Ele decidiu sem pestanejar

English translation: He firmly decided... // He didn't think twice before deciding...

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Portuguese term or phrase:Ele decidiu sem pestanejar
English translation:He firmly decided... // He didn't think twice before deciding...
Entered by: Flavia Martins dos Santos

01:01 Aug 7, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Ele decidiu sem pestanejar
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Flavia Martins dos Santos
Brazil
Local time: 10:38
He firmly decided... // He didn't think twice before deciding...
Explanation:
Here are two alternatives.

Boa sorte.
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 09:38
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Summary of answers provided
5He made up his mind in a flash
Lumen (X)
3 +1He firmly decided... // He didn't think twice before deciding...
Robert Forstag


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
He firmly decided... // He didn't think twice before deciding...


Explanation:
Here are two alternatives.

Boa sorte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the help

Asker: This is more what I was looking for, thanks for the help


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agree  vanesa medina
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
He made up his mind in a flash


Explanation:
sem pestanejar = instinctively, quickly, without any hesitation

Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the help

Asker: Thanks for the help, but the other answer fit better into my needs.

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