Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
GOLPE DE SURPRESA
English translation:
surprise maneuvers
Added to glossary by
Irene Berlin
Aug 29, 2011 23:37
12 yrs ago
Portuguese term
GOLPE DE SURPRESA
Portuguese to English
Law/Patents
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
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Prezados Colegas,
Gostaria de saber a melhor maneira de traduzir, do português para o inglês, a expressão GOLPE DE SURPRESA no seguinte contexto:
"A parte deve agir sem subterfúgios, sem GOLPES DE SURPRESA, sem táticas protelatórias, sem artimanhas."
Desde já agradeço sua valiosíssima ajuda!!
Gostaria de saber a melhor maneira de traduzir, do português para o inglês, a expressão GOLPE DE SURPRESA no seguinte contexto:
"A parte deve agir sem subterfúgios, sem GOLPES DE SURPRESA, sem táticas protelatórias, sem artimanhas."
Desde já agradeço sua valiosíssima ajuda!!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | surprise maneuvers |
Luiz M R Gadelha
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| 4 +1 | surprise attacks |
Lyandra
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| 3 +1 | without any surprise tactics/strategies |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | without springing any surprises |
Evans (X)
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Luiz M R Gadelha
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
IT/Business Areas Technical Translator.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
surprise maneuvers
Sugestão...
Example sentence:
Patent Fight Pending: Nokia and Qualcomm have sued each other a lot, which makes us happy. Yesterday, both made <b>surprise maneuvers</b> to gain leverage in high-stakes negotiations...
Peer comment(s):
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kashew
5 hrs
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Claudio Mazotti
6 hrs
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Thank you!
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Daniel Tavares
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Agree! Na verdade, todas as respostas são boas, se pudesse dava a pontuação para todos. Agradeço ao Luizman e a todos os que ofereceram suas valiosas contribuições."
+1
4 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
without any surprise tactics/strategies
couple of ideas ...
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Note added at 5 mins (2011-08-29 23:42:51 GMT)
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rendering the source text in context of course ...
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or: surprise moves
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Note added at 24 mins (2011-08-30 00:01:42 GMT)
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and how about "unexpected" as an alternative to "surprise"?
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Note added at 5 mins (2011-08-29 23:42:51 GMT)
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rendering the source text in context of course ...
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Note added at 10 mins (2011-08-29 23:47:29 GMT)
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or: surprise moves
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Note added at 24 mins (2011-08-30 00:01:42 GMT)
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and how about "unexpected" as an alternative to "surprise"?
Note from asker:
| Hi David, eu também havia pensado nessa possibilidade, it seems we are in tune... :0)) |
+1
1 hr
surprise attacks
Just going with the literal interpretation here.
8 hrs
Portuguese term (edited):
SEM GOLPES DE SURPRESA
without springing any surprises
Just another option which I think might fit well here. It is an idiomatic expression that carries the suddenness of "golpes", and also has the advantage of adding variety to the list by using a verb.
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