volume de movimentação

22:30 Aug 30, 2011
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Portuguese term or phrase: volume de movimentação
Para o período de agosto a dezembro de 2011, o volume de movimentação, dado por m3, foi baseado no budget da empresa X, estimado, segundo a Administração, de acordo com as últimas previsões de demanda fornecidas pela Companhia para cada planta e para o serviço de repacking.
PaulaEsp
Local time: 17:44


Summary of answers provided
4 +1throughput / transhipment
Douglas Bissell
3turnover
David Hollywood
3(total) traffic
Nick Taylor


Discussion entries: 9





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
throughput / transhipment


Explanation:
"throughput" if the ships unload to land transport, "transhipment" if they unload to smaller or larger ships. Without more context, either is possible

Douglas Bissell
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Local time: 23:44
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares
14 hrs
  -> thanks, daniel, but I think she have veered off in some other direction my telepathy must have been off-line :-)
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
turnover


Explanation:
maybe ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-08-30 22:36:01 GMT)
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turn·o·verNoun/ˈtərnˌōvər/
The amount of money taken by a business in a particular period.

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would wait to hear comments from others but it's what I think it is ...

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Note added at 19 mins (2011-08-30 22:49:56 GMT)
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the amount/volume shifted in cubic meters

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Note added at 23 mins (2011-08-30 22:53:20 GMT)
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"shifted" is ambiguous enough to cover both physical and financial aspects so might get you out of a hole ...

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Note added at 24 mins (2011-08-30 22:54:20 GMT)
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although I'm sure someone will come in and shed more light

David Hollywood
Local time: 19:44
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Douglas Bissell: Could too easily be confused with "volume de negócios"
14 mins
  -> thanks Douglas and this is a tricky one :)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(total) traffic


Explanation:
(total) traffic

Nick Taylor
Local time: 23:44
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75
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