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ficar receoso

English translation: be / get uneasy / apprehensive

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Portuguese term or phrase:ficar receoso
English translation:be / get uneasy / apprehensive
Entered by: Oliver Simões

23:23 Jun 22, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Other / Salary Guide
Portuguese term or phrase: ficar receoso
"...em geral, ao observar no currículo de um candidato curtas permanências em empregos, o futuro contratante tende a ficar receoso quanto ao comprometimento do profissional."

TL: US-EN

For some reason, I don't think "be afraid" fits in. I thought of "be wary". What do you guys think? Any other suggestions? Thank you.
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 23:13
tends to be uneasy
Explanation:
tende a ficar receoso => tends to be uneasy
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 03:13
Grading comment
Thank you, airmailrpl and Gilmar. Thank you all. I picked "tends to get uneasy" for my particular context.

receio: apreensão, temor - http://www.aulete.com.br/receio

uneasy: apprehensive, worried - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneasy

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Summary of answers provided
4 +1to have misgivings
Mark Robertson
4is inclined to become apprehensive
Gilmar Fernandes
4tends to be uneasy
airmailrpl
4(usually) has concerns about/becomes concerned about
Teresa Freixinho
3suspicious/ wary
Andrew Bramhall


  

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suspicious/ wary


Explanation:
..of his professional commitment ( due to a seeming inability to hold down a job for long before moving on);

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:13
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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is inclined to become apprehensive


Explanation:
https://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno-ingles/busca/ingles-por...

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 02:13
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 246
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tende a ficar receoso
tends to be uneasy


Explanation:
tende a ficar receoso => tends to be uneasy

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 03:13
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 137
Grading comment
Thank you, airmailrpl and Gilmar. Thank you all. I picked "tends to get uneasy" for my particular context.

receio: apreensão, temor - http://www.aulete.com.br/receio

uneasy: apprehensive, worried - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneasy
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(usually) has concerns about/becomes concerned about


Explanation:
Sugestão

Teresa Freixinho
Brazil
Local time: 03:13
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to have misgivings


Explanation:
If you have misgivings about something that is being suggested or done, you feel that it is not quite right, and are worried that it may have unwanted results.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/misgivi...

Mark Robertson
Local time: 07:13
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 81

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrew Bramhall
1 day 1 hr
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