cause a poll to be taken

Portuguese translation: ordenará a contagem

08:29 May 28, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities / Memorandum of Association
English term or phrase: cause a poll to be taken
Olá a todos

Tenho algumas dúvidas quanto à tradução correcta da seguinte expressão, para Pt-Pt:

"If the chairman has any doubts as to the outcome of the vote on a proposed resolution, he shall cause a poll to be taken of all votes cast upon that resolution."

Obrigada desde já!
Cristiana Veleda
Portugal
Local time: 20:18
Portuguese translation:ordenará a contagem
Explanation:
poll:
apuramento de votos, contagem de votos;
votos apurados, votos contados;
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Manuel Leite
Portugal
Local time: 20:18
Grading comment
Muito obrigada pela ajuda!
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4 +2ordenará a contagem
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ordenará a contagem


Explanation:
poll:
apuramento de votos, contagem de votos;
votos apurados, votos contados;


Manuel Leite
Portugal
Local time: 20:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Muito obrigada pela ajuda!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: Talvez dissesse nova contagem de votos...
16 mins
  -> Também é provável; na minha resposta presumi uma primeira votação de braço no ar, em que nem sempre há uma contagem no sentido estrito da palavra.

agree  Leonor Machado
1 day 14 hrs
  -> obrigado :-)
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