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de direito

English translation: right

20:39 Apr 1, 2004
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Portuguese term or phrase: de direito
One more:
- Sim, eu já pensei fazer isso, aliás, estou a terminar um projecto deste mesmo Centro de Formação Profissional que daqui a duas semanas pode terminar. Devo começar a bater às portas que são *de direito* para poder andar nesse sentido. Esta é a minha maior preocupação. Como Presidente da Junta, preocupa-me a ideia como hão-de as gentes viver [inaudible] sem formação. Como Presidente desta Junta tudo faço no sentido de podermos acudir a esta situação, porque se hoje há muito jovem [inaudible] no desemprego, é porque não têm formação profissional.
Jeanne Zang
United States
Local time: 15:30
English translation:right
Explanation:
the right doors
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Ivana de Sousa Santos
Portugal
Local time: 20:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7right
Ivana de Sousa Santos
5proper
Bloomfield
4search the relevant sectors/parties
Clauwolf
4appropriate / adequate doors
Ana Rita Santiago


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
right


Explanation:
the right doors

Ivana de Sousa Santos
Portugal
Local time: 20:30
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

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  -> Obrigada.
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
search the relevant sectors/parties


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 16:30
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 31
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1 day 23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
appropriate / adequate doors


Explanation:
Embora a idéia seja de portas certas, acho que appropriate doors fica melhor que right doors.

Ana Rita Santiago
Brazil
Local time: 16:30
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
proper


Explanation:
or appropriate doors, if you use the metaphorical expression to knock on doors. There are, however, several ways of expressing this idea in English.

Adequate is a false cognate: it means enough [adequate money, for instance.]


Bloomfield
United States
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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