Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
medição vexaminosa / vexaminosa medição
English translation:
shameful measure
Added to glossary by
R. Alex Jenkins
Feb 12, 2007 15:46
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Brazil
Translator and Editor
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
medição vexaminosa / medição vexaminosa
Portuguese to English
Bus/Financial
Government / Politics
Both arrangements are used in the same paragraph.
I've provisionally scribbled in 'disgraceful measures', but I could do with some confirmation or alternative suggestions. Thanks ALL.
I've provisionally scribbled in 'disgraceful measures', but I could do with some confirmation or alternative suggestions. Thanks ALL.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | shameful measure |
Muriel Vasconcellos
|
| 4 | abusive measure |
Amy Duncan (X)
|
| 4 | vexing measurement / humiliating measurement |
rhandler
|
Proposed translations
+1
3 mins
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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shameful measure
Again, it's really hard to answer without context.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again Muriel."
53 mins
abusive measure
Another suggestion...once again, depends on context.
3 hrs
vexing measurement / humiliating measurement
Supondo que seja "medição" - ato de medir (e não "medida", que poderia ser traduzido por "measure"), essas seriam as possíveis traduções. Alguns exemplos:
Blackwell Synergy: Clin Psychol Sci & Pract, Vol 8, Issue 4 ...
Vexing measurement issues that would make it difficult to create a stable diagnostic boundary between two such putative disorders must be addressed, ...
www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1093/clipsy.8.4.494
[PDF] The Future of Canada’s Health Research Enterprise: A Strategic ...
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investment is a vexing measurement challenge. 3. because the long time periods and multiple inputs. involved make the task of calculating the return on ...
www.rc-rc.ca/en/media.php?mid=66
ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA REGISTER
"This reluctance over time to face up to the laborious and possibly humiliating measurement of outcome is definitely a factor in today's crisis of medical ...
www.hwbf.org/trinfo/about.htm
Blackwell Synergy: Clin Psychol Sci & Pract, Vol 8, Issue 4 ...
Vexing measurement issues that would make it difficult to create a stable diagnostic boundary between two such putative disorders must be addressed, ...
www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1093/clipsy.8.4.494
[PDF] The Future of Canada’s Health Research Enterprise: A Strategic ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
investment is a vexing measurement challenge. 3. because the long time periods and multiple inputs. involved make the task of calculating the return on ...
www.rc-rc.ca/en/media.php?mid=66
ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA REGISTER
"This reluctance over time to face up to the laborious and possibly humiliating measurement of outcome is definitely a factor in today's crisis of medical ...
www.hwbf.org/trinfo/about.htm
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