dar corda aos sapatos

English translation: hop to it/get a move on/get cracking

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Portuguese term or phrase:dar corda aos sapatos
English translation:hop to it/get a move on/get cracking
Entered by: Douglas Bissell

12:15 May 26, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: dar corda aos sapatos
mas para isso é fundamental que os dois candidatos que passaram à última fase ***deem corda aos sapatos*** e melhorem em as suas propostas
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 09:46
hop to it/get a move on/get cracking
Explanation:

hop to it, Informal. to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 03:46
Grading comment
'Get cracking" sounds good here, thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4hop to it/get a move on/get cracking
Verginia Ophof
4 +3hurry up
Diana Coada (X)
5 +2get the lead out of their boots (shoe related)
Nick Taylor
3fling themselves into / put their heart and soul into
Mario Freitas
3quit moseying
T o b i a s
3step up the rhythm
T o b i a s
Summary of reference entries provided
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

Discussion entries: 5





  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
hurry up


Explanation:
Suggestion

Pires de Lima apela aos candidatos para apressarem melhoria das propostas

O ministro da Economia, Pires de Lima, apelou hoje aos dois candidatos que passaram à fase de negociações à compra da TAP para darem "corda aos sapatos" na melhoria das suas propostas para o Governo tomar uma decisão em junho.

http://www.sapo.pt/noticias/pires-de-lima-apela-aos-candidat...


    Reference: http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/corda
Diana Coada (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
5 mins

agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
2 hrs

agree  Loreta Saddi
6 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
hop to it/get a move on/get cracking


Explanation:

hop to it, Informal. to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 03:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 65
Grading comment
'Get cracking" sounds good here, thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s: get a move on / get cracking
26 mins
  -> Thank you Tobias !

agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
32 mins
  -> Thank you Luciano !

agree  Gilmar Fernandes: get a move on
1 hr
  -> Thank you Gilmar !

agree  António Ribeiro
3 days 10 hrs
  -> Thank you ajarbr !!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fling themselves into / put their heart and soul into


Explanation:
Suggestions

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
quit moseying


Explanation:
e.g.,
Fran Kimmel, writer for the corporate sector, short fiction, and radio drama. “Pay more attention: quit moseying along on autopilot. Remember to gape at your world and be knocked out by it.
https://suite.io/toby-welch/5s1223n

T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
get the lead out of their boots (shoe related)


Explanation:
get the lead out of their boots/stop dragging their heels

Nick Taylor
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 119

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cintynaomi (X)
2 hrs
  -> thanks cinty

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like it!
12 hrs
  -> thanks Muriel ;-)
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3 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
step up the rhythm


Explanation:
With so many days lost sparring, little time remained for debate on the constitution itself, especially after the Assembly accepted Chávez’ request to step up the rhythm and get the job done by Christmas, referendum and all.
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/Lasa2000/Kelly.PDF



T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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Reference comments


13 mins
Reference

Reference information:
http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/corda
dar corda aos sapatos
• [Informal] Ir embora depressa.

"corda", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2013, http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/corda [consultado em 26-05-2015].

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56
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