Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
tomar vergonha na cara
English translation:
get your act together
Added to glossary by
Sormane Gomes
May 11, 2006 01:02
18 yrs ago
6 viewers *
Portuguese term
tomar vergonha na cara
Portuguese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
In Portuguese, when we tell someone to finally do something they have been putting off for a long time, we use the expression "toma vergonha na sua cara e resolve logo"...
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+6
30 mins
Sormane Gomes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Fully bilingual; pharm/med, among others
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
28
Selected
get your act together/get your shit together (more vulgar, of course)
IGDA - Articles - Networking 06
But before you head out, get your act together. ... If you're looking for a job, never, ever ask for that job unless the person with whom you're networking ...
www.igda.org/articles/mmencher_networking06.php - 17k
Keeping out of Debt - Debt Consolidation - The Motley Fool
School-Marm mode is finished now, so, if you've decided to get your act together and to tackle your debts — then here are a few small tips on the Do's and ...
www.fool.co.uk/debt/articles/tips.htm - 20k - May 9, 2006
The SOHO Daily News | Prepare Now for Next Year's Tax Season
... 2006, to get your act together and file your required tax forms. For Hurricane Katrina taxpayers, the additional six-month extension, if applied for, ...
www.toolkit.cch.com/columns/taxes/06-262taxplan.asp - 27k
Everything Is Wrong With Me - 2004 - December - 01
but thoughts like, “Why don’t you get your shit together and become serious about academics? Look at you - you’re 25, you spend all your time working, ...
www.jasonmulgrew.com/main/2004/12/01// - 23k -
Very common expression in US-EN.
But before you head out, get your act together. ... If you're looking for a job, never, ever ask for that job unless the person with whom you're networking ...
www.igda.org/articles/mmencher_networking06.php - 17k
Keeping out of Debt - Debt Consolidation - The Motley Fool
School-Marm mode is finished now, so, if you've decided to get your act together and to tackle your debts — then here are a few small tips on the Do's and ...
www.fool.co.uk/debt/articles/tips.htm - 20k - May 9, 2006
The SOHO Daily News | Prepare Now for Next Year's Tax Season
... 2006, to get your act together and file your required tax forms. For Hurricane Katrina taxpayers, the additional six-month extension, if applied for, ...
www.toolkit.cch.com/columns/taxes/06-262taxplan.asp - 27k
Everything Is Wrong With Me - 2004 - December - 01
but thoughts like, “Why don’t you get your shit together and become serious about academics? Look at you - you’re 25, you spend all your time working, ...
www.jasonmulgrew.com/main/2004/12/01// - 23k -
Very common expression in US-EN.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "That's it! Thank you very much!"
+1
4 mins
António Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
Professional in Oil & Gas Industry
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English
to feel ashamed of
Eu diria:
Do not feel ashamed of ...
Do not feel ashamed of ...
36 mins
Fernando Domeniconi
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Chemical Engineer. Fast, reliable work
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
4
get a grip
Já ouvi muito, principalmente adiando fazer coisas chatas :)
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 37 mins (2006-05-11 01:40:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
"Get a grip on yourself" também é válido...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 37 mins (2006-05-11 01:40:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
"Get a grip on yourself" também é válido...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
rhandler
8 mins
|
|
Obrigado, rhandler!
|
|
| disagree |
Sormane Gomes
: Sorry, Fernando, but "get a grip" is to calm down, to control you emotions, when you overreact, for example.
27 mins
|
|
Well, that's one of the meanings, yes, but as I said, I've heard it several times in the very same context of the question.
|
1 hr
to be ashamed of yourself
according to dictionary
9 hrs
Paula Góes
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
United Kingdom
Awesome Brazilian Portuguese translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Time to shit or get off the can/pot!
Seria bem parecido com o nosso "pare com esse chove e não molha" no Brasil, mas pode parecer um pouco grosseiro, a depender do contexto.
Shit or get off the can/pot! mainly American, taboo
something that you say when you want someone to make a decision and take action without any more delay
It's time for management to shit or get off the pot. If they aren't going to meet the striker's demands they should say so.
(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms)
Shit or get off the can/pot! mainly American, taboo
something that you say when you want someone to make a decision and take action without any more delay
It's time for management to shit or get off the pot. If they aren't going to meet the striker's demands they should say so.
(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms)
10 hrs
Maria Rebelo
Native in Portuguese
Subtitles, dictionaries, encyclopedia
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
shame on you!
Or, in alternative, "you ought to be ashamed!"
Something went wrong...