Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
back forty
Portuguese translation:
the company's reserves
Added to glossary by
airmailrpl
May 1, 2004 18:52
20 yrs ago
English term
Reliability, commitment and quality
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 3 more.
back forty
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Marketing
You may not have to give away your company’s back forty to entice this guy to buy.
Obrigada, desde já!
Obrigada, desde já!
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 | the company's reserves |
airmailrpl
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| 4 | projectos secundários |
Manuel Leite
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| 1 | pecúlio |
Susanne Rindlisbacher
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Proposed translations
6 hrs
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
111
Selected
the company's reserves
give away your company’s back forty 'acres'
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada a todos!
"
20 mins
Manuel Leite
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Portugal
Allow me to bridge the gap
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
61
projectos secundários
back forty
Slang for a low-priority project. For example, "Have her put the Web site overhaul on the back forty so she can work on the CD-ROM upgrade this month."
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon
in: http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=back forty
Slang for a low-priority project. For example, "Have her put the Web site overhaul on the back forty so she can work on the CD-ROM upgrade this month."
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon
in: http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=back forty
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
isarcat
: IDon't think that's thesense here: "back forty" is much more commonly used to indicate the property at the back, like the "extra acres" ..figurative sense here
8 mins
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Possible; depends on what kind of company we're talking about here.
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3 hrs
Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Portugal
Works in field
Portugal
Quality and Dedication
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Portuguese to German, German, and 1 more.
pecúlio
podia ser nesse sentido
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