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Ele, que cuidou dos mais pobres, sempre disse que isso é um grande sofisma

English translation: He, who took care of the poor/those in greater need, always said that such claim was a great sophism


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13:24 Mar 21, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Anthropology / social
Portuguese term or phrase: Ele, que cuidou dos mais pobres, sempre disse que isso é um grande sofisma
Há pessoas que se atrevem a dizer que hoje a pobreza praticamente não existe e é nesse sentido que uma grande figura da humanidade, que dedicou a sua vida aos miseráveis, diria (e sempre disse )que isso é um grande sofisma.
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English translation:He, who took care of the poor/those in greater need, always said that such claim was a great sophism
Explanation:
such claim = the claim that poverty no longer exists
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4 +2He, who took care of the poor/those in greater need, always said that such claim was a great sophismBentevi
4 +2He, who cared for the poor, always said that this is a great fallacy
Floriana Leary


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
He, who cared for the poor, always said that this is a great fallacy


Explanation:
my suggestion

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Note added at 16 mins (2009-03-21 13:40:44 GMT)
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Michaelis
fallacy
fal.la.cy
n falácia: 1 engano, erro, idéia errônea. the fallacy of his arguments / a falácia de seus argumentos. 2 argumento ou raciocínio falso.


Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 20:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis: I would use the word "sophism" instead of fallacy.
21 mins
  -> I debated on which one to use, sophism or fallacy...Thank you, have a great Saturday!

agree  Maria José Tavares: Concordo com a Marlene
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada Maria José, tenha uma tarde fabulosa!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
He, who took care of the poor/those in greater need, always said that such claim was a great sophism


Explanation:
such claim = the claim that poverty no longer exists


Bentevi
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
25 mins
  -> thanks, Luciano.

agree  Fausto Machado Tiemann: *has* always said / You're right, Bentevi. Guess I overlooked that.
4 hrs
  -> thanks, Fausto. It sounds like a finished action. I'm under the impression "he is no longer alive" (diria - e sempre disse).
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