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paperwork

Portuguese translation: documentação; documentos

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English term or phrase:paperwork
Portuguese translation:documentação; documentos
Entered by: Paulo Celestino Guimaraes

10:37 Nov 5, 2003
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
English term or phrase: paperwork
Carefully inspect packing material before discarding it to make sure that all mounting equipment and any special instructions or paperwork have been removed.
Vera Rodrigues
Local time: 13:11
documentação
Explanation:
Uma outra sugestão.
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Paulo Celestino Guimaraes
Brazil
Local time: 13:11
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4documentação
Paulo Celestino Guimaraes
5 +3papelada
José Antonio Azevedo
5trabalho burocrático
Michael Powers (PhD)
5documentos burocráticos
Paula Vaz-Carreiro


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
trabalho burocrático


Explanation:
Harper Collins

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
papelada


Explanation:
Minha sugestão.

José Antonio Azevedo
Brazil
Local time: 13:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 136

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Serra: on the nose!
38 mins
  -> Obrigado, Henrique.
agree  Ricardo Fonseca: sem dúvida
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Ricardo. Infelizmente a solicitante não compartilhou nossa opinião.
agree  rhandler
14 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
documentos burocráticos


Explanation:
'paperwork' consists of things like forms, letters, reports, delivery notes, invoices, etc, so I translate just as 'documents burocráticos'

HTH


Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
documentação


Explanation:
Uma outra sugestão.

Paulo Celestino Guimaraes
Brazil
Local time: 13:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Almeida: Concordo, pois não me parece que dentro de uma embalagem haja papelada/documentação burocrática.
2 mins
  -> sim, também concordo.
agree  SCosta: ou simplesmente "documentos"? é outra hipótese
44 mins
  -> sim, correto.
agree  Maria Luisa Duarte
1 hr
  -> obrigado
agree  argus: Inclusive com a observação de SCosta.
1 day 1 hr
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