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work like clockwork

Portuguese translation: funcionar perfeitamente; funcionar com precisão; funcionar como um relógio

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English term or phrase:work like clockwork
Portuguese translation:funcionar perfeitamente; funcionar com precisão; funcionar como um relógio
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

16:06 Oct 25, 2016
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Marketing - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: work like clockwork
É um texto de marketing sobre uma ferramenta que foi aprimorada e recebeu várias melhorias.

These new updates make the tool work like clockwork and...

Sugestões criativas? Mesmo que seja correto, gostaria de fugir do óbvio (funcionar como um relógio), se possível.

Thanks!
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
funcionar perfeitamente/com grande precisão
Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/like clockwork

like clockwork = With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly
Selected response from:

Rafael Barros
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Grading comment
Obrigado, Rafael!

Agradeço a todos pelas sugestões!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5funcionar perfeitamente/com grande precisão
Rafael Barros
4 +1funciona com precisão cronométrica
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
5funciona com absoluta exatidão
Lincoln Carvalho
4funcionar sem interrupções/continuamente/constantemente/ininterruptamente
Vinicius Guerreiro
4funciona muitíssimo bem
Ana Costa
4funcionar com precisão cirúrgica
Rafael Sousa Brazlate
4funcionar precisamente
Paulo Marcon
5 -1funciona na boa
Nick Taylor
4funcionar em perfeita harmonia
Rafael Mantovani
4funciona que nem um relogio
Spiridon
3operar/rodar com precisão
Clauwolf
3regularmente/de forma regular
José Helbert
3funcione na perfeição
Ana Vozone


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
operar/rodar com precisão


Explanation:
:) O relógio pode ser omitido na tradução

Clauwolf
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 83
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
funcionar sem interrupções/continuamente/constantemente/ininterruptamente


Explanation:
A ferramenta ficou tão boa que não vai parar de funcionar.

Vinicius Guerreiro
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
funcionar perfeitamente/com grande precisão


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/like clockwork

like clockwork = With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly

Rafael Barros
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Obrigado, Rafael!

Agradeço a todos pelas sugestões!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catarina Ribas
16 mins
  -> Obrigado, Catarina!
agree  Daniel Pimentel
20 mins
  -> Obrigado, Daniel!
agree  Ana Cravidao
29 mins
  -> Obrigado, Ana!
agree  ferreirac
35 mins
  -> Obrigado, ferreirac!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
2 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
funciona com precisão cronométrica


Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão em PT(pt)...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Cravidao: ou também: funciona com exata precisão
22 mins
  -> Obrigada, Ana!
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
regularmente/de forma regular


Explanation:
Explanation

José Helbert
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
funciona muitíssimo bem


Explanation:
.

Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
funcionar com precisão cirúrgica


Explanation:
Se o foco estiver na precisão,
fica uma sugestão.

E uma rima, hehe...

Rafael Sousa Brazlate
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
funcione na perfeição


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.
Na perfeição, porque não tem falhas.

Ana Vozone
Local time: 23:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 69
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
funcionar precisamente


Explanation:
Por que não?

De modo preciso, à perfeição (galicismo?).

Paulo Marcon
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
funciona na boa


Explanation:
funciona na boa

Nick Taylor
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Rafael Mantovani: way too informal for this context... "na boa" is street language
6 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
funciona com absoluta exatidão


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Lincoln Carvalho
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
funcionar em perfeita harmonia


Explanation:
outra sugestão

Rafael Mantovani
Germany
Local time: 00:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
funciona que nem um relogio


Explanation:
this is the colloquial way of expressing this

Spiridon
Brazil
Local time: 19:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 23
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