não bastasse

English translation: as if/though (the low demand) weren't enough

02:04 Sep 17, 2017

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Portuguese term or phrase: não bastasse

Hi all,

I came across this quote in an article from Valor: "Não bastasse a demanda fraca, os estoques estao perto de um ano de VGV (valor geral de vendas)." Não bastasse here is short for como se não bastasse, right? So the sentence would translate to: "As if the weak demand weren’t enough, the stocks are now close to a year of Total Potential Sales Value"?

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English translation:as if/though (the low demand) weren't enough

Explanation:
não bastasse = como se não bastasse

como se: as if, as though

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as if that were not enough
On top of that; additionally; furthermore. Often used to introduce a further difficulty, problem, or misfortune in addition to that which has already been described. My poor car was smashed beyond repair in the accident, and as if that weren't enough, I also spilled coffee on my brand new suit! Languages, and English in particular, are a difficult thing to learn. As if that were not enough, idioms make the whole thing that much harder to master. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/as if that weren't enoug...

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On top of the low demand, the stocks are now...

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