Dec 7, 2004 12:22
19 yrs ago
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English term

Leery of taking a flier

Non-PRO English to Portuguese Science Computers: Systems, Networks computa��o
Aparece em um texto sobre seguros da seguinte maneira:
"Insures tend to be leery of taking a flier on people who work with computers."

Obrigada pela ajuda.

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As seguradoras tendem a ser bastante astutas na forma como rapidamente chegam às pessoas que trabalham com computadores.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sonia Heidemann
23 hrs
Obrigado Sónia
disagree airmailrpl : LEERY => distrustful..take a flier => To invest in a high-risk security or business opportunity
1 day 21 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muito obrigada João."
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receosas em se arriscar


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com medo de se arriscar

take a flier Definition
take a flier. To invest in a high-risk security or business opportunity, called a flier. Give this definition a rating from 1 to 5 (5 being the best)... ...
www.investorwords.com/4863/take_a_flier.html

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Note added at 9 hrs 3 mins (2004-12-07 21:26:24 GMT)
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LEERY - Definition
... Search Dictionary: Meaning of LEERY. Pronunciation: \'leeree. WordNet Dictionary. Definition: [adj] openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. Websites: ...
www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/leery
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