Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
running it past every quant jock in the house
Portuguese translation:
consultando todos os especialistas (em análise quantitativa) na casa (empresa)
Added to glossary by
lmrocha
Jul 13, 2016 15:20
7 yrs ago
English term
running it past every quant jock in the house
English to Portuguese
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
What happened when you pointed out that the issue was grossly mispriced?
The initial response was that I must be wrong somehow. They spent nine hours that day running it past every quant jock in the house until they were convinced I was right.
The initial response was that I must be wrong somehow. They spent nine hours that day running it past every quant jock in the house until they were convinced I was right.
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9 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
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consultando todos os especialistas (em análise quantitativa) na casa (empresa)
http://nb.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Quant Jock
run sth by/past sb
— phrasal verb with run uk /rʌn/ us verb running, ran, run
to tell someone about something, to make sure they understand or approve:
I would like to run some ideas by you before we agree to the deal.
Could you run that past me again?
run sth by/past sb
— phrasal verb with run uk /rʌn/ us verb running, ran, run
to tell someone about something, to make sure they understand or approve:
I would like to run some ideas by you before we agree to the deal.
Could you run that past me again?
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Comment: "obrigada"
9 mins
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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663
repassando-a a cada gênio matemático na casa
Sugestão
41 mins
Rossana Lima
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Specializes in field
Portugal
MITI, bilingual native English speaker
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English, English to Portuguese
Consultaram todos os especialistas (em análise quantitativa) disponsíveis/presentes/na empresa
"Quant jock" is used to refer to specialists in quantitative analysis.
A “quant” is a “quantitative analyst”—a person who applies mathematical models to the finance of Wall Street.
A "quant Jock" is one who is exceptionally skilled in quantitative analysis, more often than not using microsoft excel, crystal ball, spss, etc.
"running (something) by/past (someone)" means to tell someone about something, to make sure they understand or approve.
"in the house" refers to, in this case, people present/available/employed/in the company, etc. depending on the context.
A “quant” is a “quantitative analyst”—a person who applies mathematical models to the finance of Wall Street.
A "quant Jock" is one who is exceptionally skilled in quantitative analysis, more often than not using microsoft excel, crystal ball, spss, etc.
"running (something) by/past (someone)" means to tell someone about something, to make sure they understand or approve.
"in the house" refers to, in this case, people present/available/employed/in the company, etc. depending on the context.
Reference:
http://definithing.com/quant-jock/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/magazine/16FOB-OnLanguage-t.html?_r=0
2 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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56
consultando todos os escocesinhos na casa
consultando todos os escocesinhos na casa
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