obra-âncora

English translation: anchor project

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Portuguese term or phrase:obra-âncora
English translation:anchor project
Entered by: Andre Bitencourt

21:42 Apr 8, 2021
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: obra-âncora
"Além disso, para atrair os investidores privados, o poder público acaba sendo responsável por realizar os investimentos iniciais através de uma grande obra, a 'obra-âncora'"
Amanda Pinho
Brazil
Local time: 07:50
anchor project
Explanation:
Usam-se expressões como "anchor store" ou "anchor tenant" para as lojas-âncora de shopping. Acredito que a expressão sugerida transmitirá a ideia básica.
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Andre Bitencourt
Brazil
Local time: 07:50
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4 +4anchor project
Andre Bitencourt
4anchor/cornerstone investment
David Hollywood
4cornerstone project
airmailrpl


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
anchor project


Explanation:
Usam-se expressões como "anchor store" ou "anchor tenant" para as lojas-âncora de shopping. Acredito que a expressão sugerida transmitirá a ideia básica.

Andre Bitencourt
Brazil
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: You beat me to it!
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agree  Mario Freitas:
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agree  Mark Robertson
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agree  Ana Vozone
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
anchor/cornerstone investment


Explanation:
Anchor investors or cornerstone investors (as they are called globally) are marquee institutional investors like sovereign wealth funds, mutual funds and pension funds that are invited to subscribe for shares ahead of the IPO to boost the popularity of the issue and provide confidence to potential IPO investors.O

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Note added at 27 mins (2021-04-08 22:09:58 GMT)
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or: initiative

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Note added at 28 mins (2021-04-08 22:11:17 GMT)
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to cover the figurative aspect of "obra"

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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neutral  Mark Robertson: Your reference context does not match the question.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cornerstone project


Explanation:
obra-âncora => cornerstone project

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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 72
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