Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

saber estar e saber ser

English translation:

know to stay and know to be

Added to glossary by ramoshelena
Aug 16, 2008 15:20
16 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

saber estar e saber ser

Homework / test Portuguese to English Other Education / Pedagogy Could you please inform the correct translation for this?
context (educational): "passa por um processo de levar o outro à descoberta do "saber estar" e "saber ser", no sentido de construir uma individualidade auto-confiante"

Proposed translations

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know to stay and know to be

know to stay and know to be

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-16 16:22:58 GMT) Post-grading
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stay
v. remain in a specific state

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-16 16:23:48 GMT) Post-grading
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stay
remain in a specified state or position. ▶ continue, persevere, or keep up with (an activity or person).

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-16 16:25:46 GMT) Post-grading
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stay = capacity for endurance, to stand firm

staying power
: capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening
Note from asker:
Dear Leniel, Many thanks you have been a great hepl! Best Regards Helena Ramos
Peer comment(s):

agree rhandler : Great!
33 mins
neutral Rachel Fell : this doesn't sound English, though
41 mins
disagree Marlene Curtis : I am sorry. "How to stay" is not said in English. Stay in this context means how to act or how to stand (in the face of different situations)
45 mins
disagree lexical : Doesn't sound in the least English to me.
2 hrs
disagree Katarina Peters : agree with Marlene and lexical. To stay seria "ficar"
3 hrs
disagree Fernando Domeniconi : desculpa, mas não soa nada bem...
3 hrs
disagree ARHage (X) : tb. concordo c/ Marlene e lexical
9 hrs
disagree Richard Jenkins : know to 'STAY' is really unintelligible in this context
2 days 24 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Dear Leniel, Many thanks, you have been a great help! Regards Helena Ramos"
+4
26 mins

Knowing how to act and how to Be OR how to act and how to be

Amazoncom Saber Ser Saber Estar How to Be How to ActBolsillo ...Amazon.com: Saber Ser. Saber Estar / How to Be. How to Act (Bolsillo): Montse Sole: Books.
www.amazon.com/Saber-Ser-Estar-How-Bolsillo/dp/8408068466 - 163k
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell
20 mins
Thanks!
agree Katja van Hellemond
39 mins
Thanks!
agree Susana Alves
1 day 4 hrs
Grata!
agree Marcelo Gonçalves
1 day 8 hrs
Grata!
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+2
3 hrs

knowing how to be and knowing what to be

e.g.:
to "be happy/sad/angry" and to "be a woman/a man/somebody"
Peer comment(s):

agree lexical : That would be really good! I take my hat off to you Katarina.
12 mins
I appreciate your comment, lexical! :)
agree Fernando Domeniconi : I like that...
31 mins
Many thanks, Fernando! :)
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