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chefe de estado

English translation: chief of state

18:01 Sep 22, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Government / Politics / Chefe de estado
Portuguese term or phrase: chefe de estado
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Maria João
English translation:chief of state
Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chief of state

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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 13:58
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3 +5head of state
John Farebrother
4 +2chief of state
Amy Duncan (X)
5chief of state
Donna Sandin


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
head of state


Explanation:
depending on context

John Farebrother
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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agree  liz askew: That's what struck me..
1 min
  -> thanks
agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
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agree  Humberto Ribas
4 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Norbert Hermann
15 hrs
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agree  Cristina Santos
16 hrs
  -> obrigadinho
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
chief of state


Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chief of state

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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  rhandler
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Ralph - happy weekend to you, too!
agree  Donna Sandin: I agree but there wasn't room to insert my full explanation so I had to submit a second answer
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Donna!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
chief of state


Explanation:
As a former translator for the US Department of State, I can tell you that the rule was

Chief of State
Head of Government

If you must refer to a mixed group, you use "heads of state and government"

Some countries that have both figures - a prime minister would be the head of government and the chief of state the president or king....well here I'm on shaky ground in this example, but the above rule is firmly established in US diplomatic language

Donna Sandin
United States
Local time: 12:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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