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English translation: tentative date

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Portuguese term or phrase:	data provavel
English translation:	tentative date
Entered by:	Diana Coada

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13:53 Oct 12, 2011

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Portuguese term or phrase: data provavel

As provas serao realizadas nas cidades x e y na data provavel de...

I have never encountered this phrase before. Should it be ''expected date'', ''unconfirmed date''? Does ''provavel'' even need to be translated?

Thanks!

Diana Coada KudoZ activity Questions: 76 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 123 United Kingdom
Local time: 07:18

tentative date

Explanation:
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Note added at 37 mins (2011-10-12 14:30:43 GMT)
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Não por isso, Diana. Disponha.

Selected response from:

Ivan Rocha
Canada

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

tentative date

Ivan Rocha

4 +1

the date will probably be

Muriel Vasconcellos

4 +1

foreseeable date

Ulrica d'Orey

foreseen date

defri

Discussion entries: 1

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26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

tentative date

Ivan Rocha
Canada
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Obrigada, Ivan, e isso mesmo!

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

foreseeable date

Explanation:
sugestão

Ulrica d'Orey
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

1 hr confidence:

foreseen date

Explanation:
sugestão

usa-se mais frequentemente foreseen

defri
Local time: 07:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the date will probably be

Explanation:
By rephrasing, you can capture the exact intent in this context.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2011-10-13 04:17:20 GMT)
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You could also say 'tentatively schedule for . . ..' I like that better than 'tentative date', which doesn't fit the context.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

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