Glossary entry (derived from question below)
português term or phrase:
exige bastante de si mesmo
inglês translation:
is very self-demanding
Added to glossary by
Paula Pereira
Jul 25, 2006 18:37
17 yrs ago
português term
exige bastante de si mesmo
português para inglês
Ciências Humanas
Recursos humanos
Descrevendo um funcionário, num sentido positivo.
Proposed translations
(inglês)
| 3 +6 | is very self demanding |
Paula Pereira
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| 4 +2 | he is very self-demanding |
Luiza Modesto
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| 4 | he demands a lot of himself |
Michele Fauble
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Proposed translations
+6
3 minutos
Paula Pereira
Portugal
Portugal
Native in português
Specializes in field
Portugal
Responsibility, Quality, Commitment
Native in: português (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: inglês para português, português
Related KudoZ points
:
6
Selected
is very self demanding
Por exemplo!
Star Fashion -
As she worked since an early age, being the adult in the family, Jessica became very self-demanding, hating to waste time. She did not even have time to ...
www.star-fashion.com/public/en/html/coverstory/0005.php
Star Fashion -
As she worked since an early age, being the adult in the family, Jessica became very self-demanding, hating to waste time. She did not even have time to ...
www.star-fashion.com/public/en/html/coverstory/0005.php
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
4 minutos
Luiza Modesto
Brasil
Brasil
Native in português
&
inglês
Brasil
specializes in research articles
Native in: inglês 
, português
Works in: português para inglês, inglês para português, inglês
Related KudoZ points
:
7
he is very self-demanding
I am very self-demanding and while I would never want to change that (as if I COULD!) it's worth seeing it in a broader perspective sometimes. ...
blog.lib.umn.edu/otto0114/otto0114/2005_06.html
Interpreters attach higher value to all the criteria than users do, possibly because they are very self-demanding where quality is concerned, and users have ...
www.aiic.net/ViewPage.cfm/article117
Although as anthropologists we are very self-demanding, we have very often put our profession under severe scrutiny, invented it, reinvented it, ...
www.leidenuniv.nl/fsw/iuaes/06-15-newsletterurban.htm
blog.lib.umn.edu/otto0114/otto0114/2005_06.html
Interpreters attach higher value to all the criteria than users do, possibly because they are very self-demanding where quality is concerned, and users have ...
www.aiic.net/ViewPage.cfm/article117
Although as anthropologists we are very self-demanding, we have very often put our profession under severe scrutiny, invented it, reinvented it, ...
www.leidenuniv.nl/fsw/iuaes/06-15-newsletterurban.htm
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Paula Pereira
: second best ;-)
7 minutos
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Sweet, thanks. :)
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| agree |
rhandler
49 minutos
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Obrigada. :)
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39 minutos
Michele Fauble
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
Native in inglês
Estados Unidos
Native English
Native in: inglês 
Works in: norueguês para inglês, dinamarquês para inglês, sueco para inglês
he demands a lot of himself
Literal is fine in this context, and commonly used.
“Steve demands a lot of himself and has high expectations of his ... a human resources consulting...
www.wfu.edu/new/publications/wfmag/wfm2005-06.pdf
He demands a lot of himself, his staff, and it seems, his patrons. ...
forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=72290&st=120
“Steve demands a lot of himself and has high expectations of his ... a human resources consulting...
www.wfu.edu/new/publications/wfmag/wfm2005-06.pdf
He demands a lot of himself, his staff, and it seems, his patrons. ...
forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=72290&st=120
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