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discretionary dollars

Portuguese translation: míseros centavos

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English term or phrase:discretionary dollars
Portuguese translation:míseros centavos
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

16:45 May 1, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: discretionary dollars
It’s always been the case that retail is competing for discretionary dollars, but today it’s even clearer that your store is competing with other leisure activities like going to a park, museum or sporting event.
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Procuro uma solução que não utilize a palavra "discricionários".
O tom do discurso exige mais simplicidade.
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Pensei em algo assim:
Certamente, o setor de varejo sempre brigou por cada centavinho, ....
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 11:54
míseros centavos
Explanation:
Sugestão.

Boa sorte!
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Elenice Brasseland
Local time: 16:54
Grading comment
Thank you, brasse
Teresa
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1renda/dinheiro disponível para supérfluos/produtos não essenciais
Martin Riordan
4míseros centavos
Elenice Brasseland
4o dinheirinho extra que as pessoas têm para gastar com amenidades
Mario Freitas
3por cada centavo
Claudio Mazotti


  

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por cada centavo


Explanation:
uma sug...

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 147
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
renda/dinheiro disponível para supérfluos/produtos não essenciais


Explanation:
É a parte da renda da pessoa que sobra depois de pagar as contas obrigatórias/essenciais (comida, aluguel, etc.). A pessoa pode escolher como gastar esta parte da renda. Também pode dizer "renda disponível após pagar as despesas".

Example sentence(s):
  • The amount of an individual's income available for spending after the essentials (such as food, clothing, and shelter) have been taken care of. Read more: http://www.investorwords.com/1483/discretionary_income.html#ixzz30UHpDfgI
  • Renda pessoal menos os impostos. A que o indivíduo obtém sob a forma de salários, ordenados, aluguéis, participações, benefícios sociais. Essencialmente, é a importância monetária à disposição para despesas ou coisas que poderiam ser supérfl

    Reference: http://www.investorwords.com/1483/discretionary_income.html
    Reference: http://www.igf.com.br/aprende/glossario/glo_Resp.aspx?id=258...
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 11:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64

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agree  Renato Trettel
24 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
míseros centavos


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Boa sorte!

Example sentence(s):
  • [...]as mesmas instituições financeiras que brigam por míseros centavos lançam campanhas do «Banco do Planeta» ou «Solidariedade» [...]

    Reference: http://maisfm.com/arquivo/index.php/iguatu/614-sabrina-campo...
Elenice Brasseland
Local time: 16:54
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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Thank you, brasse
Teresa
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o dinheirinho extra que as pessoas têm para gastar com amenidades


Explanation:
Ficou meio longo mas acho que é o que reflete exatamente o que a expressão diz em inglês.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 11:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 359
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