Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Colação de grau
English translation:
Conferment of degree / Degree deferred
Added to glossary by
Beta Cummins
Jan 14, 2008 04:03
16 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
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Colação de grau
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
I don't have a clue about just how to vert that into English...!
HELP!
thank you,
Beta
HELP!
thank you,
Beta
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | conferment of a degree |
Carla Selyer
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| 4 +2 | graduation |
Ilana Cowan
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| 5 +1 | commencement procedures |
Bett
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Proposed translations
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Carla Selyer
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Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
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conferment of a degree
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lexical
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rhandler
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cesarbandeira
: Mas cuidado com o termo "deferred", que de fato quer dizer "delayed, postponed" (é falso amigo do verbo "deferir"). Creio que "Degree conferred" seja o ideal.
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Comment: "I found "Degree Deferred", basically the same.
Thank you again!"
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Ilana Cowan
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commencement procedures
com·mence·ment a. A ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are conferred. b. The day on which such a ceremony occurs.
If you are talking about the cerimony.
As in "hoje é a colação de grau"
or in a diploma " after completing the course of study prescribed for .... and all commencement procedures grants XXXX the title of Mechanical Engineer ..."
If you are talking about the cerimony.
As in "hoje é a colação de grau"
or in a diploma " after completing the course of study prescribed for .... and all commencement procedures grants XXXX the title of Mechanical Engineer ..."
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RENATO TREVINE
: conferment of degree / conferment of graduation
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Discussion
all is well, tks! Should I look under... "kudoz term search"? I found a few things but not your suggestion. Probably looking in the wrong place...?
http://okanagan.students.ubc.ca/current/graduation.cfm?go=fa...
check this for "degree conferred" (question 17)
okanagan.students.ubc.ca/current/graduation.cfm?go=faq