Ocupar os respectivos lugares

English translation: Occupy their respective places.

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Portuguese term or phrase:Ocupar os respectivos lugares
English translation:Occupy their respective places.
Entered by: otouro

09:14 Jul 15, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Portuguese term or phrase: Ocupar os respectivos lugares
Tema: maçonaria;
Numa Loja Maçónica, os maçons têm de ocupar ritualmente os respectivos lugares, não podem sentar-se onde se lhes apetecer. Existe uma expressão específica, qual?
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Occupy their respective places.
Explanation:
Or take their seats.
I don't know if there is a specific term in the context of Freemasonry, but in a normal text I would translate it like this.
note how the spelling changes if you are using it in the past: occupied

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otouro
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Local time: 14:28
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Muito obrigado!
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4 +2Occupy their respective places.
otouro
5...the Masons have to sit in their own seats for reasons of ritual
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)


  

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Occupy their respective places.


Explanation:
Or take their seats.
I don't know if there is a specific term in the context of Freemasonry, but in a normal text I would translate it like this.
note how the spelling changes if you are using it in the past: occupied



otouro
Portugal
Local time: 14:28
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PRO pts in pair: 94
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Muito obrigado!

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agree  Enza Longo: or take their assigned seats
14 mins
  -> Thanks Enza. If I could put an agree on your agree I would! :)

agree  Emilia Carneiro
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...the Masons have to sit in their own seats for reasons of ritual


Explanation:
no respective here in English...

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3273
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