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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

ficar no papel

English translation:

remain on the drawing board

Added to glossary by Michael Powers (PhD)
Mar 5, 2009 16:12
15 yrs ago
Portuguese term

ficar no papel

Portuguese to English Marketing Advertising / Public Relations
quando algo é planejado mais não vai pra frente, fica no papel, não é executado
Proposed translations (English)
4 +12 remain on the drawing board
5 +2 on paper only
5 +1 (the plans) didn't materialize
5 will not bear fruit / come to fruition
4 the plans did not go/move forward
Change log

Mar 10, 2009 11:18: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/729739">Juliano Martins's</a> old entry - "ficar no papel"" to ""remain on the drawing board""

Mar 10, 2009 11:18: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"

Proposed translations

+12
3 mins
Selected

remain on the drawing board

It is never done, but was initially planned.

Mike :)

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Note added at 4 days (2009-03-10 11:17:51 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.
Peer comment(s):
agree Anna Black (X)
2 mins
Thank you, Anna - Mike :)
agree Enza Longo : my first thought
2 mins
Thank you, Enza - Mike :)
agree Isabel Maria Almeida
3 mins
Thank you, Isabel - Mike :)
agree Floriana Leary : Yes! That's where 'go back to the drawing board' came from!
10 mins
Thank you, Floriana, I never thought about it, but without researching it, I believe you are right - Mike :)
agree Gilmar Fernandes
14 mins
Thank you, Gilmar - Mike :)
agree rhandler
14 mins
Thank you, Ralph - Mike :)
agree Todd Field
22 mins
Thank you, Todd - Mike :)
agree Maria Cristina Vasconcelos : é essa a idéia
31 mins
Obrigado, Maria Cirstina - Mike :)
agree Alexandra Gouveia
54 mins
Obrigado, Alexandra - Mike :)
agree Flavia Martins dos Santos
57 mins
Obrigado, Flavia - Mike :)
agree Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
1 hr
Obrigado, Luciano - Mike :)
agree Ivan Nieves
6 hrs
Thank you, Ivan - Mike :)
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3 mins

will not bear fruit / come to fruition

Sugestao.

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-03-05 16:16:43 GMT)
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http://esl-bits.net/idioms/id134.htm
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+1
5 mins

(the plans) didn't materialize

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www.idahostatesman.com/micron/story/468410.html - 65k
Peer comment(s):
agree Anna Black (X)
37 mins
Thanks!
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+2
41 mins

on paper only

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Abbas outlaws weapons...on paper only. We keep hearing the same old rhetoric used to describe the new and improved moderate Fatah government: "New ...
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Peer comment(s):
agree Susanna Valerio (X)
5 mins
agree Thais Castanheira
1 hr
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3 hrs

the plans did not go/move forward

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