Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 24, 2004 23:50
20 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
dau (X)
cobrar
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Other
Other
"Eu não suporto quando as pessoas me cobram determinadas atitudes. Elas tem que aprender a lidar com as próprias expectativas.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+7
2 hrs
Sormane Gomes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
Fully bilingual; pharm/med, among others
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
91
Selected
demand
My suggestion.
'...people demand from...'
.Method. Results. Discussion. People willing to help handicapped... ... 1.
The group will demand from me more openness than I would like to give. ...
www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/social-inclusion/ meeting7/papers/angelgomez.ppt
.. For every increment of performance I demand from you , I have an equal responsibility to provide you with the capacity to meet that expectation ....
www.shankerinstitute.org/Downloads/Bridging_Gap.pdf
'...people demand from...'
.Method. Results. Discussion. People willing to help handicapped... ... 1.
The group will demand from me more openness than I would like to give. ...
www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/social-inclusion/ meeting7/papers/angelgomez.ppt
.. For every increment of performance I demand from you , I have an equal responsibility to provide you with the capacity to meet that expectation ....
www.shankerinstitute.org/Downloads/Bridging_Gap.pdf
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
+2
12 mins
Ricardo Fonseca
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
technical translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
expect
I can't stand when people expect...
35 mins
think I have / attribute to me
I think that is the meaning
54 mins
insist that I....
I believe "cobrar" is a little stronger than "expect." There's more insistence, more "demand." in this case: "when people insist I should take certain positions...."
9 hrs
Joao Vieira
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
Connecting the best of words
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Mozambican, European/Portugal, Angolan, Cape Verdean)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
force me to have/be...
:-)
10 hrs
António Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
Professional in Oil & Gas Industry
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
68
to pay back, to avenge
Penso que este "cobrar" está expresso neste sentido.
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Note added at 2004-05-25 10:15:32 (GMT)
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Em Pt-Pt, seria cobrar no sentido de vingar, desforrar, retaliar.
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Note added at 2004-05-25 10:15:32 (GMT)
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Em Pt-Pt, seria cobrar no sentido de vingar, desforrar, retaliar.
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