Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
put someone on the spot
Portuguese translation:
constranger
Added to glossary by
Vinicius Guerreiro
Jun 28, 2019 22:34
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English term
on the spot
English to Portuguese
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When greeting customers, you should say “Welcome” and avoid saying “May I help you” because (select all that apply):
It puts customers on the spot
It doesn’t build rapport because “May I help you” can only be answered with a “yes,” “no” or “I’m just looking”
It can make customers feel uncomfortable
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It puts customers on the spot
It doesn’t build rapport because “May I help you” can only be answered with a “yes,” “no” or “I’m just looking”
It can make customers feel uncomfortable
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Encontrei dezenas de sugestões, tive dúvida, "ói nós aqui travez".
Muito grata, meus mestres!
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
References
on the spot | Oliver Simões |
Change log
Jun 30, 2019 12:03: Vinicius Guerreiro changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/20101">Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa's</a> old entry - "on the spot"" to ""constranger""
Proposed translations
+6
4 mins
Selected
constranger
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Comment: "Gratíssima a todos vcs
T."
+1
2 mins
pressiona (o cliente)/ (coloca o cliente) em situação difícil
Sug.
3 mins
(deixa o cliente) em uma saia justa
Sugestão
5 mins
coloca a atenção (nos clientes)
Sugestão.
+3
6 mins
na berlinda
Ou seja, obriga os clientes a darem uma resposta, a explicarem o que estão fazer, o que querem.
constrange os clientes
deixa-os pouco à vontade
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/on-the...
https://www.google.com/search?ei=-pYWXZK-GvXggwfpnZqIAQ&q="e...
constrange os clientes
deixa-os pouco à vontade
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/on-the...
https://www.google.com/search?ei=-pYWXZK-GvXggwfpnZqIAQ&q="e...
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Antonio Chagas
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Obrigada, António!
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agree |
Clauwolf
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Obrigada, Cláudio!
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agree |
Margarida Ataide
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Obrigada, Margarida!
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English term (edited):
put customers on the spot
força / obriga (o cliente) a responder
on the spot: in a position where something, as a reply, is expected of one
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/on-t...
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/on-t...
Reference comments
4 hrs
Reference:
on the spot
Penso que a tradução correta vai depender de qual variante se trata. Aparentemente, há uma diferença sutil entre o inglês americano e o britânico.
on the spot: (US) in a position where something, as a reply, is expected of one; (GB) in an awkward predicament - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/on-t...
on the spot: (US) in a position where something, as a reply, is expected of one; (GB) in an awkward predicament - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/on-t...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Antonio Chagas
: Interessante! No entanto, não deixo de referir que, para pessoas tímidas ou reservadas (e quando não se conhece alguém, ou se pretende vender algo, é de bom tom imaginar que pode ser esse o caso) os sentidos são coincidentes...
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