Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
at the tills
Portuguese translation:
na fila do caixa
Added to glossary by
Christina Moreira
May 25, 2008 23:48
15 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
Reliable Translations. Competitive Rates
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
at the tills
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Journalism
artigo
Oi, pessoal.
Eu preciso de ajuda com a expressão acima. Contexto:
"Even in the United States, where carbon cuts are voluntary, many companies are signing on anyway, either in anticipation of future controls or to keep increasingly ecoconscious customers **at the tills**."
Obrigada,
Christina.
Eu preciso de ajuda com a expressão acima. Contexto:
"Even in the United States, where carbon cuts are voluntary, many companies are signing on anyway, either in anticipation of future controls or to keep increasingly ecoconscious customers **at the tills**."
Obrigada,
Christina.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +1 | na fila do caixa |
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
|
| 4 | na hora de arar/plantar - durante o cultivo. |
Marcos Antonio
|
| 4 | fazendo compras |
Paul Dixon
|
Proposed translations
+1
36 mins
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Brazil
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães 
Unparalleled accuracy for med/pharm
Native in: English 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
na fila do caixa
Sugestão. "Till" é um sinônimo um tanto arcaico para caixa. Expressão bastante usada em inglês britânico para referir-se ao comércio; talvez nos Estados Unidos não se aprecie tanto a sinédoque :) Alguns exemplos (rápida busca no Google):
Festive spirit at the tills
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?id=45532-festive-sp...
WBLG: Chaos at the tills?
http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2006/02/chaos_...
So, although the pure transaction time did increase with the introduction of the new bank notes and coinage, the time spent queuing at the tills...
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S016517650200291...
Festive spirit at the tills
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?id=45532-festive-sp...
WBLG: Chaos at the tills?
http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2006/02/chaos_...
So, although the pure transaction time did increase with the introduction of the new bank notes and coinage, the time spent queuing at the tills...
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S016517650200291...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada!"
9 hrs
Marcos Antonio
Native in Portuguese
Electric Engineer/Military
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
18
na hora de arar/plantar - durante o cultivo.
Creio ser isto.
13 hrs
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
7
fazendo compras
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