Glossary entry (derived from question below)
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
Added to glossary by
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
May 12, 2009 11:53
15 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Tomar jeito, ganhar juízo
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Será que ele finalmente tomou jeito?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 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
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| 4 +3 | shape up |
Katarina Peters
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| 5 | got a clue |
Amy Duncan (X)
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| 5 | Finding a better path, Get life back on track |
Pablo Yahuda (X)
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| 4 | to cut one's wisdom teeth |
Maria José Tavares (X)
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| 4 | to get the hang of it |
Elvira Alves Barry
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Change log
May 17, 2009 09:56: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
2 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
to wise up, to become wise, to grow up, to become sensible, to get some sense in his head
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Note from asker:
| Thanks, Luciano. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Era mesmo isto que queria. Obrigada, Luciano."
3 mins
to cut one's wisdom teeth
ganhar juízo to cut one's wisdom teeth;
Dic. Porto Editora
Dic. Porto Editora
Note from asker:
| Obrigada, Maria José. |
+3
11 mins
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
shape up
:)
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Katarina. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marlene Curtis
34 mins
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Thank you Marlene!
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
49 mins
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Thanks, airmail.
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| agree |
Arthur Godinho
2 hrs
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Thanks, artg.
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39 mins
to get the hang of it
My suggestion.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Elvira. |
3 hrs
got a clue
Do you suppose he finally got a clue?
This is really slang. lol
This is really slang. lol
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Amy. |
13 hrs
Finding a better path, Get life back on track
This is more formal
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Pablo. |
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