Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
em um trabalho de formiga
English translation:
painstaking work
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ROCHA-ROBINSON
Jun 26, 2004 03:36
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Portuguese term
Brazil
16 years of experience in Translations
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
em um trabalho de formiga
Portuguese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
diz-se do trabalho feito lenta e cuidadosamente, minuciosamente, com empenho, como se fosse uma formiga.
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28 mins
ROCHA-ROBINSON
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Specializes in field
Brazil
28years Forging Ahead! (a ferro e fogo!)
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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painstaking work
often used term..:)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
14 mins
labored task
..detailed work, slow and careful work.. I'm sure there's more depennding on context..
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Note added at 14 mins (2004-06-26 03:51:10 GMT)
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depending, not depennding...:)
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Note added at 14 mins (2004-06-26 03:51:10 GMT)
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depending, not depennding...:)
2 hrs
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
labour of love
This can also be used in English to mean very slow and painstaking work, or something that just takes a long time to complete.
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7 hrs
Javier Ramos
Native in Portuguese
Technical Translations & Manuals, etc.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
an ant-like kind of work
uma sugestão p manter a idéia original & literal
7 hrs
as busy as a bee
i suggest changing the insect,
2 days 9 hrs
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
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&
English
Works in field
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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12
working like a dog, slowly but surely
Ants work very hard, and a similar expression in English would be "to work like a dog". "Slowly but surely" implies tha there is no rush, but they get things done - like in Italian: "piano, piano, si va lontano."
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