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celebrar contrato

English translation: enter into (a sale and purchase) contract

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Portuguese term or phrase:celebrar contrato
English translation:enter into (a sale and purchase) contract
Entered by: rhandler

00:04 Sep 27, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
Portuguese term or phrase: celebrar contrato
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enter into (a sale and purchase) contract
Explanation:
Veja estes exemplos:

UNDP Project
Under this option, M&N will enter into a sale and purchase contract with your company. M&N will be responsible for the sourcing and shipment of your ...
www.mnintl.com/Page2.html -


KIM TRUC Ceramics
The expenses for making mold sample will be returned when Company and Customer enter into a sale and purchase contract. Selling price of the items made in ...
www.kimtrucceramics.com/contactus.html


www.iclg.co.uk - Securitisation
The seller and the purchaser will enter into a sale and purchase contract to sell the accounts receivable or an assignment agreement to assign and transfer ...
www.iclg.co.uk/index.php?area=4&country_results=1&kh_public...
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rhandler
Local time: 14:18
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5enter into (a sale and purchase) contract
rhandler
4 +5to enter into a contract
Donald Scott Alexander
4 +1make a contract
Maria José Tavares (X)
4 +1sign a contract
Jennifer Levey
5celebrate an agreement
Fiona Stephenson


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
make a contract


Explanation:
celebrar

verbo intransitivo

celebrar um contrato to make a contract;


em alternativa: sign a contract


Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 18:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM. (X)
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Obrigada Tom
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
enter into (a sale and purchase) contract


Explanation:
Veja estes exemplos:

UNDP Project
Under this option, M&N will enter into a sale and purchase contract with your company. M&N will be responsible for the sourcing and shipment of your ...
www.mnintl.com/Page2.html -


KIM TRUC Ceramics
The expenses for making mold sample will be returned when Company and Customer enter into a sale and purchase contract. Selling price of the items made in ...
www.kimtrucceramics.com/contactus.html


www.iclg.co.uk - Securitisation
The seller and the purchaser will enter into a sale and purchase contract to sell the accounts receivable or an assignment agreement to assign and transfer ...
www.iclg.co.uk/index.php?area=4&country_results=1&kh_public...

rhandler
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 133
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
20 mins
  -> Obrigado, Marlene, bom fim de semana!
agree  R. Alex Jenkins: Agree. "Enter into" is the correct terminology.
2 hrs
  -> Cheers, Richard, have a pleasant weekend!
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Alexandra, bom fim de semana!
agree  Arlete Moraes
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Arlete, bom fim de semana!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Claudio, bom fim de senmana!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to enter into a contract


Explanation:
The wording "enter into a contract" is used in more formal documents. Examples:

"1) AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CIVILTEC ... and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract for a not to exceed...
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/councilagendas/2008 agendas/Apr...

"Where the successful tenderer has been called upon to enter into formal contract by the Crown and refuses to do so within the time limit stipulated ..."
http://www.gnb.ca/0062/regs/82-109.htm

"The selected tenderer will be required to enter into formal contract, which will be based on his tender on the OIL Standard Form of Contract..."
PDF! http://www.oil-india.com/pdf/tenders/limited/DCC8434_8439L08...

"(1) AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CIVILTEC ... and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract for a not to exceed ..."
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/councilagendas/2008 agendas/Apr...

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-09-27 00:16:43 GMT)
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Another good example:

"County intends to enter into a noncompetitive contract to purchase certain goods and/or services as identified in the Contract Summary (see below)."
DOC! http://www.acgov.org/gsa/purchasing/ssp/document/Sole Source...


Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 18:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rafael Anselmé: É isso aí! Ou make a contract / agreement!
4 mins
agree  Marlene Curtis
22 mins
agree  R. Alex Jenkins
2 hrs
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
8 hrs
agree  Arlete Moraes
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sign a contract


Explanation:
The parties can only 'celebrate' once it's been signed.
So, in plain English: 'sign a contract'



Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
1 hr
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
celebrate an agreement


Explanation:
Another alternative - and 'contrato' is often translated as agreement.

Fiona Stephenson
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:18
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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