Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
um caixa
English translation:
a collection tin
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T o b i a s
Aug 27, 2011 01:46
12 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Brazil
Alguns fazem um caixa para auxiliar...
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Religion
Fazer um caixa para as ofertas Religião- evangélica
Alguns fazem um caixa para auxiliar os que têm menos condições, ou seja, as aplicações dessas ofertas são as mais diversas.
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Sep 3, 2011 17:23: T o b i a s Created KOG entry
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Some people make a collection tin to help ...
You could also make a collection tin to take to yours and other members of your family and friends schools,
colleges, places of work etc.
http://www.vsnprojects.org/images/Fundraising Ideas.pdf
Why not hold an event for all your employees such as a dress down day or funny tie day or put a collection tin in your office or canteen.
http://www.fair-play.co.uk/company-fund-raising.php
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Fernando Schramm
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Some make a cashier to support...
a caixa (seção de bancos, casas comerciais, repartições públicas, etc., destinada a efetuar pagamentos ou recebimentos de dinheiro, cheques, valores, etc.), o caixa (o encarregado destas operações).
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Some pass the hat around to help those in need...
pass the hat around/round
to collect money from a group of people
to collect money from a group of people
Example sentence:
We're passing the hat round for Simon's leaving present.
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Some take up a collection to help.....
collect money (in whatever receptacle or modality- hat, boot, tin, etc)
Example sentence:
Extend your own impact on the problem of homelessness by taking up a collection where you work, workout, or socialize.
Reference:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/take_up_a_collection
http://www.cfthinc.org/how-you-can-help/take-up-a-collection
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Some make a collection to help...
A collection is the more formal word for "passing the hat around", and is used to refer to the collection made in a church, or for the poor. I think it should be written as "uma caixa".
Example sentence:
It is time to make a collection to support our cause.
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