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quarter

Portuguese translation: setor

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English term or phrase:quarter
Portuguese translation:setor
Entered by: Vera Rodrigues

11:55 Feb 22, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Finance (general)
English term or phrase: quarter
In some US quarters, the latest economic bogeyman is China. It's not the first time that a foreign power has led to economic unease at home.
Vera Rodrigues
Local time: 06:34
sector
Explanation:
a suggested synonym... em alguns sectores...
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Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 04:34
Grading comment
Thanks a lot
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8sector
Edgar Potter
5 +2quadrantes
Puro Lusitan (X)
4círculos
Deolindo


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
quarters
quadrantes


Explanation:
Poderia traduzir por "quadrante" que, na frase, "In some US quarters - Em alguns quadrantes norte-americanos" significaria "áreas de interesse, lobbies, grupos de pessoas...)

Puro Lusitan (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wanda de Melo: Basta escolher entre os sinônimos sugeridos.
46 mins
agree  César Reis
1 hr
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
sector


Explanation:
a suggested synonym... em alguns sectores...

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 04:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 61
Grading comment
Thanks a lot

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jorge Freire
48 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  rhandler
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Hari Cavalcante: OK...se for PT-BR seria "setor"
1 hr
  -> Correto! Comecei no Brasil, mas depois de 30 anos em Portugal... Thanks
agree  airmailrpl: sectores
1 hr
  -> Pois, como escrevi na explicação...só depois de enviar vi que era singular, influenciado pelo termo original em epígrafe... Thanks
agree  tagl (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Elisabete Cunha
3 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Marco Schaumloeffel: sim, setores no BR
4 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed. Sounds fine.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
círculos


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.

Deolindo
Angola
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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