Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
these are to carry the day
Portuguese translation:
fazem frente a
Added to glossary by
VagnerB
Apr 4, 2007 12:17
17 yrs ago
English term
these are to carry the day
English to Portuguese
Social Sciences
Philosophy
theology;metaphysics
Reason, freedom, immortality – these are to carry the day against error, failure, and decay.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
3 | fazem frente a |
Cristina Santos
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5 +1 | prevalecerão contra |
Regina Boltz
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5 | estas vencerão |
Edgar Potter
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Proposed translations
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fazem frente a
fazer frente a / lutar / opor-se / enfrentar / ganhar / vencer / persuadir / convencer
carry the day
1. to win a war or a fight
Example: At the beginning of the American Civil War, many southerners believed their soldiers and statesmen would carry the day.
2. if you carry the day, you persuade people to support your ideas or opinions, or if a particular idea carries the day, it is accepted by a group of people
Examples: The Republicans carried the day in the dispute over the new jet fighter.
Her argument in favour of pay increases eventually carried the day.
from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
carry the day
1. to win a war or a fight
Example: At the beginning of the American Civil War, many southerners believed their soldiers and statesmen would carry the day.
2. if you carry the day, you persuade people to support your ideas or opinions, or if a particular idea carries the day, it is accepted by a group of people
Examples: The Republicans carried the day in the dispute over the new jet fighter.
Her argument in favour of pay increases eventually carried the day.
from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
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Comment: "Obrigado, Cristina"
28 mins
estas vencerão
A imagem é tirada de um campo de batalha com tropas alinhadas nos dois lados. No fim do dia, um dos exércitos leva o melhor, e "carries the day"...
Aqui, as qualidades boas vencerão na luta contra as forças do erro
Aqui, as qualidades boas vencerão na luta contra as forças do erro
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