Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

become to nab

Portuguese translation:

fazer/realizar

Added to glossary by Cintia Galbo
Nov 9, 2017 17:54
6 yrs ago
English term

become to nab

English to Portuguese Other Marketing / Market Research Business, General
Last year, sales on December 23th (Christmas Eve) increased 87% year over year, evidence of how easy it’s become to nab those last-minute purchases (and get them delivered on time).

Discussion

Cintia Galbo (asker) Nov 13, 2017:
Prezados colegas, obrigada por todas as sugestões!

Proposed translations

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fazer/realizar

... como ficou fácil fazer/realizar as compras de última hora...
Peer comment(s):

agree Paulinho Fonseca
26 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Obrigada!"
11 mins

se tornou arrebatar

"nab" tem o sentido de agarrar, surrupiar, com conotação de roubo. No contexto aqui, parece indicar o sentido de uma jogada espertinha, "maliciosa" no sentido popular, de pegar algo que está "dando sopa" antes que outro o faça.
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-1
22 mins

se tornou adquirir

"To nab" pode ter o sentido de pegar, apanhar, apreender.
Example sentence:

...de quão fácil se tornou adquirir as compras de última hora (e entregá-las a tempo).

Peer comment(s):

disagree Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira : Adquirir compras? Adquirem-se produtos, não.compras.
2 mins
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+1
25 mins

como passou a ser fácil arrebanhar

Diria assim em PT(pt)...
Peer comment(s):

agree Margarida Ataide
14 hrs
Obrigada, Margarida!
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56 mins

se tornou para agarrar

it’s become to nab => it has become to nab => se tornou para agarrar

Definitions of nab
verb

Synonyms
verb

catch, capture, apprehend, arrest, seize, grab, nail, pull in, pick up
cop, collar, pick up, nail, apprehend, arrest

Examples of to nab
She took the garden spade she'd nabbed from her garage
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57 mins

se tornou fácil captar

Sug
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+1
1 hr
English term (edited): how easy it's become to nab

como ficou fácil aproveitar


to nab = to quickly take something, or to take some advantage
(MacMillan)


Sugestão para a frase:

evidence of how easy it’s become to nab those last-minute purchases
mostrando como ficou fácil aproveitar as compras de última hora
Peer comment(s):

agree Catarina Lopes
7 mins
Obrigado, Catarina!
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