Portuguese term
Brazil
Genuine dedication and professionalism
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Receba nossos cumprimentos
Minha dúvida é a seguinte - Seria correto dizer apenas "our compliments"?
Parece-me muito literal usar "receive our compliments".
Obrigado.
Proposed translations
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
Yours sincerely
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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-01-16 10:20:49 GMT)
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However, if the phrase appears at the beginning of the letter, as Martin suggests, I would be sorely tempted not to translate it at all as a business letter written in English would not contain such a panegyric, which adds nothing to the meaning of the text.
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MariaFilomena
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Thanks, I thought the general rule was "only translate if there is no equivalent term/expression", but for that you really have to know the technical area and live the target language.
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Diana Coada (X)
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Obrigado de Manchester (tb)
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henley
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Obrigado
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Zoe Perry
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Thanks.
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Marlene Curtis
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Thanks
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Sara e Emanuel
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Thanks
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Milana Penavski
: I agree, cut off the lenga-lenga.
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Thanks
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Juliet Attwater
: I agree too...Brazilian formal letters tend to be flowery, English ones should not be
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Thanks
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United States
Spreading the Word in Three Languages
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
best regards
Naturalmente, as possibilidades sao diversas.
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Claudio Mazotti
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Obrigada, Claudio! Bom domingo!
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MariaFilomena
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Marlene Curtis
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Zoe Perry
: best regards is generally only used for e-mails (not on paper)
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Verginia Ophof
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Amy Duncan (X)
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Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Please accept our compliments...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Exactly.
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muito obrigado !
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Marlene Curtis
: Literal translation...
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Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) , Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
Please accept our greetings...
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Mark Robertson
: Pode muito ter razão que vem no início da carta mas, mesmo assim, nenhuma carta de negócios (presumo que é) em inglês ia empregar esse tipo de lenga-lenga, mas ia "straight to the point". Assim nem perderia tempo a traduzir o texto.
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Obrigado! Já recebeu cartas da África oferecendo milhões de dólares? Muita lenga-lenga! É cultural...
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Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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