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um pequeno intervalo com seus compromissos

English translation: a short break from his agenda


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Portuguese term or phrase:um pequeno intervalo com seus compromissos
English translation:a short break from his agenda
Entered by: Gilmar Fernandes
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18:04 Mar 8, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Economics
Portuguese term or phrase: um pequeno intervalo com seus compromissos
o empresário fazia um pequeno intervalo com seus compromissos empresariais no Brasil para falar com exclusividade à nossa revista
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 08:03
a little break from his agenda
Explanation:
my reading of the meagre context
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 07:03
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4a little break from his agenda
Gilmar Fernandes
5a short interval in his commitments
Ivan Rocha
5(took) time out from his (business) commitments
MARK ROBERTSON
4a short break with his obligations
Arthur Godinho
4(taking) a short/quick break from his (business) commitments
Marlene Curtis


Discussion entries: 2





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a short interval in his commitments


Explanation:
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Ivan Rocha
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a little break from his agenda


Explanation:
my reading of the meagre context

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 07:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Riordan: "short break" would also go well...
21 mins
  -> Thanks Martin. Yes sure, that's also good.
agree  connie leite: a ''short break'' for me too.
45 mins
  -> Thanks Connie.
agree  silvia367325
1 hr
  -> Obrigado Silvia :)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: short break
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Muriel.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a short break with his obligations


Explanation:
Sugg.
'a short break' - informal


Arthur Godinho
United States
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(taking) a short/quick break from his (business) commitments


Explanation:


That's how I would put it...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(took) time out from his (business) commitments


Explanation:
More colloquial and chatty

MARK ROBERTSON
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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Changes made by editors
Mar 15, 2011 - Changes made by Gilmar Fernandes:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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