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Ministério do Exército

English translation: Ministry of Defense

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Portuguese term or phrase:Ministério do Exército
English translation:Ministry of Defense
Entered by: Claudio Mazotti

13:12 Sep 24, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / do Brasil
Portuguese term or phrase: Ministério do Exército
What would sound normal in this context is: Defense Department, or Minsitry of Defense, etc.; however, I have my doubts since "exército" means army.

A ABC apresenta sua coleção de Coletas à Prova, testados e aprovados pelo Ministério do Exército e considerados de uso permitido para particulares.
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 04:16
Ministry of Defense
Explanation:
I would suggest Ministry of Defense cause we no longer have Ministries of Army, Air Force and Navy in Brazil. They were joined in just one.

As discussões não transcorreram sem disputas. Dos militares vieram diferentes propostas, sempre visando preservar sua influência política dentro do governo. Uma delas adiava a implantação da direção civil, colocando o Ministério da Defesa (que surgiria de uma transformação do Emfa) em linha com os ministérios do Exército, Aeronáutica e Marinha. Somente em médio prazo, o Emfa e os ministérios militares deixariam de existir. Outra proposta postergava a decisão, alinhando no mesmo nível os ministérios militares, Emfa e o Ministério da Defesa, que então seria criado para nada. Fernando Henrique chamou para si a decisão de impor sua diretriz: que os ministérios militares seriam extintos e transformados em comandos militares, ficando abaixo do Ministério da Defesa. E o fez através de um Grupo de Trabalho Interministerial sob seu controle.
www.unicamp.br/unicamp/unicamp_hoje/ju/novembro2004/ju273pa...
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Mike :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8Ministry of Defense
Claudio Mazotti
3 +1Ministry of the Army
bezowski
3 -2Defense Department
R. Alex Jenkins


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ministry of the Army


Explanation:
Ministry of the Army
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/721301

bezowski
Poland
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Donna Sandin: this would be correct IF the text was written BEFORE Brazil adopted the single Ministry of Defense
1 hr
agree  airmailrpl: -
2 hrs
  -> obrigada
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: I agree with Donna.
6 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Ministry of Defense


Explanation:
I would suggest Ministry of Defense cause we no longer have Ministries of Army, Air Force and Navy in Brazil. They were joined in just one.

As discussões não transcorreram sem disputas. Dos militares vieram diferentes propostas, sempre visando preservar sua influência política dentro do governo. Uma delas adiava a implantação da direção civil, colocando o Ministério da Defesa (que surgiria de uma transformação do Emfa) em linha com os ministérios do Exército, Aeronáutica e Marinha. Somente em médio prazo, o Emfa e os ministérios militares deixariam de existir. Outra proposta postergava a decisão, alinhando no mesmo nível os ministérios militares, Emfa e o Ministério da Defesa, que então seria criado para nada. Fernando Henrique chamou para si a decisão de impor sua diretriz: que os ministérios militares seriam extintos e transformados em comandos militares, ficando abaixo do Ministério da Defesa. E o fez através de um Grupo de Trabalho Interministerial sob seu controle.
www.unicamp.br/unicamp/unicamp_hoje/ju/novembro2004/ju273pa...

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Mike :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Ambrosini
1 hr
  -> tks a lot!!!
agree  airmailrpl: -
2 hrs
  -> tks a lot!!!
agree  Denise Miranda
4 hrs
  -> tks a lot!!!
agree  Susy Ordaz
4 hrs
  -> tks a lot!!!
agree  Irina Dicovsky - MD (X)
5 hrs
  -> tks a lot!!!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Yes. There's no such thing. Also, the are official English translations. See http://www.oas.org/main/main.asp?sLang=E&sLink=http://www.oa...
6 hrs
agree  DavidHardy
8 hrs
  -> tks a lot!!!
agree  Robert Copeland
11 hrs
  -> tks a lot!!!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Defense Department


Explanation:
Your suggestion sounds good to me.

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 05:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Donna Sandin: Sorry, but custom in the government and diplomatic context is to use Ministry, not to try to Americanize the translation to that extent
13 mins
disagree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I agree with Donna. PLUS, all Latin American ministries have official translations in English (see above). It's not a guessing game.
5 hrs
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