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Business acumen

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É ter visão de negócio, saber lidar com a situação é trazer resultados

I’ve developped strong business acumen after working with M&A for 15 years

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Seasoned (professional)

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(Profissional) experiente

Seasoned executive with 20+ years in the shipping industry

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Level playing field (noun)

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Um campo de batalha justo, equilibrado que dá a todos a mesma oportunidade de ter sucesso

The government must ensure a level playing field for the domestic companies

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Level the playing field (verb)

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Equilibrar, nivelar

It’s time to level playing the field for minorities

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Drivers

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Fator, agente que impulsiona, influencia, impacta, faz algo acontecer

Digital marketing and social media were our main growth drivers for the last year

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Yield

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Rendimento

US Treasury yield slides after last week’s surge - O rendimento do US Treasury está caindo depois da disparada da semana passada

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Pivot

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Mudar algum aspecto fundamental do negócio, da empresa, mudar de direção. Geralmente se refere a mudança grande, uma transformação. Não só um ajuste.

Some business have successfully pivoted during the pandemic

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Out of

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À cada

9 out of 10 customers are satisfied with our service

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In

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À cada

9 in 10 customers are satisfied with our service

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Out of

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Fora do

I’ll be out of office from March 1st to 20th

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Out of

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Sem algo

This product is out of stock

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Running out of

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Ficar sem algo

They are running out of money

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Out of

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A partir de

How can we create value out of conflict?

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Silver lining

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Algo positivo de uma situação ruim, o lado bom de algo

The company struggled during the crisis, but the silver lining is that learned how to do more with less resources

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Grave period

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Carência, tempo a mais para fazer algo

The bank will give us a grace period of 5 months for this loan

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Lack of

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Falta de

There’s a lack of competent professionals in blockchain

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Advantage

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Diferencial como vantagem

The main advantage of our platform is that its content is completely business-drive

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Competitive advantage

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Diferencial competitivo

Our main competitive advantage is our vast experience in the pharmaceutical industry

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It is whats sets us apart

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Esse é o nosso diferencial

Being completely business-driven is what sets our platform apart

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It makes us unique

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Esse é o nosso diferencial

Being completely business-driven is what makes our platform unique

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Differential

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Diferença de valor, tratamento, fazer algo de forma diferente

We offer a price differential to our existing customers

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Online

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Online - virtual

Online sales increased significantly, from $50k in 2017 to $650k in 2020

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Brick-and-mortar

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Local físico, loja física

Online stores have lower costs than brick-and-mortar stores, therefore they can offer lower prices to their customers

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Physical , B&M

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Local físico, loja física

Many companies are closing down their physical stores to become 100% online

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In-person, face-to-face, in-class

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Presencial

All in-person courses have been canceled due to COVID

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Junior analist

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Analista junior

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Analist

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Analista Pleno

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Senior analist

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Analista sênior

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Ballpark figure

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Valor aproximado, valor estimado

I need more time to calculate the exact costs, but a ballpark figure should be around $200k

30
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Bear

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Tolerar, suportar, aguentar algo negativo

I can’t bear all this bureaucracy

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Bear

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Aguentar, suportar algo (no sentido de peso)

We produce excellent shelves that can bear up to 30kg each

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Bear

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Carregar, levar

The company is distributing face masks that bear its logo

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Bear the brunt

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Sofrer as consequências

Small business are bearing the brunt of the crisis

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Bear in mind

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Ter em mente, levar em consideração, se dar conta de algo

When forecasting the costs, bear in mind that the BRL fluctuates a lot

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Bear with me

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Ter paciência e esperar enquanto alguém faz algo

Bear with me for a moment, I need tow more days to finish the report

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A (heavy) cross to bear

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Uma cruz (pesada) para carregar

Leading a team is exiting and challenging, however there’s heavy cross to bear: having to fire people

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Bear market

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Momento da bolsa de valores onde há uma queda grande (de pelo menos 20% dentro de 2 meses) nas ações e muita gente está vendendo

Many investors panicked at the beginning of the pandemic sending global stock markets into bear market

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Make up for

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Compensar algo

Sorry for the missing goods, I will send you two new boxes to make up for it

39
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Make up

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Fazer as pazes

They argue a lot, but they always make up right away

40
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Make up

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Inventar desculpas, histórias em um sentido negativo

He made this whole story up so people feel sorry for him

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Make up

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Preparar

Please, make up a list of all the things that need to be done for this event

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Make up

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Completar para chegar ao valor, quantidade necessária

We’ve raised $3500 in our charity event. The company will make up the difference to pay the renovation of the orphanage we support

43
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Make up

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Compor, consistir

This course is made up of 7 modules

44
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Makeup or make-up

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Composição

The company has a diverse nationalities makeup

45
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Make up your mind

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Se decidir

Have you made up your mind about where to invest?

46
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Charge

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Cobrar

They will charge us for the service

47
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Charge

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Cobrança

There will be extra charges for the additional service

48
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Charge

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Ser acusado de algum crime

He’s been charged with fraud

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To be in charge

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Ser responsável por algo, estar no comando de algo

Who’s in charge of the finance department?

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Take charge

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Assumir o controle, o comando

I took charge of the project in March

51
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Charge

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Passar no cartão (do banco)

How much is it? I don’t have enough cash. Can you charge it on my credit card?

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