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Vai que dá

English translation: Go For It!

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Portuguese term or phrase:Vai que dá
English translation:Go For It!
Entered by: Gilmar Fernandes

13:07 Feb 11, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Portuguese term or phrase: Vai que dá
It's in the title of a book: "Cultura do Vai que dá em gente que Bota pra fazer". The book is mentioned within a short biography (though I found no reference to it online). I have to give an idea of the meaning in the most inspiring way (that's what the client asked for!)

Thank you for your help!
Carina Lucindo
Brazil
Local time: 08:06
Go For It!
Explanation:
one of saying it

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/go-for-it-and-other-lessons...

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Note added at 1 day 20 mins (2020-02-12 13:28:01 GMT)
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I believe you could use either "culture" or "attitude" in the translation.
See these examples:
https://www.google.com/search?q="Go-For-It culture"&rlz=1C1G...

https://www.google.com/search?q="Go For It attitude"&rlz=1C1...
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 07:06
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6Go For It!
Gilmar Fernandes
4 +2Can-do (culture)
Sarah S Greenwood
5Can-do
Danilo Ribeiro
3 +1You can do it
Luiza Dias
3Go ahead
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
3Have-at-it culture
T o b i a s


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Go ahead


Explanation:
Se Vai que dá se refere a isto: https://www.amazon.com/Vqd-Vai-Que-Portugues-Brasil/dp/85828...

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
You can do it


Explanation:
Just a suggestion. Both expressions are used to encourage people to face challenging situations.

Luiza Dias
Brazil
Local time: 08:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof: or : You Got this
9 hrs
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Can-do (culture)


Explanation:
In context, can-do works better with the word culture, and is a commonly used term. A quick search on Google will show you the same.


    https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_pt-PTPT887PT887&ei=E8xDXorSL_WGjLsP-eOH6A8&q=can-do+culture&oq=can-do+culture&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i7i3
Sarah S Greenwood
Local time: 12:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rúben Carvalho
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Rúben!
agree  T o b i a s
5 days
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Go For It!


Explanation:
one of saying it

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/go-for-it-and-other-lessons...

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Note added at 1 day 20 mins (2020-02-12 13:28:01 GMT)
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I believe you could use either "culture" or "attitude" in the translation.
See these examples:
https://www.google.com/search?q="Go-For-It culture"&rlz=1C1G...

https://www.google.com/search?q="Go For It attitude"&rlz=1C1...

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Robertson
6 mins
  -> Cheers Mark :)
agree  Mario Freitas:
1 hr
  -> Valeu, Mario :)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Paulinho :)
agree  Tereza Rae
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Tereza :)
agree  Verginia Ophof
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Verginia :)
agree  T o b i a s: "Go-for-it culture" works well.
6 days
  -> Thanks Toby :)
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Can-do


Explanation:
You can say "Can-do culture/attitude" for this context:


Example sentence(s):
  • He is known for his optimistic can-do attitude.

    Reference: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/can-do
Danilo Ribeiro
Brazil
Local time: 08:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Cultura do vai que dá
Have-at-it culture


Explanation:
I think this goes well as a lead into "gente que Bota pra fazer."

T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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