Na coluna da semana passada, falamos da tradução da expressão quorum qualificado (special quorum, higher quorum).

Dando prosseguimento ao tema, selecionamos 10 colocações verbais com o termo, na estrutura 'verbo + quorum', e sugerimos as respectivas traduções. Todos os exemplos foram extraídos do Corpus of Contemporary American English¹.

1. achieve a quorum - atingir quorum, reunir quorum

 "[.] the common council almost never could achieve a quorum, so decisions were made by a smaller group of Trustees [.]"

2. break a quorum - quebrar quorum

 "The biggest question about Kimbrough arose out of the role he played in searching for Democratic House members who broke a quorum in 2003 by fleeing to Oklahoma to stall a congressional redistricting bill."

3. constitute a quorum - representar quorum, constituir quorum

 "Twenty-seven members of the 199596 Board were present, which constituted a quorum [.]"

4. form a quorum - formar quorum, reunir quorum, constituir quorum

 "The recommendations might actually be acted on today, if the Joint Intelligence Committee can form a quorum."

5. give a quorum - completar quorum

 "Don't go in! You'll give them a quorum!"

6. [not] have a quorum - [não] haver quorum

 "In a July letter it argued that the committee didnt' have a quorum, a point disputed by the committee's chairman [.]"

7. lack a quorum - faltar quorum, não haver quorum

 "[.]the FEC lacks a quorum to hear McCain's case."

8. make [up] a quorum - fazer quorum, constituir quorum, haver quorum

 "[.]there aren't enough representatives to make a quorum."

9. secure quorum - garantir quorum

 "[.]but this agenda was never expressed openly by anyone for fear it would destroy any chance of securing the necessary quorum."

10. surpass the quorum - exceder quorum

 "[.]a successful strike authorization vote not only surpassed the 30 percent quorum, but ended up showing strong support for the strike [.]"

Nesta semana, a coluna completa 2 anos! Agradeço a todos os leitores pela presença constante.

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