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Precisamos dar andamento ao processo de contratação.
We need to move the hiring process forward.
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Why every word is where it is
Precisamos1verbwe needprecisar · present · 1st pl.dar2verbgiveinfinitiveandamento2nounprogressmasc. · sing.ao2prepositionto thea+o · masc. · sing. · definiteprocessonounprocessmasc. · sing.deprepositionofcontrataçãonounhiringfem. · sing..
- Precisamos → dar: precisar + infinitive
- dar → ao: dar andamento a
- ao → processo: a + noun
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1precisar + infinitive, with no de: precisamos dar. Verb + infinitive: querer, poder, precisar, saber, dever, conseguir →
- 2dar andamento a = "move forward, process": a formal light-verb collocation. Light verbs & idioms with dar, ficar, deixar, pegar, rolar →