squeezed margin

English translation: margens comprimidas

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Portuguese term or phrase:squeezed margin
English translation:margens comprimidas
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

22:30 Jul 15, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Economics
Portuguese term or phrase: squeezed margin
"Pressures on price and transparency, as well as persisting low interest rates, could make it difficult for the Group to produce a robust performance over the short-to-medium term, as demonstrated by squeezed margins on several life products in 2009-2010."
Carina Cabral
Brazil
Local time: 04:49
margens comprimidas
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 08:49
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Summary of answers provided
5Redução de lucro
Jessica Guimaraes
4margens comprimidas
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4margem estreita
Claudio Mazotti
3margens apertadas . . .
David Drysdale (X)


  

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margens comprimidas


Explanation:
Traduziria assim em PT(PT)...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 08:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: É uma boa sugestão. Existem textos na área de economia com essa expressão. Obrigada.

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margens apertadas . . .


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margens apertadas . . .

David Drysdale (X)
United States
Local time: 01:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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margem estreita


Explanation:
www.linguee.com.br/portugues-ingles/.../margem+de+lucro+estreita.html‎
Numa indústria tão competitiva como é a indústria da carne de suíno, com margens de lucro muitíssimo estreitas, até mesmo pequenas diferenças de preços ...

www.finslab.com/financas-e-impostos/artigo-512.html
Enquanto os incentivos da empresa resultar em margens mais estreitas de lucros, incentivos governamentais tendem a resolver o problema, tornando-o menos ...

www.sm.com.br/.../Manual-de-cervejas---Ganhe-dinheiro-com-a...
Com as especiais, o varejo pode obter lucros expressivos com uma categoria associada a margens estreitas. “A rentabilidade das cervejas especiais é três a ...


Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Redução de lucro


Explanation:
A expressão "squeezed margin" é empregada quando o aumento do custo de produção não pode ser repassado aos consumidores, portanto a margem de lucro da empresa é "espremida" obrigatoriamente.


    Reference: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/squeeze.asp
Jessica Guimaraes
Brazil
Local time: 04:49
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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