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English: earn an honorable living

Portuguese translation: ganhar a vida honestamente







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English term or phrase:earn an honorable living
Portuguese translation:ganhar a vida honestamente
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English term or phrase: earn an honorable living
don´t write, translate, and you will earn an honorable living
(Stendhal)
Lilian Costa Magalhães
Brazil
ganhar a vida honestamente
Explanation:
Nesta espressão garante-se que o autor aufere honestamente o seu vencimento ou retribuição por seu trabalho.

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RealBlunt
Portugal
Note from asker to answerer
valeu
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5ganhar a vida honradamente
Jorge Rodrigues
5 +2ganhar a vida honestamente
Regina Boltz
5 +2ganhará a vida honestamenteRui Freitas
4 +1ganhar a vida dignamentePaul Dixon
5ganhar a vida honestamente
RealBlunt
4ganhar uma vida honorável / digna de honra
Adriana Portas


  

Answers

15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
ganhar a vida honradamente

Explanation:
Minha sugestão.

Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Elisabete Coutinho: ou honestamente...
0 min
  -> Obrigado, Elisabete.

agree Patrícia Gomes: honestamente...
3 mins
  -> Obrigado, plouro.

agree rhandler
16 mins
  -> Obrigado, Ralph.

agree Marcos Antonio
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Marcos.

agree luisantos
16 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Luis.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ganhar uma vida honorável / digna de honra

Explanation:
assim eu usaria

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-03-21 20:52:42 GMT)
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Ou "conseguir uma vida digna de honra"

Adriana Portas
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ganhar a vida dignamente

Explanation:
A suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Alexandre Pereira
54 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ganhar a vida honestamente

Explanation:
Nesta espressão garante-se que o autor aufere honestamente o seu vencimento ou retribuição por seu trabalho.



RealBlunt
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
valeu
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ganhará a vida honestamente

Explanation:
don´t write, translate, and you will earn an honorable living

não escreva, traduza, e ganhará a vida honestamente

Rui Freitas
Macau
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Cristina Santos
17 mins
  -> Obrigado, Cristina.

agree Marcelo Gonçalves
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Marcelo
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ganhar a vida honestamente

Explanation:
another option

Regina Boltz
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Eliane Rio Branco
3 hrs

agree Marcelo Gonçalves
3 hrs
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