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23:40 Nov 22, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / nota de rodapé
Portuguese term or phrase: grifo nosso
Trata-se de uma nota de rodapé. O autor do journal faz uma citação e grifa parte dela. Faz uma nota de rodapé dizendo "grifo nosso". How to say thisnin English?
Marilena Wanderley Pessoa


Summary of answers provided
5 +1italics ours
Douglas Divers
5bold/italics/emphasis added
Ana Vazquez
4 +1our emphasis
Michael Green


  

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
italics ours


Explanation:
This is an expression used when the publisher or author wants to highlight or emphasize a certain part of a quotation.

Douglas Divers
United States
Local time: 16:47
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Henrique Magalhaes
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
our emphasis


Explanation:
.

Michael Green
Brazil
Local time: 17:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Paulo César Mendes MD, CT: Not necessarily italics...
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2806 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bold/italics/emphasis added


Explanation:
Nós podemos escolher entre "bold", "italics" ou simplesmente "emphasis" dependendo exatamente do tipo de grifo que foi usado na citação. Mas o "nosso" em inglês se usa "added".



    Reference: http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/punctuation/grammar-braces...
    Reference: http://writingcommons.org/open-text/writing-processes/format...
Ana Vazquez
Brazil
Local time: 17:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in SpanishSpanish
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