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build on yesterday

Portuguese translation: aprender com o passado

12:27 Dec 2, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: build on yesterday
" I need to keep a clear head. I can build on yesterday. I can become a better me.”

Obrigado!
maucet
Brazil
Local time: 20:01
Portuguese translation:aprender com o passado
Explanation:
Sugestão.
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Fernanda Gonçalves
Portugal
Local time: 00:01
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5aprender com o passado
Fernanda Gonçalves
3 +2aprender com o passado
expressisverbis
5Com base nas experiências vividas
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
3 +1construir sobre as experiências do passado
Tereza Rae
3 +1aproveitar o passado/usar o passado a meu favor
Felipe Lacerda
4re-estruturar em cima do passado / das experiências passadas
Oliver Simões
4basear-se no ontem/ no passado
Paloma Treider Anastácio
4aprender e crescer com o passado
Teresa Goncalves
3Crescer com o passado/com o que já me aconteceu
Filipe Nascimento
3evoluir com as experiências passadas
Esther Dodo
3recomeçar
Geocinara Avila
3Posso fazer do passado a minha base.
Bruno Pavesi


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
construir sobre as experiências do passado


Explanation:
Sugestão

Tereza Rae
Canada
Local time: 19:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Nick! 😊
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
aprender com o passado


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Fernanda Gonçalves
Portugal
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  expressisverbis: Que timing!
1 min
  -> De facto!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
16 mins
agree  Maria da Glória Teixeira: concordo
18 mins
agree  Bernardo Gomes
1 hr
agree  Clauwolf
1 hr
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aproveitar o passado/usar o passado a meu favor


Explanation:
Indo mais longe, usaria também "o passado está do meu lado" ou até "a História está do meu lado".

Felipe Lacerda
Brazil
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miriam Goldschmidt: Gostei bastante de "usar o passado a meu favor".
9 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
aprender com o passado


Explanation:
Aprender com os erros do passado.

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Note added at 5 mins (2020-12-02 12:33:20 GMT)
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Ou com os sucessos do passado... depende do contexto.

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernanda Gonçalves
4 mins
  -> Obrigada Fernanda.
agree  Clauwolf
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Clauwolf.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
re-estruturar em cima do passado / das experiências passadas


Explanation:
Penso que ele/ela se refere a re-estruturar o presente baseado nas experiências passadas. Note que o contexto se refere a tornar-se uma pessoa melhor.

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Note added at 7 mins (2020-12-02 12:35:05 GMT)
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Eu posso me re-estruturar em cima de...

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Note added at 9 mins (2020-12-02 12:36:58 GMT)
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build on/upon something: to do something in addition to what you have already achieved. Example: We need to build on the ideas we have had so far. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/b...

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 16:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Com base nas experiências vividas


Explanation:
Sugestão:
Preciso manter a sobriedade. Com base nas experiências vividas. posso me tornar uma pessoa melhor.

Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Crescer com o passado/com o que já me aconteceu


Explanation:
Também me ocorreu "redimir meu passado", ou "reescrever minha história", mas talvez as soluções mais literais caiam melhor.

Filipe Nascimento
Brazil
Local time: 20:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
evoluir com as experiências passadas


Explanation:
Sugestão

Esther Dodo
United States
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
basear-se no ontem/ no passado


Explanation:
Nesse caso, acho que o autor quer se basear no passado haja vista suas experiências anteriores para tomar decisões mais pensadas e se tornar uma pessoa melhor.

"Preciso manter a cabeça no lugar. Posso me basear no passado. Consigo me tornar uma pessoa melhor"

Paloma Treider Anastácio
Brazil
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
recomeçar


Explanation:
sugestão

Geocinara Avila
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 2
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aprender e crescer com o passado


Explanation:
:)

Teresa Goncalves
Portugal
Local time: 00:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Posso fazer do passado a minha base.


Explanation:
Possível sugestão

Bruno Pavesi
Brazil
Local time: 20:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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