"greater-fool"theory
Portuguese translation: teoria do "mais bobo"
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| 19:05 Jan 13, 2003 |
| English to Portuguese translations [PRO] Bus/Financial / Speculadores e mercados | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Ana Rita Santiago Brazil Local time: 03:34 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | TEORIA DO "MAIOR TOLO" |
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| 3 +1 | teoria do "mais bobo" |
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| 4 | "teoria do mais idiota ainda" |
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| 4 | teoria do ainda mais tolo |
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| 3 | Teoria do Mais Tolo |
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14 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1TEORIA DO "MAIOR TOLO" Explanation: :) |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1teoria do "mais bobo" Explanation: Mais uma sugestão. Pela própria explicação em inglês, o revendedor compra o produto por um preço superior ao que vale porque acredita que encontrará um comprador ainda mais bobo para quem revender. |
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4 hrs confidence:
"teoria do mais idiota ainda" Explanation: :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-14 00:01:37 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ou do mais tolo ainda |
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4 hrs confidence:
teoria do ainda mais tolo Explanation: greater fool theory: Belief held by one who makes a questionable investment, with the assumption that he/she will be able to sell it later to a bigger fool. http://www.investorwords.com/cgi-bin/getword.cgi?2233 |
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6 hrs confidence:
Teoria do Mais Tolo Explanation: é suficiente. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-14 01:08:35 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (Portugal) |
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