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Investigação chapa-branca

English translation: pro forma investigation

17:50 Jul 10, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Portuguese term or phrase: Investigação chapa-branca
O delegado vai ouvir todos os funcionários do Palácio envolvidos no levantamento e advertiu que não fará uma investigação chapa-branca.
Lesley S, MA
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:02
English translation:pro forma investigation
Explanation:
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Clauwolf
Local time: 03:02
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2pro forma investigation
Clauwolf
4government crony investigation
Mary Palmer
4Propaganda Investigation
JoaoMoreira
3 +1pro-government fake investigation
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun


Discussion entries: 1





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pro forma investigation


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the prompt reply!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
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agree  Ligia Dias Costa
18 hrs
  -> obrigado
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
government crony investigation


Explanation:
sug

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Propaganda Investigation


Explanation:
I think "Investigação chapa-branca" is a Investigation to protect someone, and some interesses, political interesses;
In Portugal never listen the expression "Chapa-Branca", I think it is a Brazilian expression; After some research, I think "chapa-branca" is "our" PROPAGANDA.
I think he said the investigation will be clean, free of propaganda.
Propaganda is a way to introduce manipulated information by the politics;
There are three kinds of propaganda, white, black and grey.
White Propaganda cames from a identified source; Black Propaganda cames from a source who pretend be a friendly source but in true is from an adversary; Grey propaganda suposed cames from a neutral source but cames
from a adversary;

JoaoMoreira
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pro-government fake investigation


Explanation:
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
29 mins
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