hones it down
Portuguese translation: melhorar/concentrar
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| 4 | melhorar/concentrar |
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| 4 | isto irá lapidar (a situação, as pessoas ou o que se aplicar ao caso) |
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| 3 | extrai suas partes essenciais |
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extrai suas partes essenciais Explanation: com base no artigo abaixo: But (consistent with its origins) hone often continues to have connotations of sharpening, suggesting that the development or improvement is accomplished by increases in precision and decreases in size or scope. It's often used with "down", perhaps as a kind of blend of hone "sharpen, improve" and pare down "remove excess material" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 43 mins (2007-07-10 11:54:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000378.htm... |
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43 mins confidence:
melhorar/concentrar Explanation: Veja aqui: From the uses of hone down X to mean "improve X by sharpening focus on the essentials and eliminating or ignoring extraneous material", it's not a very big ... itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000378.html - 18k - |
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isto irá lapidar (a situação, as pessoas ou o que se aplicar ao caso) Explanation: Também poderia ser aprimorar, polir, conforme o que melhor couber no texto. Aurélio Lapidar: 2. Talhar, polir, lavrar, aperfeiçoar (pedra preciosa). 3. Dar educação a; polir, aperfeiçoar; cultivar, educar: Lapidou o seu rude irmão antes de apresentá-lo à sociedade. 4. Aperfeiçoar, polir: Enviou o filho à Europa para lapidar-lhe a educação. |
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