Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Desvio de dinheiro público...
English translation:
misappropriation of public funds
Added to glossary by
Cesar Sanchez
May 18, 2005 02:02
18 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Desvio de dinheiro público...
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Portuguese to English
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Law (general)
A colloquial expression for this?
Proposed translations
(English)
5 | misappropriation of public funds | Michael Kelly |
5 +5 | embezzlement of public money | JH Trads |
5 +2 | siphoning off of public funds/money | Marsel de Souza |
4 +3 | misuse of public funds | airmailrpl |
Proposed translations
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Portuguese term (edited):
Desvio de dinheiro p�blico...
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misappropriation of public funds
A google search of the whole phrase (in quotation marks) gives countless uses.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Used your suggestion Michael. Others are nice, but yours sounds great, and seems to be widely used in the US."
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Portuguese term (edited):
Desvio de dinheiro p�blico...
embezzlement of public money
or public funds
Peer comment(s):
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Claudia Costa
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thanks Claudia :-)
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Claudio Mazotti
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thanks a lot :-)
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Henrique Magalhaes
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Jorge Rodrigues
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Felipe Simões
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Portuguese term (edited):
Desvio de dinheiro p�blico...
siphoning off of public funds/money
Cesar,
If you need a colloquial expression, this is a very suitable solution.
Here is a definition from the Cambridge Int'l Dictionary:
siphon off sth or siphon sth off British, American & Australian, British & Australian syphon off sth or syphon sb/sth off
to **dishonestly take money** from an organization or other supply and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended
"It was later discovered that he had siphoned off 400 million from the company pension fund."
Now, see this example from Transparency International, one of the most important anti-corruption NGOs in the world:
While civil engineering works such as dams, canals, and water schemes all have automatic objective scientific quality norms, the construction of buildings does not, leaving immense scope for **the siphoning off of public funds** at the expense of the common people.
http://www.transparency.org/newsletters/2001.2/reports.html
Good luck!
If you need a colloquial expression, this is a very suitable solution.
Here is a definition from the Cambridge Int'l Dictionary:
siphon off sth or siphon sth off British, American & Australian, British & Australian syphon off sth or syphon sb/sth off
to **dishonestly take money** from an organization or other supply and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended
"It was later discovered that he had siphoned off 400 million from the company pension fund."
Now, see this example from Transparency International, one of the most important anti-corruption NGOs in the world:
While civil engineering works such as dams, canals, and water schemes all have automatic objective scientific quality norms, the construction of buildings does not, leaving immense scope for **the siphoning off of public funds** at the expense of the common people.
http://www.transparency.org/newsletters/2001.2/reports.html
Good luck!
Peer comment(s):
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Claudio Mazotti
: nice option as well...
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Thanks, klausinSP. Just what Cesar asked for: something colloquial.
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rhandler
: Embezzlement is too hard and misuse is too soft.
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... and "siphon off" is, IMHO, the best option.According to the Longman Dic. of Phrasal Verbs, the original meaning is: "to remove (liquid) through a *bent* pipe". From the word "bent" in this description, it’s easy to see why it went on to mean "desvio".
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Portuguese term (edited):
Desvio de dinheiro p�blico...
misuse of public funds
mal.ver.sar
[mawvers'ar] v. to misuse, embezzle
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Note added at 8 hrs 21 mins (2005-05-18 10:24:33 GMT)
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dipping sticky fingers into the treasury pot
Sticky Fingers at the Justice Department and US Customs
... Department of the Treasury US Customs Service 3 Jun 1996 ENF 2-02 RR:IT:PE 631697 TJS. Charles Hayes c/o Special Agent in Charge US Customs Service ...
www.orlingrabbe.com/customs.htm
Henry Thornton
... carefully the possibility of political sticky fingers wanting their pet ... and the Treasury’s discussion paper Australia’s Demographic Challenges in ...
www.henrythornton.com/article.asp?article_id=3273
Forbes.com: Make the IRS Share Your Pain
... If your broker gets sticky fingers, that\'s theft. But the Treasury recently warned taxpayers that--rumors to the contrary--they can\'t deduct a drop in ...
www.forbes.com/forbes/2004/0607/197_print.html
PBS Watch: December 2004
... The politician\'s hand has sticky fingers and is quicker than the voter\'s eye. There is a Social Security treasury account, referred to as the \"Social ...
pbswatch.blogspot.com/2004_12_01_pbswatch_archive.html
NFIB: Small Business Focus -- 170
... It\'s unfortunate that they must also keep a wary eye on their state\'s treasury, fearing the sticky fingers of politicians who give the nod to every .
www.businessforum.com/nfib170.html
[mawvers'ar] v. to misuse, embezzle
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Note added at 8 hrs 21 mins (2005-05-18 10:24:33 GMT)
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dipping sticky fingers into the treasury pot
Sticky Fingers at the Justice Department and US Customs
... Department of the Treasury US Customs Service 3 Jun 1996 ENF 2-02 RR:IT:PE 631697 TJS. Charles Hayes c/o Special Agent in Charge US Customs Service ...
www.orlingrabbe.com/customs.htm
Henry Thornton
... carefully the possibility of political sticky fingers wanting their pet ... and the Treasury’s discussion paper Australia’s Demographic Challenges in ...
www.henrythornton.com/article.asp?article_id=3273
Forbes.com: Make the IRS Share Your Pain
... If your broker gets sticky fingers, that\'s theft. But the Treasury recently warned taxpayers that--rumors to the contrary--they can\'t deduct a drop in ...
www.forbes.com/forbes/2004/0607/197_print.html
PBS Watch: December 2004
... The politician\'s hand has sticky fingers and is quicker than the voter\'s eye. There is a Social Security treasury account, referred to as the \"Social ...
pbswatch.blogspot.com/2004_12_01_pbswatch_archive.html
NFIB: Small Business Focus -- 170
... It\'s unfortunate that they must also keep a wary eye on their state\'s treasury, fearing the sticky fingers of politicians who give the nod to every .
www.businessforum.com/nfib170.html
Peer comment(s):
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: This would be my preference. "Embezzle" can also mean to "misuse," but the common interpretation is theft, which is more specific than "desvio."
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thank you
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Eduardo Queiroz
: not necessarily embezzlement.
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thank you
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Marcia Oliveira
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thank you
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