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em pauta

English translation: on the agenda

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Portuguese term or phrase:em pauta
English translation:on the agenda
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

05:02 Aug 25, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
Portuguese term or phrase: em pauta
legislação pertinente à contratação em pauta
Cassandra Rodrigues
on the agenda
Explanation:
legislation related to the recruitment (hiring) on the agenda

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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-08-26 00:15:45 GMT)
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on the/someone's agenda
if a subject, plan, or activity is on the agenda, people are willing to talk about it, or to try to make it happen. He made it clear that strike action was not on the agenda
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on the agenda
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3on the agenda
Marlene Curtis
5relevant
Lincoln Silveira (X)
4addressed
Paul Dixon


  

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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
relevant


Explanation:
The relevant hiring, or the hiring in question. As simple as that.

Lincoln Silveira (X)
Brazil
Local time: 03:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 52
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
on the agenda


Explanation:
legislation related to the recruitment (hiring) on the agenda

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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-08-26 00:15:45 GMT)
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on the/someone's agenda
if a subject, plan, or activity is on the agenda, people are willing to talk about it, or to try to make it happen. He made it clear that strike action was not on the agenda
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on the agenda

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1151
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alyson Steele Weickert, Ph.D.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Alyson!
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
6 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Lincoln Silveira (X): hmmm... not quite, Lincoln!
11 hrs
  -> Thanks Lincoln, but the expression "On the agenda" does not necessarily refer to meetings or events. /Please, see definition above.
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
addressed


Explanation:
A suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 03:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 45
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