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Chair

Portuguese translation: cátedra


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:Chair
Portuguese translation:cátedra
Entered by: Ivana de Sousa Santos
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12:04 Jun 28, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: Chair
XXX is Chairman of the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College and holder of the General Maxwell D. Taylor Chair

Procuro uma tradução de Chair neste contexto específico. Obrigada desde já.
Ivana de Sousa Santos
Portugal
cátedra
Explanation:
É costume nos países anglo-saxões dar nomes de professores célebres à cátedra que ocuparam.

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Ver por exemplo:
http://actualeditora.com/autores/index.php?var_menu=3

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Logo, aqui seria: "detentor da cátedra General Maxwell D. Taylor".

Outro ex. em: http://www.fundacao-mario-soares.pt/iniciativas/ilustra_inic...
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José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto
Brazil
Local time: 17:00
Grading comment
Obrigada. :0)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +12cátedra
José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto
5 +1posição/ cargomarina hennies
5cordenador do Departamento de XX (da faculdade)
airmailrpl
4 +1cadeira (do General Maxwell D. Taylor)
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4cadeira da presidênciaKadja Bless


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chair
cadeira da presidência


Explanation:
chairman - presidente

Kadja Bless
Norway
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chair
posição/ cargo


Explanation:
it's the position held by that person

marina hennies
Local time: 17:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
chair
cátedra


Explanation:
É costume nos países anglo-saxões dar nomes de professores célebres à cátedra que ocuparam.

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-06-28 12:12:15 GMT)
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Ver por exemplo:
http://actualeditora.com/autores/index.php?var_menu=3

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Note added at 10 mins (2008-06-28 12:15:19 GMT)
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Logo, aqui seria: "detentor da cátedra General Maxwell D. Taylor".

Outro ex. em: http://www.fundacao-mario-soares.pt/iniciativas/ilustra_inic...

José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto
Brazil
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada. :0)

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agree  Elvira Alves Barry
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agree  Marlene Curtis
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agree  Teresa Borges
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agree  Eduardo Wilson Ferreira DA COSTA
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
chair
cordenador do Departamento de XX (da faculdade)


Explanation:
Chair (academic department) - a division of a university faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline

holder of the General Maxwell D. Taylor Chair -> cordenador do Departamento de XX (da faculdade)

ABP Brasil : : : : : : : : : : : : :-
O livro traz um prefácio de José Taborda, cordenador do Departamento de Ética e ... e um posfácio de Franklin Leopoldo e Silva, professor da Faculdade de ...
www.abpbrasil.org.br/clipping/exibClipping/?clipping=4691


airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 17:00
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chair
cadeira (do General Maxwell D. Taylor)


Explanation:
Acredito que neste caso seja cadeira mesmo. Isso se usa na Academia Brasileira de Letras. Veja:

Bernardo Élis - Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre- [ Oversett denne siden ]Foi o primeiro goiano a entrar para a Academia Brasileira de Letras, ocupando a cadeira de Machado de Assis, a número um. ...
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Élis - 21k - I hurtigbuffer - Lignende sider

Ignorância Times ..- [ Oversett denne siden ]... para o carioca virar imortal: entrar para a Academia Brasileira de Letras. ... se a cadeira de Machado de Assis hoje arca sob o peso de um jumento. ...
www.ignoranciatimes.com.br/verNoticia.php?cdNoticia=26 - 13k - I hurtigbuffer - Lignende sider

ALACAZUM: Noite de São João- [ Oversett denne siden ]Foi o primeiro goiano a entrar para a Academia Brasileira de Letras, ocupando a cadeira de Machado de Assis, a número um. Postado por ALACAZUM às 14:27 ...
alacazum.blogspot.com/2008/06/noite-de-so-joo.html - 220k


Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 135

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lúcia Leitão
2 hrs
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