play catch-up

Portuguese translation: correr atrás do prejuízo

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English term or phrase:play catch-up
Portuguese translation:correr atrás do prejuízo
Entered by: Oliver Simões

19:42 Mar 13, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / adult romance novel
English term or phrase: play catch-up
"Ten years ago, when your father passed the leadership of Endicott Trumbull to you, you could have made changes. You could have brought in new blood and fresh perspectives. But you didn’t, and now you’re trying to play catch-up."

play catch-up: (North Amer. English) try to equal a competitor in a sport or game.
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 01:23
correr atrás do prejuízo
Explanation:
http://thesaurus.babylon-software.com/play catch-up

Sugestão do glossário do Ivo.
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Lorena H Borges
Brazil
Local time: 05:23
Grading comment
Obrigado, Lorena.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5correr atrás do prejuízo
Lorena H Borges
5atualizar a situação
Nick Taylor
3 +1tentar recuperar
Ana Vozone


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
correr atrás do prejuízo


Explanation:
http://thesaurus.babylon-software.com/play catch-up

Sugestão do glossário do Ivo.

Lorena H Borges
Brazil
Local time: 05:23
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Obrigado, Lorena.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
34 mins
  -> Obrigada :)

agree  Paulo Gasques
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada :)

agree  Rafael Ribeiro
11 hrs
  -> Obrigada :)

agree  Beatriz Souza
17 hrs
  -> Obrigada :)

agree  marialowe
3 days 2 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tentar recuperar


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/play--catch--up

Ana Vozone
Local time: 08:23
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 216

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
20 mins
  -> Obrigada, Paulinho!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
atualizar a situação


Explanation:
atualizar a situação

Nick Taylor
Local time: 08:23
Does not meet criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 127
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