Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
draw a line in the sand
Portuguese translation:
estabelecer um limite
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Nov 30, 2017 18:50
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English term
Brazil
draw a line in the sand
English to Portuguese
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Many advertisers are drawing a line in the sand. They will no longer work with agencies, networks, technology platforms, or marketing "partners" who aren't completely transparent about their practices.
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(Portuguese)
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6 mins
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estabelecer um limite
Sug.
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Note added at 6 mins (2017-11-30 18:57:36 GMT)
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Draw a line in the sand
to put a stop to or a limit on
sand
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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Note added at 6 mins (2017-11-30 18:57:36 GMT)
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Draw a line in the sand
to put a stop to or a limit on
sand
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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+1
27 mins
Ana Vozone
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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36
separar o trigo do joio
Talvez um pouco forte, mas mesmo assim talvez seja uma hipótese.
43 mins
Oliver Simões
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
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24
estabelecer / impor condições
Sugestão baseada no contexto apresentado
33 mins
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
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35
English term (edited):
draw a line in the sand
dando um basta
Sugestão:
draw a line in the sand => dar um basta
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Note added at 55 mins (2017-11-30 19:45:57 GMT)
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/draw_a_line_in_the_sand
to draw a line in the sand = to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.
draw a line in the sand => dar um basta
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Note added at 55 mins (2017-11-30 19:45:57 GMT)
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/draw_a_line_in_the_sand
to draw a line in the sand = to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.
1 hr
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
construindo castelos de areia (investindo em algo sem futuro)
Drawing a line in the sand = something that won't last long and has no future.
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