Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
dar corda aos sapatos
English translation:
hop to it/get a move on/get cracking
Added to glossary by
Douglas Bissell
May 26, 2015 12:15
9 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
dar corda aos sapatos
Portuguese to English
Bus/Financial
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
mas para isso é fundamental que os dois candidatos que passaram à última fase ***deem corda aos sapatos*** e melhorem em as suas propostas
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+4
40 mins
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Specializes in field
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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65
Selected
hop to it/get a move on/get cracking
hop to it, Informal. to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately
Peer comment(s):
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T o b i a s
: get a move on / get cracking
26 mins
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Thank you Tobias !
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
32 mins
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Thank you Luciano !
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Gilmar Fernandes
: get a move on
1 hr
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Thank you Gilmar !
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António Ribeiro
3 days 10 hrs
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Thank you ajarbr !!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "'Get cracking" sounds good here, thanks"
+3
15 mins
hurry up
Suggestion
Pires de Lima apela aos candidatos para apressarem melhoria das propostas
O ministro da Economia, Pires de Lima, apelou hoje aos dois candidatos que passaram à fase de negociações à compra da TAP para darem "corda aos sapatos" na melhoria das suas propostas para o Governo tomar uma decisão em junho.
http://www.sapo.pt/noticias/pires-de-lima-apela-aos-candidat...
Pires de Lima apela aos candidatos para apressarem melhoria das propostas
O ministro da Economia, Pires de Lima, apelou hoje aos dois candidatos que passaram à fase de negociações à compra da TAP para darem "corda aos sapatos" na melhoria das suas propostas para o Governo tomar uma decisão em junho.
http://www.sapo.pt/noticias/pires-de-lima-apela-aos-candidat...
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
5 mins
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
2 hrs
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Loreta Saddi
6 hrs
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1 hr
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
fling themselves into / put their heart and soul into
Suggestions
1 hr
quit moseying
e.g.,
Fran Kimmel, writer for the corporate sector, short fiction, and radio drama. “Pay more attention: quit moseying along on autopilot. Remember to gape at your world and be knocked out by it.
https://suite.io/toby-welch/5s1223n
Fran Kimmel, writer for the corporate sector, short fiction, and radio drama. “Pay more attention: quit moseying along on autopilot. Remember to gape at your world and be knocked out by it.
https://suite.io/toby-welch/5s1223n
+2
2 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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119
get the lead out of their boots (shoe related)
get the lead out of their boots/stop dragging their heels
Peer comment(s):
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cintynaomi (X)
2 hrs
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thanks cinty
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I like it!
12 hrs
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thanks Muriel ;-)
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3 days 2 hrs
step up the rhythm
With so many days lost sparring, little time remained for debate on the constitution itself, especially after the Assembly accepted Chávez’ request to step up the rhythm and get the job done by Christmas, referendum and all.
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/Lasa2000/Kelly.PDF
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/Lasa2000/Kelly.PDF
Reference comments
13 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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56
Reference:
http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/corda
dar corda aos sapatos
• [Informal] Ir embora depressa.
"corda", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2013, http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/corda [consultado em 26-05-2015].
dar corda aos sapatos
• [Informal] Ir embora depressa.
"corda", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2013, http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/corda [consultado em 26-05-2015].
Discussion
Stop shillyshallying about and choose, Douglas i.e I should get my finger and choose and answer, or
Stop shilly-shallying about, and choose Douglas i.e I should be the Chosen One, which I am of course, but I don't want to rub it in....
ˈshilly-ˌshallyer
[f. prec. vb. + -er1.]
One who shilly-shallies.