Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
sinistro
English translation:
loss/claim
Portuguese term
sinistro
I need your help to translate this term into English: “sinistro”, related to Insurance. Thanks:
“INDENIZAÇÃO
Caracterizado o sinistro, a seguradora indenizará o segurado, até o limite da garantia desta apólice, segundo uma das formas abaixo, conforme for acordado entre ambos:
a) pagando os prejuízos causados pela inadimplência do tomador.
O pagamento da indenização, ou o início do cumprimento da obrigação, deverá ocorrer no prazo máximo de trinta dias, contados a partir da data de entrega de todos os documentos relacionados pela seguradora como necessários à caracterização e à regulação do sinistro.”
G. Vargas
| 5 +2 | loss/claim |
Marlene Curtis
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| 5 | claim |
Mark Robertson
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| 4 +1 | loss |
Martin Riordan
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| 5 | damage |
Ana Elisa Igel
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| 4 | disaster / accident |
Jorge Soares
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| 4 | claim |
judith ryan
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Feb 3, 2011 23:42: coolbrowne changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "Insurance"
Feb 17, 2011 13:06: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
loss/claim
United States
As with colors, words make a difference
Native in: English , Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English to Creoles & Pidgins (Portuguese-based Other), and 8 more.
disaster / accident
1. (acidente) disaster; accident
Porto Editora
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
Brazil
Very quick turnarounds, consultant
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English to Portuguese
claim
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.
loss
Por isso a frase "Caracterizado o sinistro...". O segurado precisa comprovar que a perda que ele sofreu, seja por qualquer motivo, é caracterizado como um "loss", ou seja, uma perda segurada, em termos do apólice.
| agree |
Maria Graciela Giordano
: I work with insurance claims and this is the term I see in this context, and sometimes *incident* as well
20 hrs
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Thanks Maria.
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Brazil
Experienced EN-PT Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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