putting on the green eye shade

Portuguese translation: colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador

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English term or phrase: putting on the green eye shade
Portuguese translation:colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador
Entered by: Ivanete Martins Mastroberardino

22:52 Sep 19, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: putting on the green eye shade
And since you're **putting on the green eye shade**,
my supplier and I came to an agreement.

The methylamine is free this time.
But brace yourself, because the next barrel
is going to cost big.


Muito obrigada pela ajuda!
Ivanete Martins Mastroberardino
Local time: 17:39
colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador
Explanation:
putting on the green eye shade => colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador

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Green eyeshade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_eyeshade
Green eyeshades are a type of visor that were worn most often from the late 19th century to the middle 20th century by accountants, telegraphers, copy editors ...

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Note added at 20 mins (2013-09-19 23:12:22 GMT)
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Why do accountants stereotypically wear green eyeshades? - Quora
www.quora.com/Accounting/Why-do-accountants-stereotypically...
Aug 6, 2012 - Answer 1 of 1: Reducing eyestrain is precisely why the green eyeshades came to be. Certain jobs involved a lot of very vision-intensive work in ...

Why Did Accountants Wear Green Eyeshades? - Ask.com
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The green eye-shades worn by accountants are used to lessen the harshness of the light they work in. Economists and auditors also wear green eye-shades.
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Local time: 17:39
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Muito obrigada!!!
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colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador


Explanation:
putting on the green eye shade => colocando (vestindo) a viseira verde de contador

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Note added at 19 mins (2013-09-19 23:11:44 GMT)
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Green eyeshade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_eyeshade
Green eyeshades are a type of visor that were worn most often from the late 19th century to the middle 20th century by accountants, telegraphers, copy editors ...

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Note added at 20 mins (2013-09-19 23:12:22 GMT)
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Why do accountants stereotypically wear green eyeshades? - Quora
www.quora.com/Accounting/Why-do-accountants-stereotypically...
Aug 6, 2012 - Answer 1 of 1: Reducing eyestrain is precisely why the green eyeshades came to be. Certain jobs involved a lot of very vision-intensive work in ...

Why Did Accountants Wear Green Eyeshades? - Ask.com
www.ask.com › Q&A › Society › Holidays‎
The green eye-shades worn by accountants are used to lessen the harshness of the light they work in. Economists and auditors also wear green eye-shades.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!!!

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