Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to live up to its obligations

Portuguese translation:

manter/cumprir as suas obrigações

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English term

to live up to its obligations

English to Portuguese Law/Patents Law (general)
Context

... congress can refuse to enable the United States to live up to its obligations under a treaty...

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Mar 25, 2010 12:07: Susana Valdez changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "to live up to its obligations"" to ""manter/cumprir as suas obrigações""

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manter/cumprir as suas obrigações

live up to
verbo transitivo
1. viver de acordo com; ser fiel a; respeitar;
to live up to one's principles viver de acordo com os seus princípios
2. (expectativas, etc.) corresponder a; estar à altura de
§ to live up to one's promise
manter/cumprir o prometido
http://www.infopedia.pt/ingles-portugues/live up to
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cumprir as suas obrigações

live up - cumprir promessas; pôr em prática
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