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vá à vida
Jun 6, 2018 14:59
6 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

tarifa pública

Portuguese to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s) Car Rental
I'm having a little trouble with this expression. Here is the context:
"de acordo com a tarifa pública em vigor e as condições particulares do contrato"

It's part of a car rental agreement, and is preceded by a list of items the renter has to pay for. My first thought was 'public price', but I'm not sure that really captures the meaning. Any help appreciated.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 public rate
4 +4 public tariff
4 prices for the general public

Discussion

Irene Berlin Jun 6, 2018:
Querido Charles, de fato, creio que as expressões listed rate ou public rate, conforme sugerida pelo Tim, se apliquem melhor à pergunta em questão. Abraço cordial.
Charles R. Castleberry Jun 6, 2018:
@ Irene I take the point you so elegantly made and was swayed to public tariff in the awkwardness of the term public rate. However listed rate does ring a bell
Irene Berlin Jun 6, 2018:
Querido Charles, para corroborar sua resposta, transcrevo aqui o seguinte link com algumas definições:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tariff
3. mainly British
a.
a method of charging for the supply of services, esp public services, such as gas and electricity
block tariff
b.
a schedule of such charges

Abração

Proposed translations

+2
4 hrs
Selected

public rate

A google search for (car rental 'public tariff') only yields 672 results. This usage is marginal at best, and mostly found outside of the Anglophone world, with results coming from Portugal, Brazil, Cuba, Europcar (pan-European), etc.

https://www.google.com/search?q=car rental "public tariff"&o...

By contrast, (car rental 'public rate') yields 6,960 results, with many pages apparently originally produced in English, including Budget, Avis, Costco, the University of Mary Washington, and more.

https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&ei=QDAYW-WqBoK9jgS...

http://adminfinance.umw.edu/ap/travel/car-rentals/
https://loyaltytraveler.boardingarea.com/2015/05/23/costco-t...
Peer comment(s):
agree Mario Freitas : I suggest you don't use the "disagree" option for colleagues when you also post a suggestion. It's not a rule, just something we do here to keep the good atmosphere among the colleagues.
58 mins
Thank you!
agree Oliver Simões : Definitely also applicable to taxicab's public rates: https://www.competitionpolicyinternational.com/assets/JR/Ube...
3 hrs
Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I think this is closest to what I was looking for. Thank you everybody for your contributions."
1 hr

prices for the general public

better?
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+4
21 mins

public tariff

https://www.google.com.br/search?ei=rvsXW_jPMoS4sQW755CICQ&q...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-06-06 20:31:43 GMT)
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I submit "listed rate" with an open mind to input from my distinguished colleagues

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Note added at 11 hrs (2018-06-07 02:11:33 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?ei=iJMYW5ObOoXmsAWQ1oToBQ&q="l...
Peer comment(s):
agree Clauwolf
3 mins
Obrigado Sr. C
agree Ana Vozone
9 mins
Grato, Senorita A
agree Paulinho Fonseca
37 mins
Obrigado Paulinho !
agree Irene Berlin
2 hrs
Obrigado Irene
neutral Tim Friese : I believe 'tariff' is a false friend here and is better suited to utility contexts, as the discussion from Irene says.
3 hrs
Thanks Tim, understood and agreed somewhat. "Em vigor" ???
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