Breakdown of A quebra nos lucros foi um choque para a administração.
ser
to be
um
a / an / some (all forms)
em
in / on / at
para
to / for
o
him/it (m)
o lucro
the profit
o choque
the shock
a administração
the board of directors
a quebra
the drop (decrease)
Questions & Answers about A quebra nos lucros foi um choque para a administração.
Why use quebra here instead of queda for a drop in profits?
While queda generally means a physical fall or a decrease, quebra (from the verb quebrar, to break) is highly common in business and financial contexts to describe a sudden shortfall, loss, or disruption. Quebra nos lucros is a standard collocation for a drop in profits.
Why do we use the preposition em (nos) after quebra instead of de?
Both quebra nos lucros and quebra de lucros are grammatically correct and widely used in Portuguese. Using nos (the contraction of em + os) emphasizes where the drop occurred, similar to saying there was a drop in the profits in English.
Does administração always mean the board of directors?
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