Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
...more than won their spurs—for they won the spurs of their enemies.
Portuguese translation:
...obtiveram um reconhecimento ainda maior, já que obtiveram reconhecimento dos seus inimigos
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Oct 6, 2012 18:46
11 yrs ago
English term
...more than won their spurs—for they won the spurs of their enemies.
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
History
And Victorian shopkeepers did not conceive themselves as taking part in any such romance as the adventure of Coutrai, where the mediaeval shopkeepers more than won their spurs—for they won the spurs of their enemies.
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Oct 13, 2012 12:12: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
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102
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...obtiveram um reconhecimento ainda maior, já que obtiveram reconhecimento dos seus inimigos
win one's spurs
a. to achieve recognition in some field of endeavour
b. (Historical Terms) History to be knighted
Ficaria:
...obtiveram um reconhecimento ainda maior, já que obtiveram reconhecimento dos seus inimigos
ou
..mais do que obtiveram reconhecimento, já que obtiveram reconhecimento dos seus inimigos
a. to achieve recognition in some field of endeavour
b. (Historical Terms) History to be knighted
Ficaria:
...obtiveram um reconhecimento ainda maior, já que obtiveram reconhecimento dos seus inimigos
ou
..mais do que obtiveram reconhecimento, já que obtiveram reconhecimento dos seus inimigos
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Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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80
trabalharam duro para conquistar não somente a sua situação/status mas também a dos seus inimigos
trabalharam duro para conquistar não somente a sua situação/status mas também a dos seus inimigos
What does "win one's spurs" mean?
Gain a position or attain distinction through hard work or some special accomplishment. For example, After two years of freelancing, she won her spurs as a programmer and was hired for the top job. This expression originally alluded to being knighted for some act of bravery and was being used figuratively by the mid-1500s
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Note added at 1 hora (2012-10-06 19:52:31 GMT)
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to win ones' spur = alcançar uma posição de destaque através do trabalho duro.
What does "win one's spurs" mean?
Gain a position or attain distinction through hard work or some special accomplishment. For example, After two years of freelancing, she won her spurs as a programmer and was hired for the top job. This expression originally alluded to being knighted for some act of bravery and was being used figuratively by the mid-1500s
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Note added at 1 hora (2012-10-06 19:52:31 GMT)
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to win ones' spur = alcançar uma posição de destaque através do trabalho duro.
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