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English term or phrase:	authority
Portuguese translation:	órgão
Entered by:	Rosana M.

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00:04 Apr 17, 2010

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Law/Patents - Surveying / criminology

English term or phrase: authority

No contexto a seguir, vcs traduziriam "authority" como "autoridade"? Alguma outra sugestão? Obrigada!!!
"Such findings highlight the need for full implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which provides for an effective and well-funded anti-corruption authority (...)"

Rosana M. KudoZ activity Questions: 148 (none open) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 2
Local time: 14:25

órgão

Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt): órgão de prevenção da corrupção [é, aliás, assim que a própria Convenção lhe chama (em PT(pt)]

Selected response from:

Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 19:25

Grading comment

Obrigada, Teresa! Creio que o texto se refere a um órgão, não a uma pessoa.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

autoridade (anticorrupção)

Marlene Curtis

órgão

Teresa Borges

jursdição

Alexandre Loureiro Guimarães Alcântara

Summary of reference entries provided

autoridade

José Costa

Answers

6 mins confidence:

jursdição

Explanation:
leis contra a corrupção

Alexandre Loureiro Guimarães Alcântara
Brazil
Local time: 14:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Obrigada, Alexandre. No meu contexto, porém, achei que seria mais um órgão.

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

autoridade (anticorrupção)

Explanation:
G1 > Mundo - NOTÍCIAS - Líder improvável é foco de esperanças ... - [ Translate this page ]
5 Mar 2010 ... uma autoridade intimamente associada à desmoralização das promessas ... que a principal autoridade anticorrupção do país, Nuhu Ribadu,

http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Mundo/0,,MUL1517523-5602,00.htm...

2009 Junho 03 « O Insurgente - [ Translate this page ]
3 Jun 2009 ... A notícia aqui referida cita a BBC Online: «A conclusão é retirada de um inquérito realizado pela autoridade anticorrupção de Berlim, ..

http://oinsurgente.org/2009/06/03/

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 13:25
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Notes to answerer

Asker: Obrigada, Marlene!

9 hrs confidence:

órgão

Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt): órgão de prevenção da corrupção [é, aliás, assim que a própria Convenção lhe chama (em PT(pt)]

Example sentence(s):

Como medidas concretas a ONU recomenda a adopção de medidas preventivas (políticas e práticas de prevenção da corrupção; órgãos de prevenção da corrupção; sector público; códigos de conduta para funcionários públicos...

Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Obrigada, Teresa! Creio que o texto se refere a um órgão, não a uma pessoa.

Reference comments

31 mins

Reference: autoridade

Reference information:
Traduziria por autoridade

José Costa
Portugal
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

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Changes made by editors

Apr 19, 2010 - Changes made by Rosana M.:
Edited KOG entry	Rosana M.'s old entry - "authority" => "órgão"

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