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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

push the envelope

Portuguese translation:

desafiar os limites

Added to glossary by Alexandre Reis
Nov 24, 2009 21:39
14 yrs ago
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English term

push the envelope

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
It's a concept that has been dealt with several times before ("What would Gotham be without Batman?") and for a series that claims to push the envelope and bring Batman to his lowest, this plot device is something I could do without. It's there, nonetheless, and it represents only a minor chink in the armor that is "R.I.P."

http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/121899009793862.htm
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
3 +2 desafiar os limites
4 +2 ser inovador / assumir riscos

Proposed translations

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desafiar os limites

Ivo Korytowski's English-Portuguese Translator's Dictionary

push the envelope
ser inovador, assumir riscos, desafiar os limites

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

push the (edge of the) envelope
informal
approach or extend the limits of what is possible. [orig. aviation sl., relating to graphs of aerodynamic performance.]
Peer comment(s):
agree Ana Falasca Bernardes
15 hrs
agree imatahan
2 days 4 hrs
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+2
3 mins

ser inovador / assumir riscos

Sug.
Peer comment(s):
agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
21 mins
Obrigado, Teresa!
agree Joice Costa
17 hrs
Obrigado, Joice!
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