Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
undercurrent of things
Portuguese translation:
fatores subjacentes; contexto subjacente; mecanismos ocultos
English term
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
undercurrent of things
Every company has a level of subtext, the undercurrent of things that are happening behind the daily machinations of the organization.
Sugestões?
Grato!
Proposed translations
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
as entrelinhas / os fatores subjacentes
atitudes (ou contextos) informais (ou subjacentes)
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
subdiscurso implícito
Brazil
Expert in Technical/Contracts/Corporate
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
mecanismos ocultos
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
personalidade/estrutura/orgânica funcional de fundo
as tendências (organizacionais específicas)
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
uma corrente subterrânea de acontecimentos
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
a subcorrente das coisas
Exemplo em contexto: A primeira das subcorrentes abolicionistas, atribuida a Loouk Hulsman...
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