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senhor comendador

English translation: commander

13:48 Nov 17, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literatura
Portuguese term or phrase: senhor comendador
Agradecimento:
Em primeiro lugar, ao senhor comendador XXX, que pôs à nossa disposição o Espólio XXX para a sua identificação e construção do portal .
Joana Almeida
Local time: 06:59
English translation:commander
Explanation:
The first thing that comes to mind. The use of "senhor" in this situation is not used in English, no-one would say "Mr Commander", not TTBOMK anyway.
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Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 02:59
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6commander
Paul Dixon
4 +1commendator
Joon Oh


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
commander


Explanation:
The first thing that comes to mind. The use of "senhor" in this situation is not used in English, no-one would say "Mr Commander", not TTBOMK anyway.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 02:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Obrigada a todos

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
6 mins
agree  R. Alex Jenkins
23 mins
agree  Maria Castro
38 mins
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
6 hrs
agree  Luciana Roppa
6 hrs
agree  Zornitsa Antonova
1 day 4 mins
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
commendator


Explanation:
Comendador
(latim: commendator) 1. dignitário de ordem militar ou religiosa a quem se conferiu comenda.
(conf. Grande enciclopédia Larousse Cultural)

Sir + nome ou commendator + (of) nome,
é usado usualmente.

commendator
noun (n.) One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary.


Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 02:59
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noemi Santos: agree with you
336 days
  -> Thank you, Santos! Have a nice day!
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