Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

missiva derradeira

English translation:

last missive/final missive

Added to glossary by Gad Kohenov
Feb 25, 2015 08:51
9 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

missiva derradeira

Portuguese to English Social Sciences Philosophy Text about Edmund Burke
This term referred to a letter written by Edmund Burke shortly before his death. It is written in European Portuguese

"Em carta de 28 de Julho de 1796 a French Laurence, missiva derradeira que adquire um inegável valor testamentário..."

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Mar 2, 2015 08:49: Gad Kohenov Created KOG entry

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last missive/final missive

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bispham2.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html

several links with last missive.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)
Peer comment(s):

agree Tania Pires : I would go with last missive, there are many related hits on Google.
32 mins
Muito obrigado! Exactly.
agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
33 mins
Thanks a lot!
agree Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira : Prefiro: last missive ou last letter.
1 hr
Last missive seems related to the epoch they speak of. Thanks a lot!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much"
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last letter / goodbye letter

"missiva" is simply a fancy synonym for "letter", and "derradeira" a fancy one for "last"
Peer comment(s):

neutral Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira : Não creio que ele tenha previsto a própria morte e se tenha despedido na carta, mas a tradutora deve saber..
1 hr
:-) sim, é o contexto que dirá...
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farewell letter

farewell letter
Peer comment(s):

neutral Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira : Não creio que ele tenha previsto a própria morte e se tenha despedido na carta, mas a tradutora deve saber..
9 mins
pragmatically I would agree with you but....http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1039441/Goodbye-de...
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Portuguese term (edited): missiva derradeira

final letter

Another suggestion.
Example sentence:

The family of American journalist James Foley , murdered by an Islamic State jihadist, on Sunday published his final letter home on the Free

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