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atenciosamente

English translation: Yours faithfully /sincerely

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Portuguese term or phrase:atenciosamente
English translation:Yours faithfully /sincerely
Entered by: Maria Luisa Duarte

13:49 Jul 11, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
Portuguese term or phrase: atenciosamente
Atenciosamente

Assinatura
Michele
Yours faithfully /sincerely
Explanation:
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Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 21:01
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +12Yours faithfully /sincerely
Maria Luisa Duarte
5 +2Sincerely
Marian Greenfield
5Yours sincerely / faithfully
Claudia Andrade


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
Yours faithfully /sincerely


Explanation:
*

Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1916
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Borges: Sincerely, for sure.
15 mins
  -> thank you !
agree  Sarah Ponting: sincerely
1 hr
  -> thanks Sarah!
agree  Ana Hermida
1 hr
  -> thank you !
agree  João Brogueira
2 hrs
  -> obrigado!
agree  Sylvio Kauffmann
3 hrs
  -> thanks !
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
8 hrs
  -> Obrigado Rob!
agree  António Ribeiro
11 hrs
  -> Tanks Antonio!
agree  Ivan Costa Pinto
11 hrs
  -> Obrigado Ivan!
agree  Daniel Marcus: Faithfully... when you don't know the person's name. Sincerely... when you do. Hope I've cleared up any confusion.
18 hrs
  -> Exactly! Thanks Daniel!
agree  Eliane Rio Branco
22 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Robert INGLEDEW
22 hrs
  -> thank you Robert!
agree  airmailrpl: sincerely yours,
3 days 17 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Sincerely


Explanation:
it's just a standard closing for a business letter. Keep it simple. If the general tone of the letter is a little more familiar, <Best regards> would work.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 15:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1930

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Hermida
1 hr
agree  hmercer: "atenciosamente" é tão formal e neutro quanto "sincerely".
1 day 2 hrs
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Yours sincerely / faithfully


Explanation:
Yours sincerely é usada quando se escreve para alguém específico e.g. : Dear Mr. Smith,
...
Yours sincerely,
X

Quando não se sabe o nome, usa-se yours faithfully. E.g.:
Dear Sir/Madam,
...
Yours faithfully,
X

Claudia Andrade
Brazil
Local time: 16:01
PRO pts in pair: 8
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