To be out on

Portuguese translation: não chegou a uma decisão

17:23 Aug 25, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: To be out on
However, the jury is still out on whether these two cultures
are each sustainable, and whether they can help each other to achieve
sustainability.
Livea Pinto
Brazil
Local time: 17:16
Portuguese translation:não chegou a uma decisão
Explanation:
"If the jury is still out on a subject, no decision has been made or the answer is not yet certain (usually + on )

The jury's still out on whether animal experiments are really necessary. We asked people to comment on the latest male fashions, but it seems the jury's out."
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Eduardo Gomes
Brazil
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Obrigada a todos!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2ainda não sabe/desconhece/ignora
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
3 +2não chegou a uma decisão
Eduardo Gomes
4 +1ainda não tem um veredicto / indeciso
Mario Freitas
4não há decisão..não há veredito
airmailrpl


  

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to be out on
ainda não sabe/desconhece/ignora


Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarida Ataide
7 mins

agree  Gustavo Seabra
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to be out on
não chegou a uma decisão


Explanation:
"If the jury is still out on a subject, no decision has been made or the answer is not yet certain (usually + on )

The jury's still out on whether animal experiments are really necessary. We asked people to comment on the latest male fashions, but it seems the jury's out."


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+jury+is+out
Eduardo Gomes
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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Obrigada a todos!

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agree  Ana Vozone
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agree  Danik 2014
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the jury is still out on
não há decisão..não há veredito


Explanation:
the jury is still out on => não há decisão..não há veredito

jury is still out (on someone or something)
Fig. a decision has not been reached on someone or something; the people making the decision on someone or something have not yet decided.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/jury is still out

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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to be out on
ainda não tem um veredicto / indeciso


Explanation:
Sugestão

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-08-25 22:57:37 GMT)
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Ainda não CHEGOU a um veredicto é melhor.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 184

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: indeciso
3 hrs
  -> Cheers, my friend!
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