Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
eximindo-se de executar
English translation:
to refrain from
Portuguese term
eximindo-se de executar
Princípios Éticos Gerais dos Trabalhadores e Colabores
Legalidade: Todos os colaboradores comprometem-se a garantir a total conformidade dos seus actos profissionais com os princípios e as normas legais e regulamentares nacionais e internacionais aplicáveis à sua actividade, eximindo-se de executar, em nome da Empresa, qualquer acto ou omissão contrários a tais preceitos.
| 5 +2 | to refrain from |
Mark Robertson
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| 4 | forbearing to do .... any act or make any omission |
Adrian MM.
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| 3 | excuse themselves from executing |
Ana Vozone
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Proposed translations
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
to refrain from
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
excuse themselves from executing
the sheriff of the county , he endeavored to excuse himself from executing them , saying that by the surrender of the government he had been discharged fr
judges themselves invoked their own oaths to God to excuse themselves from executing a questionable order from Queen Elizabeth to admit an unworthy man
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 6 more.
forbearing to do .... any act or make any omission
A problem lies in the translation of executar, namely whether an act or omission can be performed or carried out, rather than committed or engaged in.
forbear or delay to do any act, connected with the exercise of the public functions of such person employed in the public service
a person to do an act or omission contrary to established procedures;. “currency ... an inducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for having done...
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