um ônus menor para os cofres públicos

English translation: (Building using this method) would reduce the burden on public spending

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Portuguese term or phrase:um ônus menor para os cofres públicos
English translation:(Building using this method) would reduce the burden on public spending

23:47 Nov 21, 2017
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / urbanismo
Portuguese term or phrase: um ônus menor para os cofres públicos
Seria um ônus menor para os cofres públicos construir universidades utilizando tal técnica.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 08:51
(Building using this method) would reduce the burden on public spending
Explanation:
variation on a theme
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Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 11:51
Grading comment
thank you
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3(Building using this method) would reduce the burden on public spending
Richard Purdom
4 +1a lower cost to the public purse
Matheus Chaud
4a lower burden/less encumbrances to the public treasury
Mario Freitas
4it would reduce government spending
Gilmar Fernandes
4a lesser burden on public spending / expenditure
Oliver Simões


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a lower burden/less encumbrances to the public treasury


Explanation:
sugestão

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Note added at 7 mins (2017-11-21 23:54:37 GMT)
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Sei que alguém vai propor o literal "public coffers", mas se você pesquisar no Google, as duas primeiras páginas com essa expressão são traduções do português, o que leva, portanto, à dedução da tradução literal e não natural.
Quando postei este comentário, ninguém havia sugerido "public coffers" ainda, antes que alguém reclame.


Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 08:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 55
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a lower cost to the public purse


Explanation:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/will-jeremy-corbyn...
...but at a lower cost to the public purse.


http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.604...
...at lower cost to the public purse than at present.

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Note added at 56 mins (2017-11-22 00:44:14 GMT)
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Se bem que, na sua frase, acho que teria que ser algo como:

Building... could reduce costs to the public purse.

Ex.:
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmpu...
...could also reduce costs to the public purse

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-11-22 00:47:32 GMT)
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the public purse:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the public purse
= government funds

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/public_purse
= the funds raised by a government by taxation or other means.

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 08:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarida Ataide
16 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it would reduce government spending


Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending


https://www.google.com.br/search?rlz=1C1VASS_enBR564BR566&ei...

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 07:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a lesser burden on public spending / expenditure


Explanation:
public spending: The money spent by the government on public services and other state-controlled operations, projects and investments. - Financial Times

ônus: burden


    Reference: http://lexicon.ft.com/Term?term=public-spending
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 04:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(Building using this method) would reduce the burden on public spending


Explanation:
variation on a theme

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 11:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: ha ha! I somtimes forget what REAL english sounds like! Nicely done!
10 hrs
  -> thanks Nick!

agree  Luiz Fernando Doin
1 day 34 mins
  -> Obrigado Luiz

agree  Frank Miller: I might revise this to say "…method) would be less of a burden on public coffers/funds." Just an idea. :) Good job!
2 days 13 hrs
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