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increase efforts

[ɪnˈkris ˈɛfərts]
verb phrase
aumentar os esforços
1. to make greater attempts or work harder to achieve something; to intensify one's actions or commitment towards a goal
We need to increase efforts to meet the deadline.
Precisamos aumentar os esforços para cumprir o prazo.
2. to dedicate more resources, time, or energy to a particular task or objective
The team will increase efforts on the marketing campaign next quarter.
A equipe aumentará os esforços na campanha de marketing no próximo trimestre.
Synonyms
step up effortsredouble effortsintensify effortsboost effortsenhance effortswork harder
Antonyms
decrease effortsreduce effortsscale backslack offdiminish efforts

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aumentar os esforços
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
intensificar os esforços
slightly more formal alternative
Rio de Janeiro
botar mais força
colloquial variant
Portugal
intensificar os esforços
preferred in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

go the extra mile
give it one's all
put one's shoulder to the wheel
pull out all the stops
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