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First things first

Portuguese translation: as coisas mais importantes em primeiro lugar

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English term or phrase:First things first
Portuguese translation:as coisas mais importantes em primeiro lugar
Entered by: Marijana Gligoric

16:09 Jul 27, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: First things first
No content, just before list of explanations. Please send answers in Portugal Portuguese (not Brazilian, if different, sorry about that).
Obrigada!
Marijana Gligoric
Local time: 19:57
as coisas mais importantes em primeiro lugar
Explanation:
first things first: used to assert that important matters should be dealt with before other things. (dictionary definition)

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Note added at 9 mins (2018-07-27 16:18:54 GMT)
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The example sentence is from the fan page of an organization in Gondomar, a municipality located near Oporto/Porto in Portugal. I assume, therefore, it's in European Portuguese.
Selected response from:

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 10:57
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8Comecemos pelo (que é) mais importante/pelo que é prioritário
Ana Vozone
4 +2Vamos ao que interessa!
Leonor Machado
4 +2as coisas mais importantes em primeiro lugar
Oliver Simões
4 +1primeiro as primeiras coisas
ferreirac
4 +1Antes de mais
Ana Costa
4As prioridades em primeiro lugar!
Claudio Mazotti


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
first things first
primeiro as primeiras coisas


Explanation:
Sug.

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Note added at 3 mins (2018-07-27 16:12:09 GMT)
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Ver: https://goo.gl/ADnfKo

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 14:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eunice Brandão: Gosto dessa tradução pois me lembro sempre do meu professor de filosofia explicando esse conceito.
1 hr
  -> Obrigado! :)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
first things first
Vamos ao que interessa!


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 18:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 135

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oliver Simões: Esta página contém várias traduções desta expressão: https://www.englishexperts.com.br/forum/como-dizer-vamos-ao-...
37 mins
  -> As expressões que envia não passam de expressões de outros tradutores pelo que, sendo eu tradutora, permito-me ter o meu próprio entendimento das mesmas, inclusivamente de produzir uma tradução livre.
agree  Paulinho Fonseca: ++
1 hr
  -> Obg Paulinho
agree  Margarida Ataide
17 hrs
  -> Obrigada
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
first things first
As prioridades em primeiro lugar!


Explanation:
uma sug.

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 79
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
first things first
Comecemos pelo (que é) mais importante/pelo que é prioritário


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.

Ana Vozone
Local time: 18:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 82

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alcinda Marinho
7 mins
  -> Obrigada, Alcinda!
agree  Mariana Gutierrez: Isso!
19 mins
  -> Obrigada, Mariana!
agree  Nick Taylor
50 mins
  -> Obrigada, Nick!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca: +++++
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Paulinho!
agree  Isadora Veiga
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Isadora!
agree  Margarida Ataide
17 hrs
  -> Obrigada, itineuropa!
agree  Paulo Gasques
2 days 5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Paulo!
agree  Thaise Poerschke Freitas
637 days
  -> Obrigada, Thaise!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
first things first
as coisas mais importantes em primeiro lugar


Explanation:
first things first: used to assert that important matters should be dealt with before other things. (dictionary definition)

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Note added at 9 mins (2018-07-27 16:18:54 GMT)
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The example sentence is from the fan page of an organization in Gondomar, a municipality located near Oporto/Porto in Portugal. I assume, therefore, it's in European Portuguese.

Example sentence(s):
  • As coisas mais importantes em primeiro lugar: trate de todas as eventuais necessidades imediatas...

    https://d.facebook.com/maisgravida/?__tn__=%2Cg
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 10:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor
53 mins
  -> Obrigado, Nick.
agree  Paulo Marcon: Gosto muito tb. da forma "zippada": "primeiro o mais importante"!
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, BV1.
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
first things first
Antes de mais


Explanation:
.

Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 18:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor
13 mins
  -> Obrigada! :)
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