Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
consciência cidadã
English translation:
civic responsibility
Added to glossary by
Lilian Magalhães
Jul 30, 2010 02:21
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
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consciência cidadã
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Environment & Ecology
ecologia
Em outra demonstração de clara consciência cidadã, a XX Tech tem presença marcante em projetos voltados para o desenvolvimento social.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | civic responsibility |
Jefferson D Boyles, ELS
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| 4 +2 | civil awareness |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 +2 | citizens awareness |
Andrew Hunt
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| 4 +1 | citizenship awareness |
Renato Gonzalez
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| 4 | civic duty |
Nickolas Dagostino (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
7 hrs
Jefferson D Boyles, ELS
Native in English
Works in field
Chief Editor, Precise Editing
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
civic responsibility
. . . a nonliteral translation, but it's what I would use.
Peer comment(s):
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Verginia Ophof
: civic duty ?
8 hrs
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| agree |
T o b i a s
: Yes. They're playing the PC card, therefore "responsibility."
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
+1
5 mins
Renato Gonzalez
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Portuguese < > English translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
4
citizenship awareness
lit.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Luiz Honma (X)
59 mins
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+2
7 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
82
civil awareness
:))
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jennifer Byers
17 mins
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Thanks!
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Evans (X)
: This expression is used, although in my experience "civic awareness" is more common - and this is backed up by nearly three times as many ghits
5 hrs
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+2
5 mins
Andrew Hunt
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native English speaker living in Brazil
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
citizens awareness
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-07-30 12:54:29 GMT)
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I agree that civil awareness sounds better maybe but, if that is what they intended, would they not have said "consciência dos deveres cívicos ou "consciência cívico", instead?
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-07-30 12:54:29 GMT)
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I agree that civil awareness sounds better maybe but, if that is what they intended, would they not have said "consciência dos deveres cívicos ou "consciência cívico", instead?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Milana Penavski
1 min
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Thks Milana
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| agree |
Christina Paiva
1 hr
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Thank u Christina and very nice to have met u yday at Proz, sorry I cud not attend on Sunday!
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4 days
civic duty
Civic duty, to me, seems clearer, more common, and all-encompassing
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