" To serve as a sounding board"

Portuguese translation: sondar a opinião (reações ) de alguem

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English term or phrase:" To serve as a sounding board"
Portuguese translation:sondar a opinião (reações ) de alguem
Entered by: Marcos Antonio

20:39 Aug 15, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: " To serve as a sounding board"
Serve as a sounding board for reviewing internally how (name of company) is applying the Pledge behaviors to its business decisions, positions and policies.

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Roberto Costa
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:43
sondar a opinião (reações ) de alguem
Explanation:
Sug.

Creio ser isto.

- Use someone as a sounding board: sondar a opinião (reações ) de alguem
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Marcos Antonio
Local time: 01:43
Grading comment
Thank you all for your help!!!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1sondar a opinião (reações ) de alguem
Marcos Antonio
3 +1sevir/ fazer o papel de caixa de ressonância
Claudio Mazotti
4servir como um meio de divulgação de notícias ou de opiniões
airmailrpl
4servir para testar ideias
Elvira Alves Barry


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
" to serve as a sounding board"
sondar a opinião (reações ) de alguem


Explanation:
Sug.

Creio ser isto.

- Use someone as a sounding board: sondar a opinião (reações ) de alguem

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 01:43
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thank you all for your help!!!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alyson Steele Weickert, Ph.D.: to sound out something
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Alyson
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
" to serve as a sounding board"
sevir/ fazer o papel de caixa de ressonância


Explanation:
uma sugestão...

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-08-15 20:53:30 GMT)
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 15
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
2 mins
  -> obrigado!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
" to serve as a sounding board"
servir como um meio de divulgação de notícias ou de opiniões


Explanation:
sounding board
caixa de ressonância; pessoa que ouve novas idéias e as avalia

use as a sounding board
sondar as reações/ouvir a opinião de alguém
http://www.babylon.com/definition/Sounding_board/Portuguese

sounding board
n 1 meio de divulgação de notícias ou de opinião. 2 Mús. caixa de ressonância. 3 prancha acústica.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 01:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 78
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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
" to serve as a sounding board"
servir para testar ideias


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 05:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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