Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
We took a bit
Portuguese translation:
Tivemos/Sofremos algumas perdas
Added to glossary by
lmrocha
May 7, 2017 19:00
7 yrs ago
English term
We took a bit
English to Portuguese
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Contrast the metaphors I just cited with some of the operating metaphors I've typically heard around the trading floor. "I got torn up today," makes the market into a beast of prey. "We took a bit" reflects thinking that the market is a war and the speaker a wounded participant
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 | Tivemos/Sofremos algumas perdas |
Ivan Sokil (X)
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| 3 | Tive um pequeno ganho/consegui fechar alguns negócios |
Mario Freitas
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Proposed translations
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Tivemos/Sofremos algumas perdas
O termo que proponho é coerente com o restante texto na medida em que se refere a perdas financeiras, podendo também ser utilizado num contexto bélico.
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Comment: "obrigada"
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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
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Tive um pequeno ganho/consegui fechar alguns negócios
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