Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

ficar receoso

English translation:

be / get uneasy / apprehensive

Added to glossary by Oliver Simões
Jun 22, 2019 23:23
4 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

ficar receoso

Portuguese to English Bus/Financial Other Salary Guide
"...em geral, ao observar no currículo de um candidato curtas permanências em empregos, o futuro contratante tende a ficar receoso quanto ao comprometimento do profissional."

TL: US-EN

For some reason, I don't think "be afraid" fits in. I thought of "be wary". What do you guys think? Any other suggestions? Thank you.
Change log

Jun 22, 2019 23:23: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Jun 24, 2019 22:31: Oliver Simões changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "ficar receoso"" to ""tends to be / get uneasy / apprehensive""

Jun 24, 2019 22:32: Oliver Simões changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "ficar receoso"" to ""be / get uneasy / apprehensive""

Proposed translations

4 hrs
Portuguese term (edited): tende a ficar receoso
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tends to be uneasy

tende a ficar receoso => tends to be uneasy
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, airmailrpl and Gilmar. Thank you all. I picked "tends to get uneasy" for my particular context. receio: apreensão, temor - http://www.aulete.com.br/receio uneasy: apprehensive, worried - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneasy "
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suspicious/ wary

..of his professional commitment ( due to a seeming inability to hold down a job for long before moving on);
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is inclined to become apprehensive

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12 hrs

(usually) has concerns about/becomes concerned about

Sugestão
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16 hrs

to have misgivings

If you have misgivings about something that is being suggested or done, you feel that it is not quite right, and are worried that it may have unwanted results.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/misgivi...
Peer comment(s):

agree Andrew Bramhall
1 day 1 hr
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