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burning ambition

Portuguese translation: intenção prioritária

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English term or phrase:burning ambition
Portuguese translation:intenção prioritária

16:16 Apr 19, 2021
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2021-04-23 14:54:17 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / corporate communication
English term or phrase: burning ambition
In line with our burning ambition to be the most valued mining company in the world, our strategy is to work through the XX Operating Model to leverage our competitive advantages by developing exceptional operational plans and executing the work through exceptional operational practices.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
intenção prioritária
Explanation:
Sug.
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ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3intenção prioritária
ferreirac
4 +2Desejo ardente
Augusto Rochadel
4 +2grande desejo
Kevin Albuquerque
4 +1ambição ardorosa
Teresa Freixinho
4 +1forte desejo / ambição desmedida
Felipe Tomasi
4ambição imperiosa
Nelson Soares
4grande ambição
Danilo Santana
4enorme determinação
Leonor Machado
4propósito/meta/objetivo
Juliana Pavão


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Desejo ardente


Explanation:
Eu diria assim.

Augusto Rochadel
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Vozone
18 mins
  -> Obrigado, Ana!
agree  Bett: yes.
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Bett!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ambição imperiosa


Explanation:
ambição imperiosa

Nelson Soares
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
intenção prioritária


Explanation:
Sug.

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 133
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Joao de Brito: Gosto! Pois os texto refere-se à missão ou objectivo da empresa.
5 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Stephany Pasquino Vitelli: Ótima sugestão, considerando o contexto.
14 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
agree  Clauwolf
18 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
grande desejo


Explanation:
Eu diria dessa forma. "Grande desejo" traduz o termo original sem adicionar uma espécie de "drama" e ainda mantém certa formalidade.

Kevin Albuquerque
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Livia Linhares
1 hr
  -> obrigado, Livia!!
agree  Bett: yes!
1 day 2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ambição ardorosa


Explanation:
Sugestão

Teresa Freixinho
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bett: yes.
1 day 27 mins
  -> Obrigada, Bett!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
grande ambição


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Danilo Santana
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
enorme determinação


Explanation:
Sugestão - tradução livre

Leonor Machado
Local time: 22:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 94
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
forte desejo / ambição desmedida


Explanation:
Uma boa fonte de consulta de adjetivos que costumam ser usados com certos substantivos é o corpus da Língua Portuguesa:
https://www.corpusdoportugues.org/now/

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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-04-20 00:03:12 GMT)
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forte vontade / vontade desmedida / grande vontade

Felipe Tomasi
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca: Sendo um documento técnico, não podemos arder em desejos. "forte desejo/grande vontade'
1 hr
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3 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
propósito/meta/objetivo


Explanation:
No contexto corporativo, entendo que "ambition" se traduz melhor como propósito, meta e objetivo do que como ambição, que pode ter conotação negativa em alguns contextos. Minha sugestão seria propósito final.

Juliana Pavão
Brazil
Local time: 18:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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