Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 28, 2016 15:02
8 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
cômpito
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
pedagogy
"a XXXXX obrigada por ser para nós esse grande cômpito, entre amiga, parceira, mestre, professora, pesquisadora, no qual também transpassou nossa vereda, a fim de que tivéssemos o privilégio de conhecê-la como ser humano"
long sentence... any help appreciated
long sentence... any help appreciated
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | so many roles |
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
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| 3 +1 | such a versatile resource |
Mario Freitas
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| 2 | who finds herself in the position of wearing a number of different hats for us |
Robert Forstag
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Proposed translations
+2
3 hrs
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
so many roles
The whole sentence would then be something like "Thank you, XXXX, for playing so many roles for us: friend, associate, tutor, teacher, researcher...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you !"
1 hr
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Portuguese term (edited):
obrigada por ser para nós esse grande cômpito
who finds herself in the position of wearing a number of different hats for us
This would seem to be a natural way of putting it, at least in US English.
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-03-28 16:18:52 GMT)
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OR:
who finds herself wearing a number of different hats for us
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-03-28 17:07:56 GMT)
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Or, in past tense "found" (if reference is to the past, as I suspect it might be).
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-03-28 16:18:52 GMT)
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OR:
who finds herself wearing a number of different hats for us
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-03-28 17:07:56 GMT)
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Or, in past tense "found" (if reference is to the past, as I suspect it might be).
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
: Sorry, Robert, this sentence seems awkward and unwieldy for me, and 'a number of different hats' may be too colloquial for what sounds like a tribute to a professor.
2 hrs
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No problem. Perhaps my suggestion here is off the mark....
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+1
5 hrs
Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
224
such a versatile resource
Sugestão
Discussion
n substantivo masculino
Uso: formal.
1 local em que desembocam vários caminhos
2 lugar em que caminhos se cruzam; encruzilhada
(Houaiss 2009)
Measure? Gauge? Crossroads? Não conhecia o termo.