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Petty crime

Portuguese translation: pequenos delitos

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English term or phrase:Petty crime
Portuguese translation:pequenos delitos
Entered by: Adam Prus-Szczepanowski

22:46 Aug 21, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Law
English term or phrase: Petty crime
Olá, Pessoal
Preciso de ajuda desse termo no Pt(BR), por gentileza.
Contexto: Petty crime has increased significantly in Buenos Aires as a result of Argentina's economic crisis. Pode ser tradudizo como "assalto"?????????Obrigada pela ajuda, Neuri
neuri17 (X)
United States
Local time: 23:29
pequenos delitos
Explanation:
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Adam Prus-Szczepanowski
Portugal
Local time: 04:29
Grading comment
Olá, Adam
Obrigada pela sugestão. Neuri
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8pequenos delitos
Adam Prus-Szczepanowski
5 +1crime de contravenção /contravenção penal
Joon Oh
4pequenos crimes
Humberto Ribas
4pequena delinquência
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4crimes menores
Ana Mafalda Costa
4crimes de menor potencial ofensivo
Paul Dixon
3crimes de menor importância
Claudio Mazotti


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
petty crime
pequenos crimes


Explanation:
Sug

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-08-21 22:53:59 GMT)
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delitos leves

Humberto Ribas
Brazil
Local time: 00:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
petty crime
pequena delinquência


Explanation:
Diria assim. Creio que tb se diz em PT(br)...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 04:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 147

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
0 min
  -> Obrigada!
disagree  Lumen (X): Não no Brasil.
1 min
  -> Encontrei várias ocorrências...
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
petty crime
crimes menores


Explanation:
São crimes de menor importância. Tanto em Portugal como no Brasil surge esta expressão.

Consulte o site que mencionei:
http://www.saopaulo.sp.gov.br/sis/lenoticia.php?id=89031&c=6

Example sentence(s):
  • Penas alternativas: solução para crimes menores em SP

    Reference: http://www.saopaulo.sp.gov.br/sis/lenoticia.php?id=89031&c=6
Ana Mafalda Costa
Portugal
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
petty crime
crimes de menor importância


Explanation:
Pagamento feito pelo réu, nos casos permitidos por lei, quando em determinados crimes de menor importância admite-se que ele obtenha a liberdade pagando ...
www.defensoria.to.gov.br/srvDocGlossarioJur.aspx

Como crimes contra a mulher, que eram tratados como crimes de menor importância. Nós tivemos a Lei Maria da Penha, que avançou nisso, criando um sistema ...
www.congressoemfoco.ig.com.br/DetQuestaodefoco.aspx?id=34

... que são crimes de menor importância, é imperioso o aumento das penas. A ampliação do tipo penal previsto no § 2º do art. 12 da Lei ...
www.camara.gov.br/sileg/MostrarIntegra.asp?CodTeor=289756

... prender os culpados; c) julgar crimes de menor importância; d) participar da elaboração da. lista de jurados, juntamente com o pároco ou capelão e o ...
www.encontro2008.rj.anpuh.org/resources/content/anais/12089...

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 112
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
petty crime
pequenos delitos


Explanation:
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Adam Prus-Szczepanowski
Portugal
Local time: 04:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Olá, Adam
Obrigada pela sugestão. Neuri

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
34 mins
  -> Thanks, Flavia
agree  Carlos Quandt
57 mins
  -> Legal, quandt
agree  Marcelo Gonçalves
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Marcelo
agree  Paula Góes
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Paula
agree  reginakersten
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Regina
agree  Alyson Steele Weickert, Ph.D.
12 hrs
  -> Wow, thanks Alyson!
agree  Marta Silvas: Nem mais.
12 hrs
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agree  Paulo Horsky
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Paulo
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
petty crime
crime de contravenção /contravenção penal


Explanation:
é termo técnico.


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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-08-22 01:46:59 GMT)
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http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contravenção
Entre com este palavra na busca do sites!

Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed.
31 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
petty crime
crimes de menor potencial ofensivo


Explanation:
From MELLO, M.C. - Law Dictionary, page 852.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 00:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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