PUBLIC - Translation from English into Portuguese

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I. public [ˈpʌblɪk] ADJ

public: público(-a)

to go public with sth: vender ações de a. c. no mercado de capitais

II. public [ˈpʌblɪk] N

public: público m

in public: em público

public affairs N pl

public affairs: negócios m pl públicos

public assistance N Am

public assistance: assistência f social

public defender N Am LAW

public defender: defensor público(defensora pública) m (f)

public domain N

public domain: domínio m público

public expenditure N, public expense N

public expenditure: despesas f pl públicas

public funds N pl

public funds: fundos m pl de dívida pública

public health N no pl

public health: saúde f pública

public holiday N

public holiday: feriado m público

public house N esp Brit form

public house: pub m

public interest N

public interest: interesse m público

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in public: em público

public announcement: comunicado oficial

(public) amenities Brit: instalações públicas

public purse: erário m

the general public: o público em geral

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Painful cuts to public expenditure were enacted and implemented against considerable political resistance.

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First was the minimisation of public expenditure on the premise that the economy and society were best helped by allowing people to spend as they saw fit.

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Public expenditure in the years 1892-93 was 80,000,000 with income tax at seven pence in the pound.

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His administration applied heterodox policies through the expansion of public expenditure and limitations on external debt payments.

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There are various tools used by different civil society groups to track public expenditure.

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