Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 12, 2017 21:34
6 yrs ago
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English term
Portugal
EN/DE>PTpt Tech/Med/Bus/Law&Finance
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese
counter
English to Portuguese
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Caros colegas, não estou com plena certeza de estar a apanhar o sentido exacto desta palavra neste contexto:
"to draft a proposal to harmonize company law to counter letterbox companies"
será "em oposição a", ou para combater, para impedir?
Tenho receio de estar a interpretar mal, agradecia a vossa ajuda. Obrigada.
"to draft a proposal to harmonize company law to counter letterbox companies"
será "em oposição a", ou para combater, para impedir?
Tenho receio de estar a interpretar mal, agradecia a vossa ajuda. Obrigada.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +3 | combater |
Matheus Chaud
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| 4 | para se opor a / em contraposição a |
Mario Freitas
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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723
Selected
combater
Como são empresas indesejáveis, usaria "combater" mesmo: assim como se combate o crime organizado, combate-se empresas que visam tirar proveito injusto das leis.
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Note added at 7 mins (2017-09-12 21:42:21 GMT)
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to counter = to act, do, move, etc. counter to (a person or thing); oppose or check
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/counter...
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Note added at 7 mins (2017-09-12 21:42:21 GMT)
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to counter = to act, do, move, etc. counter to (a person or thing); oppose or check
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/counter...
Note from asker:
| Muito obrigada! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
16 mins
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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663
para se opor a / em contraposição a
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