Portuguese term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
a fim de entrar de consciência naquele trabalho
Pedi aos contemporâneos que o conheceram noticícias e miudezas, a fim de entrar de consciência naquele trabalho.
Does it mean "so I could undertake the work in a conscientious manner"?
Obrigada,
Barbara
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
"so that I could go into it with my eyes open"
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
in order to start the work consciously
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Andrew Bramhall
: not " consciously"; ' conscientiously', possibly;// as opposed to not realising I've started, or doing it in my sleep ??
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Mario Freitas
: There's hardly anything more painful than translating literature and academic documents in Portuguese. It's by far, the most horrible language that existis!
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Thanks Mario :) I fully agree. I just answered the question with the literal meaning. It's up to Barbara to spice it up and do some transcreation.
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Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
to fully embark into that enterprise
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
(in order) to get (in)to that work with full conscience / keenness / awareness
keenness: characterized by strength and distinctness of perception; extremely sensitive or responsive: keen eyes; keen ears. - https://www.dictionary.com/browse/keenness
This page gives some examples of "consciência" in Camilo's works:
https://books.google.com/books?id=viNZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT207&lpg=...
We have undertaken the commitment with full keenness and dedication to provide amicable and comfortable environment for all our travelers.
At the two stages of the present where phenomenal conscience and full conscience are manifested, the teacher lives together with himself and the world ...
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Thanks, Teresa!