Freguesia

English translation: Parish

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Portuguese term or phrase:Freguesia
English translation:Parish
Entered by: Claudio Mazotti

18:55 Aug 12, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / certidao de nascimento
Portuguese term or phrase: Freguesia
Livro: XX
Talao: YY

Euclydes PEreira Cortez
Oficial Sustituido

Quarta Circunscriçao do Registro Civil das PEssoas Naturais da Justiça do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Cidade do Rio de Janeiro - Freguesia da Glória, Av Erasmo Braga.....
Certidao the nascimento
Certifico que as fls 143 do libro Nº45 de registro de nascimentos for lavrado sob o termo 3456 o de ...
sandra carrazzoni
Local time: 10:19
Parish
Explanation:
parish of Saint Laurence of Douro [freguesia de São Lourenço do Doiro],Bishopric of Oporto [Bispado do Porto], later, of Pena-Fiel, Portugal, ±1710. ...
www.geocities.com/jorgecpf/cosen137.htm

It may be translated as "civil parish". A freguesia is a subdivision of a
concelho (municipality). It is governed by a junta de freguesia. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freguesia

... in Angra dos Reis City parish registers of baptisms and marriages, ...
Podemos verificar o percentual de adultos existentes na freguesia entre 1830 e ...
www.scielo.br/ scielo.php?pid=S0101-546X2002000200004&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-08-12 19:08:03 GMT)
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Obs: Prefiro nao traduzir neste contexto por o nome do bairro...
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
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Muito obrigada!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Parish
Claudio Mazotti
4 +2Parish
Enza Longo
5 -1nome de bairro, sem tradução
Rosemary Polato
5 -1nome de bairro, sem tradução
Rosemary Polato
4parish
Suely Massarenti


  

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


Explanation:
according to Collins Portuguese-English dictionary

Enza Longo
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Local time: 09:19
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
4 mins
  -> thank you!

agree  Henrique Magalhaes
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
nome de bairro, sem tradução


Explanation:
É o nome do bairro/distrito - não deve ser traduzido! Veja:
"Até 1912 o lugar era conhecido como Freguesia da Glória, e a partir de então, Vila da Glória. "


    Reference: http://an.uol.com.br/2001/abr/27/0tur.htm
Rosemary Polato
Brazil
Local time: 10:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  rhandler: Sinto muito, Rosemary, mas não faz parte do nome, e pode ser traduzido.
2 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
nome de bairro, sem tradução


Explanation:
É o nome do bairro/distrito - não deve ser traduzido! Veja:
"Até 1912 o lugar era conhecido como Freguesia da Glória, e a partir de então, Vila da Glória. "


    Reference: http://an.uol.com.br/2001/abr/27/0tur.htm
Rosemary Polato
Brazil
Local time: 10:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  rhandler: Sinto muito, Rosemary, mas não faz parte do nome, e pode ser traduzido.
2 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Parish


Explanation:
parish of Saint Laurence of Douro [freguesia de São Lourenço do Doiro],Bishopric of Oporto [Bispado do Porto], later, of Pena-Fiel, Portugal, ±1710. ...
www.geocities.com/jorgecpf/cosen137.htm

It may be translated as "civil parish". A freguesia is a subdivision of a
concelho (municipality). It is governed by a junta de freguesia. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freguesia

... in Angra dos Reis City parish registers of baptisms and marriages, ...
Podemos verificar o percentual de adultos existentes na freguesia entre 1830 e ...
www.scielo.br/ scielo.php?pid=S0101-546X2002000200004&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-08-12 19:08:03 GMT)
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Obs: Prefiro nao traduzir neste contexto por o nome do bairro...

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 98
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler: Boas referências!
1 min
  -> obrigado, Ralph, mas só as citei para confirmar a correspondência em inglês. Prefiro deixar no original por ser o nome do bairro

agree  Alexandra Gouveia
18 mins
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parish


Explanation:
A parish, sometimes called a "civil parish" to distinguish it from a religious one, is also a geographical subdivision used in several parts of the world. Louisiana, for instance, divides itself into parishes instead of counties.

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Note added at 43 mins (2005-08-12 19:38:58 GMT) Post-grading
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The word \'parish\' originally refers to \'the area that a priest is responsible for, according to \'LONGMAN Dictionary of Contemporary English\'


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parishes
Suely Massarenti
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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