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English translation: head of the family/head of the household

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Portuguese term or phrase:	chefes de família
English translation:	head of the family/head of the household
Entered by:	Steven Mertens

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18:38 Aug 5, 2004

Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Other

Portuguese term or phrase: chefes de família

Quem sustenta a família.

Moura

head of the family/head of the household

Explanation:
Although I'd prefer head of the family

Succes

Steven

Selected response from:

Steven Mertens
Local time: 08:02

Grading comment

thanks a lot
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

head of the family/head of the household

Steven Mertens

5 +2

Head of Household

Claudia Andreani

5 +1

heads of houselhold

Marian Greenfield

breadwinner

Daniel Marcus

4 +1

heads of families/family heads

Maria Luisa Duarte

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

chefes de família

head of the family/head of the household

Explanation:
Although I'd prefer head of the family

Succes

Steven

Steven Mertens
Local time: 08:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Flemish,

Dutch

Grading comment

thanks a lot

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

chefes de família heads of families/family heads

Explanation:
Guide to the SARs datasets: SEXFAMHD / Sex of family head / 1991 ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... Source: Samples of Anonymised Records (SARs) from the UK Census. ... SAR dataset Search
this site for "SEXFAMHD" Search Google for "Sex of family head" (opens in ...
www.ccsr.ac.uk/cgi-bin/sars/guide/data.asp?V=SEXFAMHD - 11k -

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Sainsbury family heads off pay ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... Sainsbury family heads off pay rebellion Jill Treanor ... If you strip out the family
support this is ... Daily sections. ...
www.guardian.co.uk/business/ story/0,3604,1259742,00.html - 43k -

HICKSON Heads of families with some connection to Timperley ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]
Timperley, Cheshire. All of these people have some connection to Timperley,
Cheshire. Name, Year of birth, Reference, Comments. Peter ...
www.hickson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ ByCounty/timperley.html - 6k

Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 44

44 mins confidence:

chefes de família breadwinner

Explanation:
If it's specifically about 'quem sustenta a familia' the person who keeps everyone going is the breadwinner.

Mixing metaphors, you could say that the breadwinner brings home the bacon!

Family head sounds strange to me.

Daniel Marcus
Local time: 07:02

45 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

chefes de família heads of houselhold

Explanation:
depends on context, but if it has to do with welfare or tax benefits, this would be it...

Heads of Household of Ballyferriter Catholic Parish 1827-1852
Heads of Household of Ballyferriter Catholic Parish, Barony of Corkaguiny, County
Kerry, Ireland 1827-1852. Compiled by WJ Mansfield (neriezpas@yahoo.com). ...
www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/ 7974/Ballyferriter/compilation.html - 27k - Cached - Similar pages

Composite Index of Early Manitoba Mennonite Church Registers - [ Translate this page ]
Composite Index of Heads of Household in the Mennonite Church Records of the
Bergthal Gemeinde, Chortitzer Gemeinde, Reinlaender Gemeinde, Sommerfelder ...
www.mmhs.org/canada/super/super.htm - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

"Free Colored" Heads of Household in the 1820 Delaware Census
"Free Colored" Heads of Household in the 1820 Delaware Census. by Family Name.
?, Robert p.159 0001-221 p.159 St. George's Hundred, New Castle Co. ...
www.freeafricanamericans.com/1820DELa.htm - 101k - Cached - Similar pages

1810 Delaware by family
"Other Free" Heads of Household in the1810 Delaware Census. by Family Name. Abbot,
James 8 p.332 Sussex County. Abbot, Jas. 8 p.376 Sussex County. Abbot, Jas. ...
www.freeafricanamericans.com/1810DELa.htm - 92k - Cached - Similar pages
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HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD - MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA 1860
Gaudy counter started 05/02/97: HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD - MONROE COUNTY,
INDIANA 1860. Copies of a full 1860 Census transcribed by Rachael ...
www.kiva.net/~mchm/head1860.htm - 101k - Cached - Similar pages

HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD - MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA 1830
HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD - MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA 1830. Copies of COMPLETE
INDEXED Monroe County 1820 through 1850 censii in a single book ...
www.kiva.net/~mchm/monr1830.htm - 27k - Cached - Similar pages

Female Heads of Household
losangeles.craigslist.org > etcetera jobs > Female Heads of Household
last modified: Thu, 22 Jul 17:43 PDT ... Female Heads of Household. ...
losangeles.craigslist.org/etc/37175793.html - Similar pages

Heads of Households 1768 Census
1768 St. John's Island Heads of Household Census. From the Collection of
Donna Johnston Collings. Suggest This Page To A Friend! In 1768 Lt. ...
www.islandregister.com/1768.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

African American Heads of Household listed in the 1830 Surry ...
African American Heads of Household listed in the 1830 Surry County, Virginia
Census. Freedmen's Bureau Online. ...
www.ccharity.com/virginia/1830cens.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

TIAA-CREF Library: Tax Guide - Heads of Household
... 2004 Tax Guide. Heads of Household. Taxable Income*, Federal Income Tax.
Over, But Not Over, Flat Amount + (Rate x Excess Over). $ 0, $10,200, 10.0%, ...
www.tiaa-cref.org/pubs/html/taxguide/tg2a.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 02:02
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 64

57 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

chefes de família Head of Household

Explanation:
This is the term used in gov. and other agencies forms

Claudia Andreani
Local time: 02:02
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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