher.jhtm - Translate this page
9 ago. 2005 – Margaret Thatcher, a primeira mulher a dirigir uma democracia moderna ... Governou com pulso firme até 1990, ganhando o apelido de "Dama


Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 104
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
nem tanto com um braço de ferro


Explanation:
nem tanto com um braço de ferro

Nick Taylor
Local time: 07:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
com pulso menos exagerado


Explanation:
Sug

Leonor Machado
Local time: 07:55
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não com tamanha mão de ferro


Explanation:
com mão de ferro - de maneira tirânica, opressiva.

Example sentence(s):
  • O general governou o país com mão de ferro.
robcintra
Brazil
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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