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Sociedade Anônima

English translation: corporation

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Portuguese term or phrase:Sociedade Anônima
English translation:corporation
Entered by: Leniel Maccaferri

21:52 Apr 29, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: Sociedade Anônima
Considerando que exista equivalência direta das leis brasileiras para com as leis norte americanas para constituição de empresas: como é chamada uma sociedade anônima (S.A.) nos Estados Unidos da América?
Trigo, Renato
corporation
Explanation:
corporation, joint stock company

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-04-29 21:54:32 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.A._(corporation)

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Note added at 3 mins (2008-04-29 21:56:02 GMT)
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anonymous society/corporation
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Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 06:06
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4corporation
Leniel Maccaferri
3public company
Marcos de Lima


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
corporation


Explanation:
corporation, joint stock company

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-04-29 21:54:32 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.A._(corporation)

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Note added at 3 mins (2008-04-29 21:56:02 GMT)
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anonymous society/corporation

Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
9 mins
agree  Andrea Munhoz
2 hrs
agree  Maria Castro: joint stock company
16 hrs
agree  Luciana Roppa
16 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
public company


Explanation:
in the UK we call it a Public Limited Company (or PLC for short).... but according to wikipedia, there's no exact equivalent in the US...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_limited_company

Marcos de Lima
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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