sair do tom

English translation: raise / elevate one's voice (see below for more)

16:41 Aug 23, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: sair do tom
Employee complaint/report against boss, which reads:

'... com palavroes e humilhacao verbal (assedio moral), ele sai do tom e do controle emocional diversas vezes..."

What would a good English equivalent be of "sair do tom" in this context?
Monica Villa
United States
Local time: 01:57
English translation:raise / elevate one's voice (see below for more)
Explanation:
… he raises / elevates his voice / raises the tome of his voice

MORE OPTIONS:
- pitches a tune higher
- goes ballistic
- loses his temper / self-control
- blows up

colloq.:
- shorts fuse
- turns on his caps lock voice

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-08-23 19:00:51 GMT)
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- change gears: gears up / shifts up

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-08-23 19:16:56 GMT)
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Caught a typo:
- raises the toNe of his voice
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ViBe
Local time: 09:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5raise / elevate one's voice (see below for more)
ViBe
4gets out of tune
airmailrpl
4to change your tune
Alexandre Altenfelder Silva
3he's always going off the deep end.
T o b i a s


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gets out of tune


Explanation:
sair do tom => gets out of tune

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 05:57
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to change your tune


Explanation:
'to change one's tune' - to express a different behave when your situation changes

Alexandre Altenfelder Silva
Brazil
Local time: 05:57
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
raise / elevate one's voice (see below for more)


Explanation:
… he raises / elevates his voice / raises the tome of his voice

MORE OPTIONS:
- pitches a tune higher
- goes ballistic
- loses his temper / self-control
- blows up

colloq.:
- shorts fuse
- turns on his caps lock voice

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-08-23 19:00:51 GMT)
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- change gears: gears up / shifts up

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-08-23 19:16:56 GMT)
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Caught a typo:
- raises the toNe of his voice

ViBe
Local time: 09:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vidomar (X)
17 mins
  -> Obrigado, Vidomar :)

agree  Marlene Curtis
18 mins
  -> Obrigado, Marlene

agree  Claudio Mazotti
5 hrs
  -> :)

agree  Wagner Azevedo: loses his temper / self-control
9 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Verginia Ophof
20 hrs
  -> :)
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ele sai do tom e do controle emocional diversas vezes.
he's always going off the deep end.


Explanation:
e.g.

This has gotten out of hand in the work place. For when a boss has to actually confront an employee over a performance issue the employee can’t take the criticism and often goes off the deep end.
http://isobareng.wordpress.com/human-nature-observations/



T o b i a s
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