Tomar jeito, ganhar juízo

English translation: to wise up, to become wise, to grow up, to become sensible, to get some sense in his head

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Portuguese term or phrase:	Tomar jeito, ganhar juízo
English translation:	to wise up, to become wise, to grow up, to become sensible, to get some sense in his head
Entered by:	Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

11:53 May 12, 2009

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Portuguese term or phrase: Tomar jeito, ganhar juízo

Será que ele finalmente tomou jeito?

Raquel Bragança KudoZ activity Questions: 40 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 11
Local time: 15:15

to wise up, to become wise, to grow up, to become sensible, to get some sense in his head

Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil

Grading comment

Era mesmo isto que queria. Obrigada, Luciano.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

to wise up, to become wise, to grow up, to become sensible, to get some sense in his head

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

4 +3

shape up

Katarina Peters

got a clue

Amy Duncan (X)

Finding a better path, Get life back on track

Pablo Yahuda (X)

to cut one's wisdom teeth

Maria José Tavares (X)

to get the hang of it

Elvira Alves Barry

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

to wise up, to become wise, to grow up, to become sensible, to get some sense in his head

Explanation:
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Era mesmo isto que queria. Obrigada, Luciano.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Luciano.

3 mins confidence:

to cut one's wisdom teeth

Explanation:
ganhar juízo to cut one's wisdom teeth;
Dic. Porto Editora

Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Obrigada, Maria José.

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

shape up

Explanation:
:)

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 03:15
Native speaker of:

Hungarian,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Katarina.

39 mins confidence:

to get the hang of it

Explanation:
My suggestion.

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Elvira.

3 hrs confidence:

got a clue

Explanation:
Do you suppose he finally got a clue?

This is really slang. lol

Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Amy.

13 hrs confidence:

Finding a better path, Get life back on track

Explanation:
This is more formal

Pablo Yahuda (X)
Canada
Local time: 03:15
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Pablo.

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