conta burra

English translation: a miscalculation

17:57 May 17, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
Portuguese term or phrase: conta burra
Hi all,

This comes from a discussion about retail sales in Brazil. Here is the context: "é uma conta “burra” porque no fim, o dinheiro que entrou como allowance teve que cobrir parte do prejuízo da venda feita com margem negativa".

Any suggestions? Thank you so much in advance!

Best,

Doug
Douglas Divers
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Local time: 04:25
English translation:a miscalculation
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That's how I would put it, in the context presented.
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Marlene Curtis
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a miscalculation


Explanation:

That's how I would put it, in the context presented.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 04:25
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