Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
No sacrificio
English translation:
with much difficulty
Added to glossary by
Marlene Curtis
Mar 8, 2010 19:50
14 yrs ago
Portuguese term
United States
Timeliness, Accuracy and Reliability
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
No sacrificio
Portuguese to English
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This is part of an answer to a survey as follows:
Q: If you chose, “I don’t read the updates by our COO,” why?
A: Leio ***no sacrificio*** para me manter atualizado sobre as mudanças que estão ocorrendo, pois há uma dinâmica muito grande na ABC.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Mariela
Q: If you chose, “I don’t read the updates by our COO,” why?
A: Leio ***no sacrificio*** para me manter atualizado sobre as mudanças que estão ocorrendo, pois há uma dinâmica muito grande na ABC.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Mariela
Change log
Mar 15, 2010 14:56: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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18 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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123
Selected
with much difficulty
Com dificuldade, só para se manter atualizado, talvez por falta de tempo ou porque as atualizações não são interessantes.
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Note added at 27 mins (2010-03-08 20:18:27 GMT)
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Yes, "no sacrifício" is slang and it literally means that reading the updates was a painful exercise and was done out of obligation.
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Note added at 27 mins (2010-03-08 20:18:27 GMT)
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Yes, "no sacrifício" is slang and it literally means that reading the updates was a painful exercise and was done out of obligation.
Note from asker:
| I do think you're on the ball on this one. Thoughout the entire survey time seems to be a major constraint for this person. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Carlos Quandt
7 mins
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Grata!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I think it's more a matter of dedicated effort than surmounting difficulty. 'With much difficulty' would mean that the person is having difficulty understanding/seeing the words.
8 hrs
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| agree |
Isabel Maria Almeida
13 hrs
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Grata Isabel Maria!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all"
11 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
I don't go out on a limb/take risks
maybe ...
16 mins
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
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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14
at the cost of
at the cost of keeping myself updated......
+1
9 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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2542
Portuguese term (edited):
[leio] no sacrificio
[I] go out of my way/make the effort/make a special effort [to read them]
In this context, I understand the response to have a positive meaning: the responder makes a special effort to read them because they are important and the effort pays off.
646,000 refs for "I go out of my way to read":
**I go out of my way to read the calories on the food we buy**, to make sure we get the most bang for our buck (luckily our hotel tonight is not 300 ft. from an ...
www.ultrascopic.com/longhaul/category/illinois
Feb 15, 2010 ... no idea what they make decisions on for the public unless I go out of my way to read local notice boards which are out of date usually, ...
socyberty.com/.../should-parish-town-district-and-county-council-meetings-be-videoed/
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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-03-09 10:08:13 GMT)
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I didn't mean to suggest that the expression itself is positive; only that it's being done for a positive reason - a sacrifice is being made because it pays off.
646,000 refs for "I go out of my way to read":
**I go out of my way to read the calories on the food we buy**, to make sure we get the most bang for our buck (luckily our hotel tonight is not 300 ft. from an ...
www.ultrascopic.com/longhaul/category/illinois
Feb 15, 2010 ... no idea what they make decisions on for the public unless I go out of my way to read local notice boards which are out of date usually, ...
socyberty.com/.../should-parish-town-district-and-county-council-meetings-be-videoed/
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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-03-09 10:08:13 GMT)
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I didn't mean to suggest that the expression itself is positive; only that it's being done for a positive reason - a sacrifice is being made because it pays off.
Note from asker:
| I can see your point Muriel, but in truth, this person's answers to the rest of the survey does convey he/she is somewhat annoyed at having to do so, because it takes away time from other things. They all seem to complain from being overworked and understaffed |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Marlene Curtis
: "No sacrifício" is slang and doesn't carry a literal meaning i.e., a positive meaning as such. When you say you do something "no sacrifício" you are somewhat upset about having to do it./" "Difficulty" with a figurative connotation, of course.
4 hrs
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I didn't mean that the expression is positive, but that's it's being done for a good reason. It's not difficult to do ("dificuldade" in Portuguese, not English); it's onerous.
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| agree |
Amy Duncan (X)
7 hrs
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Thanks, Amy! I value your "agrees"!
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1 day 1 hr
Edward Nelson
Native in English
Specializes in field
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Afrikaans to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
persistently/arduously
I would say persistently/arduously because in this context, I think the person is referring a continuous and arduous action.
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