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aguentar o batente

English translation: to stand the pace

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Portuguese term or phrase:aguentar o batente
English translation:to stand the pace
Entered by: elizabeth_med

15:29 Jan 28, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: aguentar o batente
"Dá-lhe saúde física Para agüentar o batente".
elizabeth_med
France
Local time: 10:19
to stand the pace
Explanation:
Uma expressão em EN que significa isso...
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 05:19
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3to stand the pace
Martin Riordan
3 +2to keep up with the hard work
Guilherme Kikuchi
4cope with the job/work
Verginia Ophof


Discussion entries: 2





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to keep up with the hard work


Explanation:
sugestão

Guilherme Kikuchi
Brazil
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Voicu
7 mins
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
32 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to stand the pace


Explanation:
Uma expressão em EN que significa isso...


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/can%27t+stand+the+pace
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Vieyra
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Marian!
agree  sflor (X)
5 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Sandra!
agree  Sheryle Oliver: or /take the pace/
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sheryle! Yes, that would be good too...
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cope with the job/work


Explanation:
batente doorpost
col. Job
no batente : at Work



    Reference: http://dicionarioinformal.com.br/batente/
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 02:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3
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