Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

alavancagem

English translation:

[financial] leverage

Added to glossary by Eduardo Queiroz
Jan 22, 2005 18:55
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

alavancagem

Portuguese to English Bus/Financial Sports / Fitness / Recreation
O Município do Rio é o que apresenta maior capacidade de investimento e menor grau de **alavancagem** dentre os entes da Federação.

What's the translation for this word, and what does it mean in the context?

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jan 22, 2005:
Right! That makes sense. I'll check the rest of the context...
Eduardo Queiroz Jan 22, 2005:
That is exactly what i first thought - conflicting ideas. However, as I gave it more thought, it came to me that the city may have "great potential for outside (and local) investors" but no real/concrete "leverage" to make use of all this potential.
Non-ProZ.com Jan 22, 2005:
Eduardo... I thought of that, too, but I find it confusing that the city could have "maior capacidade de investimento" and yet "menor grau de alavancagem" - seems inconsistent, but then again I'm not the brightest bulb when it comes to finances! :o)

Proposed translations

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[financial] leverage

uma sugestao.
Peer comment(s):

agree rhandler
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thank you, rhandler!
agree Flavia Glass (X) : I woud suggest leverage as well.
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Obrigado !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Eduardo."
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influence, authority, mastery, supremacy

o termo «alavancagem» tem aqui o sentido figurativo de «influência, poder»;




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Note added at 2005-01-22 20:02:52 (GMT)
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\"maior capacidade de investimento\" e \"menor grau de alavancagem\" (influência e preponderância menores), é uma coisa frequente em macroeconomia, nem um facto é contraditório com o outro: veja-se a velha história da Cigarra e da Formiga..!
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