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to hold against

Portuguese translation: recriminar/usar contra si/ser responsabilizado por/prejudicar

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English term or phrase:to hold against
Portuguese translation:recriminar/usar contra si/ser responsabilizado por/prejudicar
Entered by: expressisverbis

18:39 Mar 2, 2017
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / employers’ internal survey
English term or phrase: to hold against
In an employers’ internal survey:
…
Please indicate the extent to which you agree that the following statement reflects your site/plant

If someone makes a mistake, often it is HELD AGAINST him

Agradeço desde já
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
recriminar
Explanation:
"If someone makes a mistake, often it is HELD AGAINST him."

"Se alguém comete um erro, muitas vezes é recriminado por isso."

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Note added at 12 mins (2017-03-02 18:52:07 GMT)
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Outra forma de traduzir:
"Se alguém comete um erro, muitas vezes isso é usado contra si."
Selected response from:

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 00:23
Grading comment
Muito obrigado
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6recriminar
expressisverbis
4(Ele/Ela) será responsabilizado (pelo erro cometido).
Teresa Freixinho
4... muitas vezes acaba por prejudicá-lo
Leonor Machado
3manter contra
ferreirac


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
manter contra


Explanation:
Sug.

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Note added at 3 mins (2017-03-02 18:42:50 GMT)
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...frequentemente é mantido contra ele/ela.

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 20:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 133
Notes to answerer
Asker: Grato

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
recriminar


Explanation:
"If someone makes a mistake, often it is HELD AGAINST him."

"Se alguém comete um erro, muitas vezes é recriminado por isso."

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Note added at 12 mins (2017-03-02 18:52:07 GMT)
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Outra forma de traduzir:
"Se alguém comete um erro, muitas vezes isso é usado contra si."

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 00:23
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Muito obrigado

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Danik 2014: Ia colocar a sua segunda opção. Ainda bem que eu vi.
9 mins
  -> Obrigada Danik.
agree  Mario Freitas:
18 mins
  -> Obrigada Mário.
agree  Soraya Guimarães Hoepfner
13 hrs
  -> Obrigada Soraya.
agree  Sara Silva
21 hrs
  -> Obrigada Sara.
agree  Lissandra Xavier
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Obrigada Liss.
agree  Rafael Barros
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Obrigada Rafael.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(Ele/Ela) será responsabilizado (pelo erro cometido).


Explanation:
sugestão

Teresa Freixinho
Brazil
Local time: 20:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 46
Notes to answerer
Asker: Revisor interno deles preferiu recriminado, muito obrigado.

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
... muitas vezes acaba por prejudicá-lo


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 00:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 94
Notes to answerer
Asker: Revisor interno deles preferiu recriminado, muito obrigado.

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