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O MESMO MOTIVO PARA DE DESTRUIR IMPEDE DE AJUDAR.

English translation: the very same reason used to destroy prevents you from helping.

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Portuguese term or phrase:O MESMO MOTIVO PARA DE DESTRUIR IMPEDE DE AJUDAR.
English translation:the very same reason used to destroy prevents you from helping.
Entered by: Mary Palmer

20:57 Oct 21, 2012
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Portuguese term or phrase: O MESMO MOTIVO PARA DE DESTRUIR IMPEDE DE AJUDAR.
I will tell you, this translation is giving me a headache... can anyone please help with this? Thanks!


PRIMEIRAMENTE A BARREIRA DO DINHEIRO, GASTOS, POIS LOGO SE PENSA QUE AJUDAR O MEIO AMBIENTE É SINÔNIMO DE GASTAR DINHEIRO, OU SEGUNDO QUE O MESMO SEJA SINÔNIMO DE PERDER TEMPO, INFELIZMENTE, SE PERDE TEMPO DEIXA DE HAVER GANHO DE DINHEIRO, OU SEJA, **O MESMO MOTIVO PARA DE DESTRUIR IMPEDE DE AJUDAR.***
Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 00:34
the very same reason used to destroy prevents you from helping.
Explanation:
Acho que deveria ser "o mesmo motivo para destruir...
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 23:34
Grading comment
Thanks Marlene!!
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Summary of answers provided
4the very same reason used to destroy prevents you from helping.
Marlene Curtis
4the reason for destroying also means that assistance cannot be given
Mark Robertson


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the very same reason used to destroy prevents you from helping.


Explanation:
Acho que deveria ser "o mesmo motivo para destruir...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 23:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 583
Grading comment
Thanks Marlene!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mark Robertson: 1. or rather "reason for destroying"? 2. "To" is fine but, my query concerned the verb "used". The reason did not destroy anything.
15 mins
  -> both .../The only real reason to destroy old emails is to avoid liability and future ... Mr. Myler's electronic copy had been lost “in a hardware failure
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the reason for destroying also means that assistance cannot be given


Explanation:
I am still at a loss to understand how the source phase makes sense within the overall context, but the proposed translation is at least internally consistent.

Mark Robertson
Local time: 04:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 81
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