Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
espirito de abertura
English translation:
open-mindedness ; openness
Added to glossary by
ormiston
Feb 25, 2007 20:49
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Portuguese to French, French to English, and 1 more.
espirito de abertura
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
police, security
Esperamos que todos os esforços anteriores façam com que o espírito de abertura e de intercâmbio com todos os setores da sociedade se mantenha
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | open-mindedness |
ormiston
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| 5 | open communication/transparency |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 +1 | spirit of openness |
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
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| 4 -1 | open minded atittude |
Thais Maria Lips
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Proposed translations
+6
13 mins
Selected
open-mindedness
goes well with 'exchange' I feel
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
-1
15 mins
Thais Maria Lips
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
Translations Decoder LLC
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
open minded atittude
In my opinion it is the best equivalent.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
: See my observation above. I feel strongly on this point.
11 hrs
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11 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
160
open communication/transparency
Or even "transparency." I feel strongly about this answer. I'm currently running for office in our little community on a platform of open communication (not doing things under the table).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Carla Queiro (X)
7 hrs
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Thanks, Carla!
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| disagree |
Thais Maria Lips
: Espírito de abertura does not mean what you understood. Seven translators here go for "open minded/ness". I strongly disagree with you.
8 hrs
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+1
20 hrs
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Benchmark Translations
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
spirit of openness
Why not translate it literally?
"a spirit of openness" is used a lot in current affairs... You can check this assertion on google (put it in " ")
Here are a few examples:
BBC News | MEDIA REPORTS | New spirit of openness in Serbia
Now that new Serbian Government has seen its first 100 days in power, the youth wing of the premier's party has launched a campaign of openness.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/ monitoring/media_reports/1336508.stm
London Bulletin: A culture of openness - 24/08/2005
The challenge now will be to continue to meet future demands in a manner that both fulfils the spirit of openness the act prescribes while continuing to ...
www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/ doc.asp?doc=15102&cat=1928London Bulletin: A culture of openness - 24/08/2005
Department for Constitutional Affairs - Speeches - Opening of the ...
But a spirit of openness is not, in itself, sufficient. It needs to be bolstered by strong leadership. Support for those administering access requests. ...
www.dca.gov.uk/speeches/2004/lc181004.htm
HTH
"a spirit of openness" is used a lot in current affairs... You can check this assertion on google (put it in " ")
Here are a few examples:
BBC News | MEDIA REPORTS | New spirit of openness in Serbia
Now that new Serbian Government has seen its first 100 days in power, the youth wing of the premier's party has launched a campaign of openness.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/ monitoring/media_reports/1336508.stm
London Bulletin: A culture of openness - 24/08/2005
The challenge now will be to continue to meet future demands in a manner that both fulfils the spirit of openness the act prescribes while continuing to ...
www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/ doc.asp?doc=15102&cat=1928London Bulletin: A culture of openness - 24/08/2005
Department for Constitutional Affairs - Speeches - Opening of the ...
But a spirit of openness is not, in itself, sufficient. It needs to be bolstered by strong leadership. Support for those administering access requests. ...
www.dca.gov.uk/speeches/2004/lc181004.htm
HTH
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