Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

from a very lofty perch

Portuguese translation:

de uma posição muito privilegiada/uma posição muito alta

Added to glossary by Andreapiolli (X)
Mar 15, 2011 11:34
13 yrs ago
English term

from a very lofty perch

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Also consider the case of personal computer pioneer and whiz-kid, Steve Jobs. With no formal training in computing, Jobs divined the shape of things to come. His once unconventional ideas, which foresaw the personal computer revolution, proved prescient. After creating Apple II, the first wildly successful and popular personal computer, Jobs led and inspired the team that created the most acclaimed PC, the Macintosh. His "faith in his own genius," as The Wall Street journal called it, which served him well at Apple helped precipitate his fall from a very lofty perch when he started his subsequent computer company, NeXT.
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Despenhar - [ Translate this page ]
v.t. Lançar ou precipitar de grande altura. Fig. Fazer cair de posição privilegiada para a desgraça; arruinar. V.pr. Precipitar-se. Fig. Arruinar-se. ...
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do lugar proeminente em que estava quando...

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...de sua posição de líder quando...

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(sua queda) de um alto pedestal

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Torre de Marfim

Torre de Marfim - just a suggestion
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