Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

aportar

English translation:

to harbor (U.S.A.) - harbour (Commonwealth)

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Portuguese term

aportar

Portuguese to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. universidade
Nesse sentido, para ampliar seu habitat de inovação e transferir o conhecimento gerado na academia para o mercado, adquiriu recentemente um terreno de 1.000.000 m2 para instalar o Parque Científico e Tecnológico de Juiz de Fora, que visa aportar empresas com atividades econômicas multissetoriais intensivas em P&D e Tecnologia."

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to harbor (U.S.A.) - harbour (Commonwealth)

Neste caso, o uso de "aportar" significa "to take in" ou "to be home (or port) to"...

Ingês tem uma expressão semelhante...."to harbor" ou "harbour" (depende do país)
Example sentence:

2. To provide a place, home, or habitat for: a basement that harbors a maze of pipes; streams that harbor trout and bass.

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bring / equip

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subsidize/contribute to

That aims to contribute to .....
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to bring in

Simply. Aims to bring in companies.
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