stand by themselves

Portuguese translation: são independentes/têm valor próprio/falam por eles mesmos

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English term or phrase:stand by themselves
Portuguese translation: são independentes/têm valor próprio/falam por eles mesmos
Entered by: VagnerB

15:11 Oct 25, 2007
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
English term or phrase: stand by themselves
Many of these pronouncements stand by themselves and often, in the environment in which they originated, contain a meaning very different from what is now read in them.
VagnerB
Local time: 12:37
são independentes/têm valor próprio/falam por eles mesmos
Explanation:
1. stand by themselves - são independentes, têm valor próprio, ou 2. speak for themselves - falam por eles mesmos, não sendo necessária nenhuma explicação. ...
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 11:37
Grading comment
Obrigado, marlcurtis.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2são independentes/têm valor próprio/falam por eles mesmos
Marlene Curtis
4mantêm-se por si próprios...
lenapires


  

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mantêm-se por si próprios...


Explanation:
A minha sugestão!

lenapires
Portugal
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
são independentes/têm valor próprio/falam por eles mesmos


Explanation:
1. stand by themselves - são independentes, têm valor próprio, ou 2. speak for themselves - falam por eles mesmos, não sendo necessária nenhuma explicação. ...


Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Obrigado, marlcurtis.

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agree  Jorge Freire
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