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English translation: professor honoris causa


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10:55 Jan 11, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / terminology
Portuguese term or phrase: professor honoris causa
grateful for translation of this title or should I leave it as 'professor honoris' in italics?
Full text follows:


deliberar sobre a concessão do título de professor honoris causa e sobre a concessão de prêmios pecuniários ou honoríficos, destinados a recompensar atividades universitárias
ANDREW HUNT
Brazil
Local time: 01:59
English translation:professor honoris causa
Explanation:
20 times more hits than honoris causa professor
Selected response from:

MARK ROBERTSON
Local time: 05:59
Grading comment
Difficult one to evaluate but I go with you and my apologies to the others, as I sure we all on the right track here
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Honoris Causa professor
Teresa Borges
5 +3professor honoris causa
MARK ROBERTSON
4 +1honorary professorGeorgia Morgan


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Honoris Causa professor


Explanation:
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Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew
1 min
  -> Thanks!

agree  itineuropa
14 mins
  -> Obrigada, Margarida!

agree  Gilla Evans
44 mins
  -> Thanks, Gilla!

agree  Daniel Tavares
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Daniel!

agree  Lais Leite
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, lais!

agree  connie leite
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Connie!

agree  sflor
1 day5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Sandra!
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
professor honoris causa


Explanation:
20 times more hits than honoris causa professor

MARK ROBERTSON
Local time: 05:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Difficult one to evaluate but I go with you and my apologies to the others, as I sure we all on the right track here

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilla Evans: Both word orders are used. The number of hits is weighted by the fact that the word order you give is used across many languages.
2 mins
  -> I limited the search to EN and this form is the more commonly used of the two.

agree  Daniel Tavares: Yes, I agree with Gilla as well.
1 hr

agree  Edward Nelson
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
honorary professor


Explanation:
HIH

Georgia Morgan
Local time: 01:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheryle Oliver: In English-speaking countries, this is the preferred title.
8 hrs
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