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Ask for help > I have a question about a very useful expression..
I have a question about a very useful expression..
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binhobear
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I have a question about a very useful expression..
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Here in Brazil we say a lot of this like, translating literally: closing a contract, not about a closure but relating to something good. Would you guys help me out to put this into english keeping the same meaning, like something that you �ll do a good deal. I googled it and all I found was "cut a deal" and "close a deal".... Would you mind helping me out please???? Thanks in advance...
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8 Apr 2015
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yanogator
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Of course, what you �re finding is literal expressions. Please give us an entire sentence (translated into English, of course) that uses the phrase, so we �ll have a context to use. We �ll be able to help you better then. Bruce |
8 Apr 2015
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Mariethe House
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We �ve landed a contract. We �ve won a contract. We have come to an agreement . .... |
9 Apr 2015
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douglas
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I �m guessing you could use "closed the deal" to express being successful in something (e.g. with a girl) --but that �s the closest I can come-up with using the little amount of info you �ve provided.
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Douglas |
9 Apr 2015
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cunliffe
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What about �pull it off �. If you set out out to do something and manage with some success, that �s what we say, �I pulled it off. � |
9 Apr 2015
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douglas
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I agree, "pull it off" could be what you �re looking for. |
9 Apr 2015
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cunliffe
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Mariethe, if you are talking about a contract, �we won it �, or �we got it, � is fine. In a more general sense, not necessarily a legal contract, �we came through �, �we came out on top �, �we got/struck a great deal, � �we came up trumps �; this kind of phrase might be better. Bruce is right that the context would help. |
9 Apr 2015
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cunliffe
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Why, ha �way man, Mariethe, yer a canny lass! Eh bien, ma ch�re, tu es une fille sympa! (or something like that)....;) |
9 Apr 2015
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redcamarocruiser
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I think that "neg�cio fechado", if that is the phrase you have in mind, can sometimes be expressed "as end of story" meaning that there was a positive outcome or some situation was resolved. Would that fit your context?
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9 Apr 2015
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