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boost efforts

[/buːst ˈɛfərts/]
verb phrase
intensificar esforços
1. to increase or strengthen the intensity, effectiveness, or commitment to accomplishing a goal or task
We need to boost efforts to meet the deadline.
Precisamos intensificar esforços para cumprir o prazo.
2. to provide additional energy, resources, or motivation to enhance performance
The company decided to boost efforts in marketing to increase sales.
A empresa decidiu intensificar esforços em marketing para aumentar as vendas.
NYC Slang
step it up / turn it up
Synonyms
intensify effortsincrease effortsramp up effortsstep up effortsaccelerate effortsamplify efforts
Antonyms
reduce effortsdecrease effortsscale back effortsdiminish efforts

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
intensificar esforços
standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
dar um gás nos esforços
colloquial, informal variant
São Paulo
reforçar esforços
common business usage
Portugal
intensificar os esforços
formal standard usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

put more elbow grease into it
go the extra mile
pull out all the stops
give it one more shot
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