trim the bottom line

Portuguese translation: preparar/adaptar/ajustar os resultados finais

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English term or phrase:trim the bottom line
Portuguese translation:preparar/adaptar/ajustar os resultados finais
Entered by: Always Learning

12:54 Jun 1, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Nutrition / Dieta
English term or phrase: trim the bottom line
Frase: Companies fight employee fat, hoping to trim the bottom line.
Qual o equivalente em PT do Brasil?
Always Learning
preparar/adaptar/ajustar os resultados finais
Explanation:
sugestão
As empresas combatem a obesidade dos funcionários, na expectativa de preparar/adaptar/ajustar os resultados finais.
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Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
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Local time: 01:16
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3preparar/adaptar/ajustar os resultados finais
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
4reduzir o número de calorias
Elaine Beatriz Pagliaro
4cortar a linha de fundo
Nick Taylor
4reduzir os custos de funcionamento
airmailrpl
3para inverter esse quadro
Claudio Mazotti


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para inverter esse quadro


Explanation:
uma sug.

Claudio Mazotti
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preparar/adaptar/ajustar os resultados finais


Explanation:
sugestão
As empresas combatem a obesidade dos funcionários, na expectativa de preparar/adaptar/ajustar os resultados finais.

Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 01:16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luiz Barucke: Segundo o Dicionário de expressões idiomáticas da língua inglesa (Schambil), "bottom line" significa "conclusão", "resultado", que viria da contabilidade, pois representa a última linha de um relatório, que indica o resultado ao fim de um ano contábil.
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  -> Obrigada, Luiz

agree  Mario Freitas:
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  -> Tks, Mario

agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
23 hrs
  -> Tks, Patricia

agree  imatahan
1 day 38 mins
  -> Tks, Imatahan

disagree  airmailrpl: trim the bottom line => reducing costs
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reduzir o número de calorias


Explanation:
seria reduzir a quantidade de calorias consumidas, traçando um limite através de dieta nutricional apropriada.



    Reference: http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=97817...
Elaine Beatriz Pagliaro
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cortar a linha de fundo


Explanation:
cortar a linha de fundo

Nick Taylor
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reduzir os custos de funcionamento


Explanation:
trim the bottom line. => reduzir os custos de funcionamento

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Note added at 6 days (2014-06-08 02:02:34 GMT) Post-grading
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trim the bottom line => reducing costs

Bottom line also refers to any actions that may increase/decrease net earnings or a company's overall profit. A company that is growing its net earnings or reducing its costs is said to be "improving its bottom line".
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bottomline.asp

airmailrpl
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