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on the basis of

English translation: on the basis of

18:59 May 29, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / English (UK) - Grammar
English term or phrase: on the basis of
What's the correct form?

He got the job on the _____ of his excellent qualifications.
a) basis
b) support
c) backing
Telma Pacheco
Portugal
Local time: 01:50
Selected answer:on the basis of
Explanation:
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 20:50
Grading comment
Thanks :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +9on the basis of
Darius Saczuk
3 +1com base em/de acordo com/por causa de
expressisverbis


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
com base em/de acordo com/por causa de


Explanation:
Pode ter várias traduções.

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Note added at 5 mins (2017-05-29 19:04:37 GMT)
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Ainda me parece que o que se adapta melhor é:

"Ficou com o trabalho por causa das suas excelentes qualificações."

O que equivale a dizer que:

"Ficou com o trabalho porque tinha excelentes qualificações."

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: it's En > En//:-)
42 mins
  -> This question was placed before in the EN-PT forum.
agree  acetran
18 hrs
  -> Thank you acetran. The question was misplaced by the asker.
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
on the basis of


Explanation:
P

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 20:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124
Grading comment
Thanks :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
15 mins
  -> Thank you, Gallagy.
agree  Tony M: Once the preposition 'on' is used, this is the only one that fits (the other 2 usually taking e.g. 'with')
28 mins
  -> Thank you, Tony.
agree  Leonor Machado
31 mins
  -> Thank you, Leonor.
agree  AllegroTrans
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, AllegroTrans.
agree  Otavio Banffy
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Otavio.
agree  JohnMcDove
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, John.
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Yasutomo.
agree  connie leite
15 hrs
  -> Thank you, Connie.
agree  acetran
18 hrs
  -> Thank you, Acetran.
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