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were engaged in dialogue

Portuguese translation: encetaram conversações

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English term or phrase:were engaged in dialogue
Portuguese translation:encetaram conversações
Entered by: margaridaf

12:00 Jan 27, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / outros
English term or phrase: were engaged in dialogue
...government and IMF WERE ENGAGED IN DIALOGUE over a future lending program in 2005.

PT-PT
Obrigada.
margaridaf
Local time: 08:56
encetaram conversações
Explanation:
encetaram conversações relativamente a...

Outra opção
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Cristina Pereira
Local time: 08:56
Grading comment
Apesar de concordar com quase todas as sugestões optei por usar esta. Agradeço a todos! Bom trabalho.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4encetaram conversações
Cristina Pereira
5 +2estavam empenhados em conversações sobre
Jorge Freire
5 +1dialogaram
José Antonio Azevedo
5 +1mantiveram negociações
António Ribeiro
5mantiveram conversações
Raúl Côrte-Real
5discutiram / abordaram
Gabriela Frazao


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dialogaram


Explanation:
... dialogaram sobre...

Simples e direto.

José Antonio Azevedo
Brazil
Local time: 04:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
33 mins
  -> Obrigado.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
encetaram conversações


Explanation:
encetaram conversações relativamente a...

Outra opção

Cristina Pereira
Local time: 08:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Apesar de concordar com quase todas as sugestões optei por usar esta. Agradeço a todos! Bom trabalho.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariana Moreira
17 mins
  -> Obrigada Mariana
agree  Henrique Barcelos
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada Henrique
agree  Carla Araújo
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada Carla
agree  Gabriela Frazao
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Obrigada Gabriela
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mantiveram negociações


Explanation:
Ou, estiveram em negociações.



António Ribeiro
Local time: 17:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Felipe Simões
3 mins
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
estavam empenhados em conversações sobre


Explanation:
É literal, mas aplica-se no contexto

Jorge Freire
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulo Celestino Guimaraes
30 mins
  -> Obrigado, Paulo!
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Roberto!
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mantiveram conversações


Explanation:
Parece-me a forma preferível.

Raúl Côrte-Real
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
discutiram / abordaram


Explanation:
as questões relativas ou sobre ...

Apenas mais 1 sugestão

Gabriela Frazao
Portugal
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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