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English to Portuguese translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Accounting | |||||||
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5 +3 | fall in the cost of the basic food basket |
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5 +1 | decline of the basic food basket |
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decline of the basic food basket Explanation: cesta básica: basic food basket https://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/law-general... The basic food basket (BFB), formed by the more economical products available, is used by less-affluent countries to establish the minimum daily food consumption to satisfy nutritional requirements in less-privileged individuals. https://www.nature.com/articles/ejcn2016139 decadence: decline https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/decadence -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2022-03-30 00:35:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Further Examples: "Although the Government decreed in October a 375 percent increase in the minimum wage, its purchasing power in terms of the basic food basket has declined..." (emphasis added). https://www.ohchr.org/sp/newsevents/pages/displaynews.aspx?n... "According to analysts of the MEF, whose figures are official, however this amount is less than the same B/0.95 March last year. The ACODECO, meanwhile, has submitted a report stating that the basic food basket has declined further in April, causing the anger of the majority of the population, which has the feeling that your money every time buy less" (emphasis added). http://felipeargotes.blogspot.com/2010/05/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2022-03-30 00:43:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I also found "food parcels" as a related concept. It's not exactly the same as "cestas básicas" in the sense that these are provided for by the government. food parcel: (British English) parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/food... |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
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