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intensify demands

[/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ dɪˈmændz/]
verb phrase
intensificar exigências
1. to make demands stronger, more forceful, or more pressing; to increase the urgency or severity of requests or requirements
The workers decided to intensify demands for better working conditions.
Os trabalhadores decidiram intensificar as exigências por melhores condições de trabalho.
2. to escalate or strengthen the pressure applied through demands
The protesters began to intensify demands for government reform.
Os manifestantes começaram a intensificar as exigências por reforma governamental.
NYC Slang
turn up the heat on demands
Synonyms
escalate demandsstrengthen demandsincrease demandsheighten demandspress harder for demands
Antonyms
reduce demandsweaken demandslower demandssoften demandsdiminish demands

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
intensificar exigências
standard usage in both formal and informal contexts
São Paulo
intensificar as exigências
common in business and labor negotiations
Rio de Janeiro
aumentar as exigências
alternative phrasing commonly used
Portugal
intensificar as exigências
standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

raise the bar
turn up the pressure
put the screws on
up the ante
push harder
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