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se debruçar sobre

English translation: to debate issues pertaining

13:49 Dec 12, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: se debruçar sobre
Sentence in full:
A Comissão teve oportunidade de se debruçar sobre o sector petrolífero, e, em particular, sobre as actividades de refinação em várias decisões.

I would be grateful for any help in this particular context!
s.brook1 (X)
Local time: 00:11
English translation:to debate issues pertaining
Explanation:
The Commission had the opportunity to debate issues pertaining to the petroleum industry, and, in particular issues relating to the etc, etc

This is how I'd put it.
Hope this helps
Selected response from:

Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Grading comment
Perfect - and nicely phrased!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3mull over
Carlos Quandt
4 +2analyze / think about / consider
Gilmar Fernandes
5ponder over
Marlene Curtis
5to debate issues pertaining
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
4 +1pore over
Paul Dixon
5discuss in depth
Luiz Vasconcelos
4to focus attention on
Elvira Alves Barry


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
analyze / think about / consider


Explanation:
this is how I read it within the context

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 19:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 290

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria José Tavares (X): analyze
3 mins
  -> Thanks again Mary-Jo :))
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
56 mins
  -> Thanks Amy!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ponder over


Explanation:
The commission had the opportunity to ponder over the...

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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 19:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 536
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to debate issues pertaining


Explanation:
The Commission had the opportunity to debate issues pertaining to the petroleum industry, and, in particular issues relating to the etc, etc

This is how I'd put it.
Hope this helps

Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Perfect - and nicely phrased!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mull over


Explanation:
1. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

(reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate")


    Reference: http://www.synonym.com/definition/mull%20over/
Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 21:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
3 mins
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
49 mins
agree  Fernando Domeniconi
1 hr
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pore over


Explanation:
A suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 20:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luiz Vasconcelos
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
discuss in depth


Explanation:
This is another option, all the others are also correct in my opinion.

Example sentence(s):
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  • The Agriculture Department welcomes the extension of beef talks with Japan as an opportunity to discuss in depth U.S. safeguards against mad cow disease

    Reference: http://purduephil.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/usda-welcomes-in-...
    Reference: http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&q=%22committee+will...
Luiz Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 20:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 76
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to focus attention on


Explanation:
My suggestion

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 00:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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