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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

and I don´t expect any quarter

Portuguese translation:

e não espero ser poupado

Added to glossary by lmrocha
Jul 4, 2016 14:38
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English term

and I don´t expect any quarter

English to Portuguese Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
I have a reputation as being one of the most-if not the most-hard­ assed players in the market. I never, ever, ever, ever, cut anybody a break, because I figured that at Salomon everybody was trying to knock us off. I was sure that if the tables were reversed, no one would ever give us a break. My view was always that these are the roles of the game. I don't give any quarter, and I don't expect any quarter
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 e não espero ser poupado
4 +2 não espero/quero/peço esmola
4 +2 Não dou trégua a ninguém, e não espero que me deem trégua
4 +1 não espero clemência ou misericórdia
4 não espero piedade de ninguém
3 Não espero misericórdia e não temho misericórdia por ninguém
References
piedade

Discussion

airmailrpl Jul 5, 2016:
Give no quarter Give no quarter - meaning and origin. - The Phrase Finder
www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/give-no-quarter.html
Meaning. Show no mercy or concession; in its original usage, show no mercy for a vanquished opponent.

To give quarter - definition of To give quarter by The Free Dictionary
www.thefreedictionary.com/To give quarter
(Mil.) to accept as prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as a vanquished enemy. See also: Quarter. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ...

Urban Dictionary: no quarter
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=no quarter
To show no mercy. Refuse to give an opponent the oppurtunity to quit or rest. This use of quarter is probably derived from the meaning of quarter which refers to shelter, as in head quarters. Thus, no quarter means that your opponent is offered no retreat to shelter or protection.
airmailrpl Jul 5, 2016:
quarter In war, a victor gives no quarter (or takes no prisoners) when the victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life of a vanquished opponent in return for their surrender at discretion (unconditional surrender).
No quarter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_quarter

Quarter is NOT "25 centavos de dólar" in this case

Proposed translations

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e não espero ser poupado

Nesse contexto, "give no quarter" tem mais a ver com o sentido de não ter piedade/compaixão. Essas palavras são fortes em PT-BR então pensei em poupar/ser poupado (talvez alguém tenha uma sugestão melhor nesse sentido). Estes links explicam melhor o sentido:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/give-no-quarter.html

"Show no mercy or concession; in its original usage, show no mercy for a vanquished opponent."

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-giv1.htm

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=no quarter



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Note added at 54 mins (2016-07-04 15:32:27 GMT)
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Tem até uma música do Led Zeppelin chamada "No quarter" que tem esse mesmo sentido.

https://www.vagalume.com.br/led-zeppelin/no-quarter-traducao...
Reference:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/give-no-quarter.html

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-giv1.htm

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "obrigada"
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2 mins

não espero/quero/peço esmola

Quarter são 25 centavos de dólar.
Peer comment(s):
agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
13 mins
agree Claudio Mazotti
40 mins
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58 mins
English term (edited): I don\'t give any quarter, and I don't expect any quarter

Não dou trégua a ninguém, e não espero que me deem trégua


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_quarter

"In war, a victor gives no quarter (or takes no prisoners) when the victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life of a vanquished opponent in return for their surrender at discretion (unconditional surrender)."
Peer comment(s):
agree Nick Taylor
3 hrs
Thanks, Nick!
agree Ana Vozone
2 days 18 hrs
Obrigado, Ana!
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1 hr

não espero clemência ou misericórdia

and i don´t expect any quarter => não espero clemência ou misericórdia

In war, a victor gives no quarter (or takes no prisoners) when the victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life of a vanquished opponent in return for their surrender at discretion (unconditional surrender).
No quarter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_quarter
Peer comment(s):
agree Esther Dodo
23 hrs
agradeço
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Não espero misericórdia e não temho misericórdia por ninguém

To give a quarter - Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.
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não espero piedade de ninguém

Explanation:
I don't give any quarter, and I don't expect any quarter

Ficaria:
Eu não tenho pena de ninguém e não espero piedade de ninguém

Explicação:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give no quarter

grant someone no quarter and give someone no quarter

Fig. not to allow someone any mercy or indulgence. (Originally meant to refuse to imprison and simply to kill one's prisoner.) The professor was harsh on lazy students. During class, he granted them no quarter.
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Reference comments

6 hrs
Reference:

piedade

Fonte: Oxford Dictionaries -- English - Portuguese (link abaixo)

quarter:
(mercy) piedade

to give/receive no quarter
não ter piedade
Example sentence:

the hostages knew that they could expect no quarter from their captors

os reféns sabiam que não podiam esperar nenhuma piedade de seus captores PT.

Reference:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/translate/english-portuguese/quarter

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