May 16, 2011 17:48
13 yrs ago
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English term

muddling through

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
[...] Be that as it may, those who decried "refrigerator socialism" were spitting in the wind. An yet, even the dim-witted comprehended the depth of the trap: If socialism was merely aiming to placate consumers just like capitalism, only not as well, was socialism's existence even justified? To put the matter in its starkest terms, how long could muddling through continue if Western bankers refused to roll over the loans?

Obrigada desde já... :)

Proposed translations

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segurar as pontas; sobreviver

Peer comment(s):

agree Lidia Carney : exatamente!
17 mins
Obrigada.
agree connie leite
4 hrs
Obrigada.
agree Priscila Diniz
4 hrs
Obrigada.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Obrigada, Adriana. Um abraço!"
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(Continuar a) resolver os problemas

"how long could muddling through continue"

Quanto tempo demoraria para resolver esse problema...

A suggestion.

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Note added at 34 mins (2011-05-16 18:22:33 GMT)
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Achei uma tradução melhor: "Por quanto tempo essa enrolação duraria se os banqueiros..."

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Note added at 36 mins (2011-05-16 18:24:33 GMT)
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A good sentence:

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:mmnD50vS35gJ:www.c...

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Note added at 50 mins (2011-05-16 18:38:10 GMT)
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Achei um termo específico para "muddling through"= "Deambular"

i.e. sentence: Instead, they have decided to muddle through this six-month Presidency as best they can.

Ao invés, decidiram deambular por estes seis meses da sua Presidência o melhor que puderam.

Deambular, segundo o dicionário Michaelis, significa:

(lat deambulare) vti e vint 1 Passear, vaguear: Deambulava pelo campo. Gostaria de deambular um pouco. vtd 2 Fazer mover-se em passeio: Precisamos deambular o corpo, é uma necessidade higiênica.
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prosseguir apesar da confusão/dificuldade

Nesse caso, eu sugiro "... por quanto tempo o progresso pode continuar..."
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por ordem na casa

Dependendo do público-alvo seria uma opção


- muddle through
To push on to a favorable outcome in a disorganized way
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