English: a quid pro quoPortuguese translation: contrapartida 
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Tech/Engineering - Business/Commerce (general) | | English term or phrase: a quid pro quo | | develop reward a quid pro quo for trading security for employability |
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| | contrapartida | Explanation:
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 Elvira Alves Barry
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| Give and Take (see explanation)
Explanation:
Eric,
Informally speaking, a quid-pro-quo is a give and take basis. You'd have to think of a better way to put it in English, for the context.
Vulgarly speaking, in general conversations the format "quiproco" means disagreement expressed by heated argument.
Hope that helps.
Good luck
| Beta Cummins
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| something for something (latin)
Explanation:
Latin expression meaning
Something for something. i.e. A favor for a favor
quid pro quo / noun[sing.] (from Latin) a thing given in return for sth else
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