Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
scurry about
Portuguese translation:
ir de um lado para outro (neste contexto)/apressar-se, correr, procurar desesperadamente, esfalfar-se
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
May 15, 2013 14:17
11 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
scurry about
English to Portuguese
Tech/Engineering
Human Resources
Watching the HR rep scurry about trying to find the laptop and projector, or the correct copies of employee manuals, while everyone waits and fidgets.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +2 | ir de um lado para outro (neste contexto) |
Michele Bittencourt
|
| 5 | procurando desesperadamente achar/encontrar... |
Clauwolf
|
| 4 | se apressar, correr, se esfalfar |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
|
Proposed translations
+2
14 mins
Michele Bittencourt
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Translation, Subtitling, Interpreting
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
ir de um lado para outro (neste contexto)
Como o contexto parece ser informal e a expressão é seguida de "trying to find", essa é minha sugestão.
scurry = to move quickly with short steps, especially because you are in a hurry (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)
scurry = to move quickly with short steps, especially because you are in a hurry (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada, Michelle
Bjs
T."
12 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
370
se apressar, correr, se esfalfar
para colocar o equipamento em funcionamento.
Ref: Cenas da vida real...
Ref: Cenas da vida real...
13 mins
procurando desesperadamente achar/encontrar...
:)
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