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obra de referência

English translation: reference books/materials

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Portuguese term or phrase:obras de referência
English translation:reference books/materials
Entered by: Marcelo González

19:15 Jan 30, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Printing & Publishing
Portuguese term or phrase: obra de referência
Além de editar livros, manuais boletins, relatórios, cartilhas e obras de referência, a editora cria peças de divulgação, como Fôlderes, folhetos, cartazes, banners e selos ....
Auristela Marina Genaro
Local time: 11:05
reference materials/books
Explanation:
"Reference materials" and "reference books" is what you might hear just a little more often (at least in the US).

To augment these rules, EPA continues **to publish reference materials** to provide general technical information and practical examples for complying with Title V ...
www.eponline.com/.../d3d5b4f938b22b6e8625670c006dbc58/ 6190e2b9d2a2cc10862568e70068dff1?OpenDocument - 23k - Supplemental

Results 1 - 10 of about 3,170,000 for "reference works". (0.12 seconds)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="reference works%...

Results 1 - 10 of about 8,850,000 for "reference materials". (0.05 seconds)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="referenc...
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Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 04:05
Grading comment
;-) obrigada
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3reference works
Edgar Potter
5 +2works of reference
rhandler
5 +2reference materials/books
Marcelo González
5reference documents
Carla Queiro (X)
4reference works
Clauwolf


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
obra de referência
reference works


Explanation:
unless there's something in the context I don't see

Edgar Potter
United States
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amilcar
5 hrs
  -> Thanks,
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
8 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, you've hit the nail right on the head.
15 hrs
  -> Thanks
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
obra de referência
reference works


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 11:05
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
obra de referência
works of reference


Explanation:
This is one way to say it, look:

Otfried Lieberknecht's Homepage for Dante Studies: Encyclopaedias ...
General Resources: Encyclopaedias and Similar Works of Reference. [Early Encyclopaedias] [Modern Resources]. Early Encyclopaedias ...
www.lieberknecht.de/dante/h_ency.htm

Rued Langgaard - Works of reference
Works of reference. List of works (Systematic catalogue of Langgaard's compositions). Bibliography (Literature in print of and about Langgaard). Discography ...
www.langgaard.dk/opslag/opslage.htm

WORKS OF REFERENCE
WORKS OF REFERENCE. (NOTE.—The following list of publications is not presented as a complete bibliography, but as indicating those authors to whom, ...
www.sacred-texts.com/nam/sa/aflg/aflg006.htm


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Note added at 6 mins (2006-01-30 19:21:54 GMT)
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One example from the UK:

CILIP | OUTSTANDING REFERENCE WORKS OF THE YEAR ~LT~br /~GT~CILIP ...
They consist of The Besterman / McColvin Medals for both printed and electronic works of reference, the Wheatley Medal for an outstanding index and the ...
www.cilip.org.uk/aboutcilip/newsandpressreleases/archive200...

rhandler
Local time: 11:05
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Leonor.
agree  António Ribeiro
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, António.
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
obra de referência
reference documents


Explanation:

Another option.

Carla Queiro (X)
Local time: 11:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
obra de referência
reference materials/books


Explanation:
"Reference materials" and "reference books" is what you might hear just a little more often (at least in the US).

To augment these rules, EPA continues **to publish reference materials** to provide general technical information and practical examples for complying with Title V ...
www.eponline.com/.../d3d5b4f938b22b6e8625670c006dbc58/ 6190e2b9d2a2cc10862568e70068dff1?OpenDocument - 23k - Supplemental

Results 1 - 10 of about 3,170,000 for "reference works". (0.12 seconds)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="reference works%...

Results 1 - 10 of about 8,850,000 for "reference materials". (0.05 seconds)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="referenc...

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
;-) obrigada

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: And 6,820,000 for "reference books"!
2 hrs
  -> That's what I've always called them. If they're truly books, I'd say the choice is clear. Thank you, Muriel :-)
agree  Sonia Gomes: Yes, even in libraries they are catalogued as Reference Books
4 hrs
  -> Exactly. If the source term refers to books, this is it. Thank you, Sonia!
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