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build up into a critical mass over time..

Portuguese translation: que atingem um ponto crítico com o tempo

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English term or phrase:build up into a critical mass over time..
Portuguese translation:que atingem um ponto crítico com o tempo
Entered by: António Ribeiro

16:58 Apr 14, 2004
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Economics / any
English term or phrase: build up into a critical mass over time..
concerning time shift issues investments may be made in HRM policies which build up into a critical mass over time
gotranZ
Local time: 21:48
que atingem um ponto crítico com o tempo
Explanation:
Apesar de critical mass ser massa crítica, não creio que seja um termo apropriado quando se fala de investimentos
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António Ribeiro
Local time: 06:48
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1evoluíram a uma massa crítica com o tempo
Marcelo Fogaccia
5que se transformam em bola de neve com o tempo
Roberto Cavalcanti
5que acabam por atingir massa crítica
Cristina Pereira
4 +1que atingem um ponto crítico com o tempo
António Ribeiro
4se acumulam até atingirem um ponto crítico
Geraldo Quintas


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
evoluíram a uma massa crítica com o tempo


Explanation:
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Note added at 22 mins (2004-04-14 17:21:13 GMT)
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Ou \"no decorrer do tempo\".

Marcelo Fogaccia
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eduardo Queiroz
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Eduardo.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se acumulam até atingirem um ponto crítico


Explanation:
Acho a expressão 'ponto crítico' mais usual e perceptível, em português, que 'massa crítica'. Em sentido figurado seria 'até o copo transbordar'...

Geraldo Quintas
Portugal
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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que se transformam em bola de neve com o tempo


Explanation:
my suggestion

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
que acabam por atingir massa crítica


Explanation:
OU
que eventualmente atingem/ganham massa crítica

No sentido de ser gradual...

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Note added at 2004-04-14 21:58:37 (GMT)
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Ei, \"critical mass\" é \"massa crítica\", independentemente da resposta que escolher!

Cristina Pereira
Local time: 21:48
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PRO pts in category: 66
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
que atingem um ponto crítico com o tempo


Explanation:
Apesar de critical mass ser massa crítica, não creio que seja um termo apropriado quando se fala de investimentos

António Ribeiro
Local time: 06:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 45

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Almeida
7 hrs
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