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un fundamental fonte de ingressos

English translation: a fundamental source of income

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Portuguese term or phrase:uma fundamental fonte de ingressos
English translation:a fundamental source of income
Entered by: rhandler

14:31 Dec 24, 2004
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Internet, e-Commerce
Portuguese term or phrase: un fundamental fonte de ingressos
A ISOC, estreitamente relacionada a Vint Cerf e à estrutura da ICANN (da qual "ganhou" uma fundamental fonte de ingressos...
Gwynneth Kably
Local time: 17:37
a fundamental source of income
Explanation:
A literal translation, widely used.
Some examples:

Politics rule whale-hunting issue
... Paradoxically, they are not a fundamental source of income for the Japanese economy either. In fact, the whaling industry is quite marginal. ...
www.recyclingpoint.com.sg/Articles/ 1993june1-Politicsrulewhalehuntingissue.htm

Health care costs plague over-50s' security - 05/29/01
... focuses on economic issues such as pensions, savings, employment and Social Security, which the group advocates as a fundamental source of income for older ...
www.detnews.com/2001/business/0105/29/b03-229497.htm

School Reform Will Work Only as Part of Larger Social Reform
... located land. Also, studies show that cities remain a fundamental source of income for suburban residents. Cities are important. What ...
www.children.smartlibrary.org/ NewInterface/segment.cfm?segment=2215
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rhandler
Local time: 12:37
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2a fundamental source of income
rhandler
5 +1a basic source of income
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4a basic source of adepts..a basic source of users..
airmailrpl


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
uma fundamental fonte de ingressos
a fundamental source of income


Explanation:
A literal translation, widely used.
Some examples:

Politics rule whale-hunting issue
... Paradoxically, they are not a fundamental source of income for the Japanese economy either. In fact, the whaling industry is quite marginal. ...
www.recyclingpoint.com.sg/Articles/ 1993june1-Politicsrulewhalehuntingissue.htm

Health care costs plague over-50s' security - 05/29/01
... focuses on economic issues such as pensions, savings, employment and Social Security, which the group advocates as a fundamental source of income for older ...
www.detnews.com/2001/business/0105/29/b03-229497.htm

School Reform Will Work Only as Part of Larger Social Reform
... located land. Also, studies show that cities remain a fundamental source of income for suburban residents. Cities are important. What ...
www.children.smartlibrary.org/ NewInterface/segment.cfm?segment=2215


rhandler
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Henrique. Desejo-lhe um Feliz Natal
agree  María Roberto (X): "fundamental" is the correct word
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, María. I think so too, otherwise it would say "básica", wouldn't it?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a basic source of income


Explanation:
idiomatically yours

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bigedsenior
2 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a basic source of adepts..a basic source of users..


Explanation:
ICANN | Referrals Page
Welcome to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)Currently Active Web Sites. www.icann.org: ICANN's main web site.
www.icann.com/

Internet Society (ISOC)
The Internet Society (ISOC): An international membership organization working to assure the evolution of global Internet and internetworking technologies ...
www.isoc.org/

Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf. Note from the author: Various audio clips appear here and throughout of Vint Cerf. ... Vint Cerf discusses obstacles in ARPANET development. ...
www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/cerf.html

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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