Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
vaga (para um curso)
English translation:
opening
Added to glossary by
tileeba
Jun 21, 2012 01:01
12 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
vaga (para um curso)
Portuguese to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
Estou esperando abrir uma vaga.
Você tem alguma vaga disponível para eu estudar?
How would you say that in English? Thank you!
Você tem alguma vaga disponível para eu estudar?
How would you say that in English? Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +9 | opening |
Sheryle Oliver
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| 4 +7 | place |
Richard Jenkins
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| 4 +1 | vacancy |
Katarina Peters
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| 4 +1 | seat(s) |
Maria Stella Tupynambá
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| 4 +1 | opening / place |
R.V (X)
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Proposed translations
+9
19 mins
Selected
opening
Openings for the course will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be based on filling a certain number of slots...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marcelo González
24 mins
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Thanks, Marcelo.
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| agree |
Marlene Curtis
28 mins
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Thanks, Marlene.
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| agree |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
6 hrs
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Thanks, Teresa
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| agree |
Margarida Ataide
8 hrs
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Thank you much
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| agree |
Gonçalo Silva
8 hrs
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Thanks, Gonçalo
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| agree |
Douglas Bissell
9 hrs
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Thanks, DB
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| agree |
Marilia Bittencourt
9 hrs
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Thanks, Marília
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| agree |
Verginia Ophof
16 hrs
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Thanks, Verginia
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| agree |
Isabel Oliveira
1 day 8 hrs
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Thanks, Isabel
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, I believe this would be the best option! "Place" could be used informally in certain cases, too, I guess. Thank you everyone for your help!"
+7
3 mins
Richard Jenkins
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Works in field
Brazil
Translator and Editor
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
48
place
Do you have a place available for me?
UK English :)
UK English :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Hollywood
: sounds fine to me :) or: opening
4 mins
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"opening" sounds good :)
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| agree |
Mark Robertson
: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1368124
4 hrs
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Cheers, Mark :)
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| agree |
Gavin Jack
5 hrs
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Cheers, Gavin :)
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| agree |
Filipa Plant dos Santos
: yes - opening sounds to me too much like you're looking for a job or position in a company!! Again - UK English.
7 hrs
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Cheers, Filipa :)
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| agree |
Nick Taylor
: dead right - real English!
8 hrs
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Cheers, Nick :)
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| agree |
Margarida Ataide
8 hrs
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Cheers :)
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| agree |
Diana Coada (X)
12 hrs
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+1
18 mins
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
+1
2 hrs
Maria Stella Tupynambá
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
English Portuguese
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 4 more.
seat(s)
Isso :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
R.V (X)
9 hrs
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Thank you Renan!
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+1
11 hrs
opening / place
I would go for either 'opening' or 'place'. Nevertheless I consider the latter a less interesting choice in written language.
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