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earmark / earmark proposition bill

Portuguese translation: reservar ou destinar

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English term or phrase:earmark / earmark proposition bill
Portuguese translation:reservar ou destinar
Entered by: Christopher & Rozilene Frye

03:51 Feb 12, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / legislation
English term or phrase: earmark / earmark proposition bill
Contexto: aparece em diálogos sobre a tentativa de se criar um projeto de lei para beneficiar um fabricante de móveis que quer derrubar sequoias de sua fazenda.
Personagens: funcionários do gabinete de um senador.
Há duas ocorrências:


(…)
Luke: And that is how the legislation will play out.
Missy: Luke, with all due respect, we only get one earmark proposition bill. Two if we're lucky.
Duncan: What's an earmark?
Luke: I understand it's not going to be easy.
(…)


Luke: Sir, they attached the Cosgrove earmark to the rider for the Military "Approp's" Bill. It goes in for final vote on Monday.
Laura Pantaleao
Brazil
Local time: 19:30
reservar ou destinar
Explanation:
É um termo muito usado no congresso dos EUA para reservar fundos para determinados fins.
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Christopher & Rozilene Frye
Brazil
Local time: 19:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3reservar ou destinar
Christopher & Rozilene Frye
5destinar a verba, guardar, reservar, pôr de parte (a verba a gastar), consignar fundos
João de Andrade


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
reservar ou destinar


Explanation:
É um termo muito usado no congresso dos EUA para reservar fundos para determinados fins.

Christopher & Rozilene Frye
Brazil
Local time: 19:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
6 hrs
agree  connie leite
16 hrs
agree  Sheryle Oliver: Ou /vincular/ quando estipulado por lei
3 days 3 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
destinar a verba, guardar, reservar, pôr de parte (a verba a gastar), consignar fundos


Explanation:



Alternativas:

destinação (de verba)

destinar (a verba para um fim específico)

fundos destinados a um projeto (especial de um legislador)

disponibilizar (fundos, verbas)


João de Andrade
Germany
Local time: 00:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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