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"A idéia pegou tanto"

English translation: ...caught on so well

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Portuguese term or phrase:"A idéia pegou tanto"
English translation:...caught on so well

20:35 Jan 10, 2010
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-01-13 20:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Internet, e-Commerce / catalogo de internet
Portuguese term or phrase: "A idéia pegou tanto"
Alguém tem sugestões de como traduzir essa expressão para o inglês?

"A idéia pegou tanto que foi transformada em catálogo, anúncio de revista e display de shopping, transformando-se em um grande sucesso."
Jaqueline Barbosa
Brazil
Local time: 22:53
...caught on so well
Explanation:
Sugestão.

Twitter has caught on so well that nowadays even breakups are done on it! And not via direct messages too. :)
http://twitter.com/joelgm/status/6893555962

So does anyone want to explain why this caught on so fast? | Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=7946454527&topic=4073
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 22:53
Grading comment
Obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +12...caught on so well
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
4 +1The idea was so popular/influential/hip/cool/well-regarded
Melissa Mann
4Was so popular that...
suesimons


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
...caught on so well


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Twitter has caught on so well that nowadays even breakups are done on it! And not via direct messages too. :)
http://twitter.com/joelgm/status/6893555962

So does anyone want to explain why this caught on so fast? | Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=7946454527&topic=4073

Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 22:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernanda Rocha
2 mins
  -> Obrigado, Fernanda!
agree  Marlene Curtis
5 mins
  -> Obrigado, Marlene!
agree  Melissa Mann: very well put!
7 mins
  -> Thank you, Melissa! :)
agree  Bentevi
52 mins
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Amy!
agree  David Drysdale (X): That's it!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, David!
agree  coolbrowne: Na mosca!
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado! :)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
11 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Luciano!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
13 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Isabel!
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
13 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Henrique!
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
15 hrs
  -> Thank you, Paula!
agree  speakToMe: Obridago,
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The idea was so popular/influential/hip/cool/well-regarded


Explanation:
some ideas....

Melissa Mann
Brazil
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernanda Rocha
2 mins
  -> :)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Was so popular that...


Explanation:
Or "caught on". There are lots of choices for this.

suesimons
Local time: 02:53
Native speaker of: English
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