acting up to our own high expectations

Portuguese translation: agir de acordo com nossas expectativas mais altas (elevadas)

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English term or phrase:acting up to our own high expectations
Portuguese translation:agir de acordo com nossas expectativas mais altas (elevadas)
Entered by: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

15:42 Jun 26, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: acting up to our own high expectations
this shows the importance of acting up to our own high expectations.
Gabriela Matias
Portugal
Local time: 11:19
agir de acordo com nossas expectativas mais altas (elevadas)
Explanation:
Sugestão em PTBR. Existem várias outras possibilidades.
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 12:19
Grading comment
Fiz apenas uma pequena alteração: agir de acordo com nossas melhores expectativas. Obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3agir de acordo com nossas expectativas mais altas (elevadas)
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4 +3agir de acordo com as nossas próprias expectativas
Marlene Curtis
4 +2atuar em sintonia com as nossas elevadas expectativas
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4atuar à altura de nossas próprias expectativas elevadas
Elcio Gomes


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
agir de acordo com nossas expectativas mais altas (elevadas)


Explanation:
Sugestão em PTBR. Existem várias outras possibilidades.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 12:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 204
Grading comment
Fiz apenas uma pequena alteração: agir de acordo com nossas melhores expectativas. Obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vitor Visconti: Eu sinto um estranhamento ao ler o "mais altas"... Não é algo muito comum... Talvez seja desnecessário.
6 mins
  -> Obrigado pelo agree e pelo comentário!

agree  Leonor Machado
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado!

agree  Spiridon: Yes
16 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
agir de acordo com as nossas próprias expectativas


Explanation:


Não traduziria "high" .

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Note added at 20 minutos (2013-06-26 16:03:36 GMT)
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Acho mais natural.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 321

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jose Manuel Braga
4 mins
  -> Grata!

agree  Marcos Cavalca
2 hrs
  -> Grata!

agree  Karolinska: Karolinska
8 hrs
  -> Grata!
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
atuar em sintonia com as nossas elevadas expectativas


Explanation:
Sugestão em PT(PT)...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 11:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alex Alexandre
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Alex!

agree  connie leite
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Connie!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
atuar à altura de nossas próprias expectativas elevadas


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Elcio Gomes
Local time: 07:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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