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Entrega de cestas básicas.

English translation: Provision of food staples.

15:57 Oct 6, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Food & Drink / food for the needy
Portuguese term or phrase: Entrega de cestas básicas.
Looking for a standardized translation of
'cestas básicas'
Ingles
English translation:Provision of food staples.
Explanation:
I really don't think that "entrega" means "delivery here, or that "cestas" means "hampers" but instead to basic foodstuffs (e.g., bread, milk) considered essential to human survival.

Boa sorte.
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:07
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3Provision of food staples.
Robert Forstag
5Delivery of basic food hampers
Marlene Curtis


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Delivery of basic food hampers


Explanation:
"DIACONIA a private social welfare organization in Brazil formed by eleven ... To provide basic food hampers to the families; To provide basic material for ..."
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64D7BQ?OpenDocum... - 27k


Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:07
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed.
1 day 21 hrs
disagree  craigs: not in the U.S.
2 days 10 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Provision of food staples.


Explanation:
I really don't think that "entrega" means "delivery here, or that "cestas" means "hampers" but instead to basic foodstuffs (e.g., bread, milk) considered essential to human survival.

Boa sorte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  veratek
48 mins
  -> Obrigado, Vera.
agree  Humberto Ribas
58 mins
  -> Obrigado, Humberto.
agree  Marcella S.
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Vittoria.
agree  craigs: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/FEWS/da5e5fd8c89ac7...
2 days 10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Craig.
disagree  airmailrpl: "cestas basicas" in Brazil are pre-packaged and contain a pre-determined list of basic foods and are delivered to the poor that are pre-qualified
370 days
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