Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
at the outset
Portuguese translation:
no início/ princípio
English term
Brazil
Translator, Editor, Proofreader
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Spanish to Portuguese, Spanish, English to Portuguese
at the outset
[I do not believe the money was ever repaid.]
I was told by Mr. XXX that XXXX had received substantial tax planning advice before setting up the so called “back-to-back” transactions with multiple banks.
From conversation with Mr. XXX, XXX and Mr.XXXX, I do not believe the back-to-backs were set up to conduct tax fraud at the outset.
Refere-se a um depoimento de testemunha em um Tribunal.
May 20, 2022 09:56: ferreirac Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
no início/ princípio
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
no início
outset = the start of something
(MacMillan)
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Adrian MM.
: https://www.proz.com/personal-glossaries/entry/14278379-ab-i...
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Obrigado, Adrian!
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Mario Freitas
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Obrigado, Mario!
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Portugal
Spreading the Word
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Brazil
IT/Gaming and Technical
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
a princípio
Brazil
10 years' experience in PTBR, EN and FR
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
de má fé
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Mark Robertson
: Tanta certeza?
5 hrs
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Antônio Souza
: Inferência sem embasamento semântico
6 hrs
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Jonathan Ben Cavalcanti Josuá
: Acredito que faz sentido, sim. Porém, a expressão sugerida traduz "set up to conduct tax fraud". A solução completa sugerida seria: "no princípio, de ma fé".
23 hrs
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Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
inicialmente
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Note added at 35 mins (2022-05-06 12:57:18 GMT)
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If something happens AT the outset of an event, process, or period of time, it happens at the beginning of it. If something happens FROM the outset it happens from the beginning and continues to happen.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/pt/dictionary/english/at-t...
Brazil
Generalist, SDL TRADOS! Engagement!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
com o propósito / com o fim / com a finalidade (de fraude)
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Antônio Souza
: Inferência sem embasamento semântico
2 hrs
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Jonathan Ben Cavalcanti Josuá
: Acredito que faz sentido, sim. Porém, a expressão sugerida traduz "set up to conduct tax fraud". A solução completa sugerida seria: "no princípio, com o propósito de fraude".
20 hrs
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