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lidando com sua própria percepção de país com vocação universalista

English translation: coming to terms with its own perception as a country with a universal role

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Portuguese term or phrase:lidando com sua própria percepção de país com vocação universalista
English translation:coming to terms with its own perception as a country with a universal role
Entered by: Carolina B (X)

13:31 Mar 11, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Politics
Portuguese term or phrase: lidando com sua própria percepção de país com vocação universalista
Bom dia, colegas. Preciso de sugestões para essa frase em destaque, pois até agora estou me perguntando o que é, para um país, "lidar com sua vocação universalista". Como podem ver, o restante da frase é fácil de entender e não é influenciado por esta oração, mas a frase em destaque (e tb o seu sentido real em português) está me deixando em dúvida.
Contexto:

Buscando sua autonomia, lidando com sua própria percepção de país com vocação universalista, mas preocupado ao mesmo tempo com os riscos do isolamento, a partir da reunião de Miami de dezembro de 1994 o Brasil adere formal e concretamente às negociações para a criação da ALCA através de sua adesão ao conjunto do processo, reafirmada nas Segunda e Terceira Cúpulas das Américas em Santiago (1998) e Quebec (2001), respectivamente.

Agradeço desde já as sugestões.
Carolina B (X)
Local time: 08:36
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Explanation:

Eu diria assim deixando todas duvidas ao lado como se fosse uma interpretacao quase fiel do idioma de Camoes :

Conscious of its own perception as a country with a universal role , but at the same time preoccupied with the perils of isolation, right from the Miami meeting of December 1994, Brazil adheres formally and actually ........

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Foi meio difícil escolher uma resposta pois na verdade mais de uma foi útil. De qualquer forma, obrigada MJBarber, Robert, Telesforo, FiBi, and Theodore!

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4 +1Please read below.
Robert INGLEDEW
5ver o texto integral
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
5dealing with its self-image as a country with a vocation for world participation
Theodore Fink
4struggling with its perception of itself as a full member of the international community
MJ Barber
4coming to terms with its own idea of being a country with a universalist outlook
Fiona N�voa


  

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struggling with its perception of itself as a full member of the international community


Explanation:
I understand it as being about a country that is about to play a greater role in world affairs, by entering into interntional treaties.

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now that I think of it, I think \"fully-fledged\" would be better than just \"full\" - it gives the impression of a recently aquired maturity

MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 12:36
Native speaker of: English
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Please read below.


Explanation:
Striving / struggling with its own perception of a country with a universal vocation (calling).
Hope it helps.

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 08:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): except "coping" but like universal and vocation which can't just be whitewashed
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coming to terms with its own idea of being a country with a universalist outlook


Explanation:
the sentence means to accept the difference between being independent of other countries and involving other countries

Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Local time: 11:36
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ver o texto integral


Explanation:

Eu diria assim deixando todas duvidas ao lado como se fosse uma interpretacao quase fiel do idioma de Camoes :

Conscious of its own perception as a country with a universal role , but at the same time preoccupied with the perils of isolation, right from the Miami meeting of December 1994, Brazil adheres formally and actually ........

Telesforo


    escoals de Camoes e Shakespere
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 17:06
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Foi meio difícil escolher uma resposta pois na verdade mais de uma foi útil. De qualquer forma, obrigada MJBarber, Robert, Telesforo, FiBi, and Theodore!
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dealing with its self-image as a country with a vocation for world participation


Explanation:
Hi Caroline:
Here's your translation:

Seeking its autonomy, dealing with its self-image as a country with a vocation for world participation, but simutaneously concerned about the risks of isolation ...

Theodore Fink
Local time: 07:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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