Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
A Italia é um país europeu.
English translation:
Italy is a European country.
Portuguese term
A Italia é um país europeu.
| 4 +2 | Italy is a European country. |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 5 +1 | *a* European country |
Robert Forstag
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Sep 25, 2007 01:16: Erik Bry changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Sep 25, 2007 03:11: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/137134">Veronikka (X)'s</a> old entry - "A Italia é um país europeu."" to ""Italy is a European country.""
Non-PRO (3): Cristina Santos, Elisabete Cunha, Erik Bry
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Proposed translations
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Italy is a European country.
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-09-24 23:21:42 GMT)
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It is "a" when the next word because with a consonant sound - and "Europe" begins with a consonant sound (sounds as if there were a "y" at the beginning of the word). It is "an" when the next word begins with a vowel sound.
That is why we say "an honest man" since the "h" is not pronounced in this case.
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
*a* European country
Boa sorte.
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