HEDGE AGAINST

Portuguese translation: cobertura/proteção contra

10:08 Oct 30, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: HEDGE AGAINST
Here, significant expenses from HEDGING xxx purchases AGAINST increasing prices were incurred as a result of the fall in oil prices toward the end of the quarter.
Pedro A. Gaubeur
Portuguese translation:cobertura/proteção contra
Explanation:
Poderia tb ser salvaguarda.
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M. Celina Alonso Neves
Brazil
Local time: 08:30
Grading comment
Obrigado por sua ajuda, M. Celina.
Um abraço e sucesso a você.
Pedro A. Gaubeur
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1cobertura/proteção contra
M. Celina Alonso Neves
4proteger/cobrir contra/face
Cris RiJoFe
3cobrir ... devido à
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hedge against
proteger/cobrir contra/face


Explanation:
Diria desta forma...

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-30 10:17:28 GMT)
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hedge
[economia] cobertura; salvaguarda
[finanças] hedge
[negócios] cobrir-se contra perdas

Fonte: Babylon

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-10-30 10:21:17 GMT)
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"...despesas significativas inerentes à COBERTURA de aquisições da xxx CONTRA/FACE a preços crescentes..."

Cris RiJoFe
Portugal
Local time: 11:30
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hedge against
cobrir ... devido à


Explanation:
Diria assim:

foram incorridas despesas significativas para cobrir as compras de ... devido à subida dos preços...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 11:30
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hedge against
cobertura/proteção contra


Explanation:
Poderia tb ser salvaguarda.

M. Celina Alonso Neves
Brazil
Local time: 08:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
Obrigado por sua ajuda, M. Celina.
Um abraço e sucesso a você.
Pedro A. Gaubeur

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
15 mins
  -> Obrigada, Isabel.
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