Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Regrettables
Portuguese translation:
itens sem valor utilitário direto
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Jul 23, 2010 14:52
14 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
Regrettables
English to Portuguese
Bus/Financial
Economics
Trata-se de um gráfico que reconsidera o sucesso e o progresso, com diversos itens a serem analisados, a saber:
saúde, educação, meio ambiente, PIB, e REGRETTABLES
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saúde, educação, meio ambiente, PIB, e REGRETTABLES
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Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 | itens sem valor utilitário direto |
Marlene Curtis
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| 5 | serviços indispensáveis |
Antonio Gross
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| 4 | despiciendos |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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| 4 | saúde, policiamento etc. |
Douglas Bissell
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Proposed translations
13 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Portuguese
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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177
Selected
itens sem valor utilitário direto
Definition: Regrettables are consumption items that to not directly produce utility, such as health maintenance, transportation to work, and "waiting times"
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Comment: "Obrigada
T."
2 hrs
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
168
despiciendos
Em PT(pt) diria assim, mas não sei se o termo é usado no Brasil...
3 hrs
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
4
saúde, policiamento etc.
These are exdamples of regrettables, since there does not seem to be an equivalent in Portuguese. regrettables are public expenses that one would wish were not neccesary (but obviously are) because they are not useful in themselves
7 hrs
Antonio Gross
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Specializes in field
Making Sarbox fun to read
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
serviços indispensáveis
Um termo para englobar saúde, polícia, fiscalização sanitária etc.
http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/regrettabl...
Regrettables are consumption items that to not directly produce utility, such as health maintenance, transportation to work, and "waiting times".
http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/regrettabl...
Regrettables are consumption items that to not directly produce utility, such as health maintenance, transportation to work, and "waiting times".
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