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to have a short term binge

Portuguese translation: gastar uma fortuna num instante; absorver tudo num tempo muito curto; fazer um intensivo

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English term or phrase:to have a short term binge
Portuguese translation:gastar uma fortuna num instante; absorver tudo num tempo muito curto; fazer um intensivo
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

16:08 Nov 7, 2017
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
English term or phrase: to have a short term binge
Rather than employ expensive consultants to have a short term binge on Lean and Six Sigma before they go away again, you'd better gradually train your staff in the various techniques and...

Entendo, mas minha tradução está meio feia. Sugestões com algo bonito ou aceitável em português?

Grato!
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 15:39
e gastar uma fortuna em dois tempos/num instante
Explanation:
Em vez de contratar consultores caríssimos e gastar uma fortuna/rios de dinheiro num instante, mais vale....
Selected response from:

Ana Vozone
Local time: 19:39
Grading comment
Muito obrigado a todos pelas sugestões e ajuda!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2e gastar uma fortuna em dois tempos/num instante
Ana Vozone
4 +1por um curto período
ferreirac
4gastar muito em pouco tempo
Daniéli Lemos
3 +1absorver tudo (sobre determinado assunto) num tempo muito curto
Paulo Marcon
3uma imersão de curto prazo
Jane Rezende


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
e gastar uma fortuna em dois tempos/num instante


Explanation:
Em vez de contratar consultores caríssimos e gastar uma fortuna/rios de dinheiro num instante, mais vale....

Ana Vozone
Local time: 19:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 92
Grading comment
Muito obrigado a todos pelas sugestões e ajuda!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
46 mins
  -> Obrigada, Teresa!
agree  Mario Freitas:
8 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Mário!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
uma imersão de curto prazo


Explanation:
sugestão

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Note added at 23 minutos (2017-11-07 16:31:46 GMT)
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The term binge means that you excessively do something. Outra opção seria "se atolar de/se encher de algo a curto prazo". Espero que ajude! ;-)

Jane Rezende
Brazil
Local time: 15:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 17
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
por um curto período


Explanation:
Sug.

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 15:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulo Gasques
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Obrigado!
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gastar muito em pouco tempo


Explanation:
Mais uma alternativa.

Daniéli Lemos
Brazil
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
absorver tudo (sobre determinado assunto) num tempo muito curto


Explanation:
Sug.

Paulo Marcon
Brazil
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
23 mins
  -> Obrigad, Mario.
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