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stretch themselves

Portuguese translation: dão o melhor de si

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English term or phrase:stretch themselves
Portuguese translation:dão o melhor de si
Entered by: Ena Smith

12:45 Nov 18, 2021
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Information Technology
English term or phrase: stretch themselves
They need to work on lots of complicated and challenging tasks. Most of the time it happens that they get stuck in resolving some major bug in their application. They stretch themselves and spend hours in it without realizing that they are losing the track of time, and neglecting the other important personal stuff.
Ena Smith
United States
Local time: 16:45
dão o melhor de si
Explanation:
Sugestão.

stretch verb (BREAK LIMITS)

[ T ]
to go beyond, or almost beyond, the usual limit of something
Selected response from:

Felipe Andre
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8dão o melhor de si
Felipe Andre
4 +3Eles se desdobram/sobrecarregam
Paulo Melo
4 +3eles de desdobram/se empenham
Marisa Averbuch
4 +1eles se estendem ao maximo
Katarina Peters
4Eles se delongam
Augusto Rochadel
4se debruçam
Paulo Ribeiro
4Eles se entregam de corpo e alma
Ana Rivas
3extrapolam seus limites
Jeferson Fiorini
3se esmeram
Clauwolf
3eles se esforçam e gastam horas.....
Ranieri Rathke


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
dão o melhor de si


Explanation:
Sugestão.

stretch verb (BREAK LIMITS)

[ T ]
to go beyond, or almost beyond, the usual limit of something


    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/stretch
Felipe Andre
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matheus Chaud: to stretch = to make someone use all their intelligence or ability (MacMillan)
2 mins
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
10 mins
agree  expressisverbis
2 hrs
agree  Murilo Russini
3 hrs
agree  Bil Fro
3 hrs
agree  Christine Magalhães
9 hrs
agree  Mario Freitas:
10 hrs
neutral  Oliver Simões: Your phrase befits the context, but I think it translates better as “put one’s best foot forward” or “do one’s best”. https://masterportuguesetranslator.com/glossaries/idioms-and...
1 day 3 hrs
agree  Juliana Brasileiro
1 day 9 hrs
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Eles se delongam


Explanation:
Creio que seja isso.

Augusto Rochadel
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Eles se desdobram/sobrecarregam


Explanation:
Desdobrar-se means to work on several tasks at the same time. Sobrecarregar-se means to be overtasked, streched thin.

Paulo Melo
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
0 min
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Andre S. M. Pires
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Beatriz Silva
2 days 13 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
eles de desdobram/se empenham


Explanation:
https://www.aulete.com.br/desdobrar
4. Fig. Esforçar-se ao máximo; EMPENHAR-SE [int. : Se quiser vencer, vai ter que desdobrar -se] [tr. + para : Minha mãe desdobra-se para dar conta de seus afazeres]

Marisa Averbuch
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Simões
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Bruna Mattos
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Mario Freitas:
10 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se debruçam


Explanation:
Aconselho completar com um objeto, por exemplo: "se debruçam sobre o problema"

Dicionário eletrônico Houaiss 3.0:

Derivação: por metáfora.
estudar com afinco; analisar
Ex.: os advogados debruçaram-se sobre os autos do processo

"os profissionais de TI também se debruçam sobre o problema para desenvolver sistemas cada vez mais seguros"

https://www.dlink.com.br/5-tendencias-em-tecnologia-para-202...


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Note added at 1 hora (2021-11-18 14:03:30 GMT)
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"os profissionais que se debruçam sobre o tema"

https://pt.linkedin.com/pulse/trabalhar-com-linux-não-é-para...



Paulo Ribeiro
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Eles se entregam de corpo e alma


Explanation:
They stretch themselves and spend hours in it without realizing that they are losing the track of time and neglecting the other important personal stuff.

Proposta
Eles se entregam de corpo e alma....e passam horas dedicados a isso, perdendo a noção do tempo, negligenciando assim, outros assuntos pessoais importantes.

Ana Rivas
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oliver Simões: Not sure. I think this translates better as “lend oneself body and soul”. Ex.: “ The aspiring professional cleric must lend himself body and soul as padding and fodder on diocesan committees.”
1 day 1 hr
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extrapolam seus limites


Explanation:
I think the term brings the sense of becoming overwhelmed with the situation, since the sentence ends with "neglecting the other important personal stuff". "Extrapolar os limites" means going beyond what it is possible to do through a correct or healthy way.

Jeferson Fiorini
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oliver Simões: Not sure. I think this translates better as “go above and beyond”.
23 hrs
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se esmeram


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 18
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
eles se estendem ao maximo


Explanation:
:)

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 16:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Simões: Nice! This is normally used to refer to extending a part of the body, but IMO it sounds good in a figurative sense too.
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Oliver. In English it is figurative, too. Better then "eles se esticam''..😁.
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eles se esforçam e gastam horas.....


Explanation:
Stretch significa ir além do normal, fazer algo com esforço, ir além dos limites. conferir:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stretch

Ranieri Rathke
Brazil
Local time: 17:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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