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the hands

Portuguese translation: o controle / as rédeas

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English term or phrase:the hands
Portuguese translation:o controle / as rédeas
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

19:12 Nov 1, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / Economia mundial
English term or phrase: the hands
In infrastructure sectors, entry barriers need to be reduced by unbundling competitive and monopoly market segments and strengthening the hands of the sectoral regulators to encourage private sector participation and reduce public sector domination.
Iara Fino Silva
Local time: 15:29
o controle / as rédeas
Explanation:

fortalecendo o controle dos reguladores...

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-11-01 19:24:53 GMT)
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Creio que "hands" refere-se ao controle exercido pelos reguladores, pelos legisladores.
Selected response from:

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 14:29
Grading comment
Obrigada.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3o controle / as rédeas
Marlene Curtis
4a capacidade
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4dar mais força
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4consolidar a posição
Nick Taylor
4maiores poderes
Alexandre Alcântara
3as mãos
Heitor M. Corrêa


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
as mãos


Explanation:
Será que não seria "as mãos" mesmo? Talvez caiba omitir a expressão.

Heitor M. Corrêa
Brazil
Local time: 15:29
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a capacidade


Explanation:
Nesse sentido

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 20:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 136
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
o controle / as rédeas


Explanation:

fortalecendo o controle dos reguladores...

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-11-01 19:24:53 GMT)
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Creio que "hands" refere-se ao controle exercido pelos reguladores, pelos legisladores.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 14:29
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 177
Grading comment
Obrigada.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jose Mariano
9 mins
  -> Grata Jose Mariano!
agree  Silvia Aquino
11 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Maria Meneses
1 hr
  -> Grata!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
strengthen the hands
dar mais força


Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt), espero que seja útil...

I hope the resolution accompanying this debate will receive a strong vote in this House tomorrow, and I hope it will strengthen the hands of the Commission and the Council
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...

Espero que a proposta de resolução que acompanha este debate seja objecto de uma votação fortemente favorável amanhã, neste Parlamento, e que isso dê mais força à Comissão e ao Conselho (...)
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 19:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 164
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
consolidar a posição


Explanation:
consolidar a posição

Nick Taylor
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
maiores poderes


Explanation:
sug

Alexandre Alcântara
Brazil
Local time: 15:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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