Dec 1, 2013 21:11
10 yrs ago
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English term
Annay Borges (X)
but close enough for government work.
English to Portuguese
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
As Mark Twain observed, everybody talks about the Dow Theory, but nobody does anything about it. Perhaps that is not precisely what Twain said, but close enough for government work. As further inquiry into the inner workings of the Theory I have initiated a series of studies of the record with Brian Brooker, MS Finance, Golden Gate University. Following are some of the results of our study, from the monograph, Dissecting Dow Theory.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +1 | perto o suficiente / o bastante |
Tim Friese
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| 5 | suficiente para quebrar o galho.. mas dá pra quebrar o galho |
airmailrpl
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| 4 | mas suficiente para o trabalho governamental |
Mariana Moreira
|
Proposed translations
11 mins
Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
Accurate, experienced and reliable
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
395
mas suficiente para o trabalho governamental
penso que o sentido seja este
+1
5 hrs
Tim Friese
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Ar, Es, Pt, Fr, He > En
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
perto o suficiente / o bastante
This is an idiom and means "not that good / not that close". It has a variant "good enough for government work". As an idiom, it shouldn't be translated literally.
Only use my suggestion if you think the sarcasm and conversational tone comes through in the Portuguese. If not, insert your own favorite expression to mean "close enough".
See here among many other places:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Good Enough for Governme...
Only use my suggestion if you think the sarcasm and conversational tone comes through in the Portuguese. If not, insert your own favorite expression to mean "close enough".
See here among many other places:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Good Enough for Governme...
13 hrs
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
204
suficiente para quebrar o galho.. mas dá pra quebrar o galho
but close enough for government work => suficiente para quebrar o galho.. mas dá pra quebrar o galho
orkut - O Kit é suficiente para quebrar um galho?
www.orkut.com › ... › ForumTranslate this page
Nao amigo , mas as empresas , sempre fazem um Kit , com uma coisa mais simples , q as vzs nao é util pra vc ,justamente pra vc comprar cada vez mais lentes !
orkut - O Kit é suficiente para quebrar um galho?
www.orkut.com › ... › ForumTranslate this page
Nao amigo , mas as empresas , sempre fazem um Kit , com uma coisa mais simples , q as vzs nao é util pra vc ,justamente pra vc comprar cada vez mais lentes !
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