Nov 9, 2015 04:43
8 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
falaciosas razões de veto
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Science (general)
As falaciosas razões de veto são de que a “atual política energética do País já tem priorizado a utilização de fontes de energia renováveis em sua matriz e obtido avanços amplamente reconhecidos no uso de tecnologias limpas.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | It is fallacious to justify the veto by claiming that ... |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 +1 | the spurious justification for the veto |
Martin Riordan
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Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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It is fallacious to justify the veto by claiming that ...
You can't pile up all the words, as you proposed. It would be unacceptable English.
Note that the sentence is ungrammatical. There is only one reason, not several.
Note that the sentence is ungrammatical. There is only one reason, not several.
Note from asker:
| You are completely right! I guess I was a bit tired and focused only at the "fallacious" issue. Thank you very much! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
21 mins
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Thanks, Teresa!
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| agree |
Paulinho Fonseca
4 hrs
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Thanks, Paulinho!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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5 hrs
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
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English
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian) , Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
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4
the spurious justification for the veto
Minha sugestão. Como diz a Muriel, há apenas uma razão e portanto é singular, não plural.
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