Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
at the expense
Portuguese translation:
por conta da
Added to glossary by
Claudio Mazotti
Mar 18, 2008 01:32
16 yrs ago
11 viewers *
English term
at the expense
English to Portuguese
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
contrato de marketing
The Agent shall, at the expense and request of the Company
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 3 +7 | por conta da |
Claudio Mazotti
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| 4 +4 | às custas da |
Roberto Cavalcanti
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| 4 +2 | a expensas |
José António de Freitas e Silva
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| 4 | à custa de |
Glauco
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Change log
Apr 1, 2008 09:10: Claudio Mazotti Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+7
5 mins
Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
84
Selected
por conta da
...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
3 mins
José António de Freitas e Silva
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
José António de Freitas e Silva
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
59
a expensas
.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rui Freitas
3 hrs
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Obrigado, Rui.
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| agree |
Glauco
: Opção a "à custa de".
2 days 18 hrs
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+4
10 hrs
Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Engineer, translator on tech/ business
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
122
às custas da
diria assim
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marlene Curtis
31 mins
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Grato
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| agree |
rhandler
2 hrs
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Grato
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| agree |
Rafael Mantovani
: acho na verdade o correto é "à custa de", no singular
3 hrs
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Grato
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| agree |
Glauco
: Concordo, mas sendo "à custa de", sem aquele elemento pluralizado.
2 days 8 hrs
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2 days 18 hrs
à custa de
Preferível não usar "às custas de". Locuções prepositivas não devem ter esses elementos pluralizados (a exceção é "a expensas de" — se bem que "expensas" é plural mesmo, não existe "expensa").
at the expense of --> à custa de
(ou "a expensas de", como um outro colega indicou)
at the expense of --> à custa de
(ou "a expensas de", como um outro colega indicou)
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