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insumos

English translation: input

20:42 Mar 10, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Portuguese term or phrase: insumos
b) Tecnologias de prevenção: ampliar a taxa de utilização de insumos nos produtos fabricados, além de reduzir os resíduos, reciclá-los e reutilizá-los.
Gustavo Strobel (X)
English translation:input
Explanation:
Input - Something put into a system or expended in its operation to achieve output or a result. [...] Any of the items, including materials, equipment and funds, required for production

Ref - American Heritage Dictionary
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Paulo Ferraretto
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6input
Paulo Ferraretto
5consummables
Antonio Costa (X)
5component materials
airmailrpl
3 +1materials
Valeria Verona
4input materials
Anguiano Pérez (X)
4protective measures
Daniel Marcus
4 -2raw materials
Lia Fail (X)


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
materials


Explanation:
Just a thought but I'm not 100% positive...
Let's wait for other pros' opinions.
:-)

Valeria Verona
Chile
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 109

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Theodore Fink
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Tks
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
input


Explanation:
Input - Something put into a system or expended in its operation to achieve output or a result. [...] Any of the items, including materials, equipment and funds, required for production

Ref - American Heritage Dictionary

Paulo Ferraretto
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  laura_c: also in Michaelis, Diccionario executivo en-pt
16 mins
agree  Steve Smith: although plural: inputs
42 mins
agree  MJ Barber
2 hrs
agree  Olaf
4 hrs
agree  Fiona N�voa
19 hrs
agree  FionaBrind
1 day 14 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
raw materials


Explanation:
Tecnologias de prevenção: ampliar a taxa de utilização de insumos nos produtos fabricados, além de reduzir os resíduos, reciclá-los e reutilizá-los.

Prevention technologies: extend the tax on raw material usage in manufactured products/goods, (and) in addition to reducing residues, recycle and reutilise them

Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 164

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Anguiano Pérez (X): I think "taxa" is not "tax" but "rate".
3 mins
disagree  Steve Smith: not all "insumos" are "raw material" (eg, labor, capital)
40 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
input materials


Explanation:
"increase the efficiency rate of input materials in production ..."

Anguiano Pérez (X)
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 4
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
protective measures


Explanation:
I had this word in a text about crop rotation once - it turned out it was cover crops. Special crops which do not have any other purpose than to protect the soil. I'm not exactly sure of your context but I hope this helps in some small way!

Daniel Marcus
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:06
PRO pts in pair: 136
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
consummables


Explanation:
ok

Antonio Costa (X)
PRO pts in pair: 78
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
component materials


Explanation:
raw materials, ingredients,

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3881
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