Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

fazendo e acontecendo

English translation:

make it happen

Added to glossary by Gilmar Fernandes
Oct 3, 2008 00:22
15 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

fazendo e acontecendo

Portuguese to English Other Slang
como parte de um slogan de segurança, a exemplo de "fazendo e acontecendo com segurança".
Change log

Oct 3, 2008 23:53: Helena Carvalho changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/872408">Helena Carvalho's</a> old entry - "fazendo e acontecendo"" to ""make it happen""

Oct 9, 2008 17:22: Gilmar Fernandes changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/872408">Helena Carvalho's</a> old entry - "fazendo e acontecendo"" to ""make it happen""

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make it happen

My suggestion.....widely used in the U.S.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-10-03 02:34:00 GMT)
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I suppose I should patent this answer.....there are copycats out there......he....he....
Peer comment(s):

agree Donald Scott Alexander : Excellent choice - very faithful to the original ("fazendo" = "making", "acontecendo" = "happening"), and "make it happen" has very good connotations with respect to either "safety" or "security" ("segurança").
16 mins
Thank You Sir!
agree André Barros
3 hrs
Thank You Sir.
agree Arlete Moraes
6 hrs
Thanks Arlete.
agree Maria José Tavares (X)
7 hrs
Thanks Maria Jose.
agree Claudio Mazotti
8 hrs
Thank You Sir!
agree oxygen4u : :)
8 hrs
Thanks Oxygen!
agree Carla Selyer : It certainly does reflect the slogany tone of the original.
12 hrs
Thanks Carla.
agree Alexandra Gouveia
16 hrs
Thanks Alexa :-))
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. It was very helpful!"
25 mins

Doing it and making it happen, safely!

Sug.

Hope it happens!
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6 hrs

got it all going on

how I'd say it
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8 hrs

getting the action going

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