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Yes-sayers

Portuguese translation: voluntariosos

12:03 Oct 5, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: Yes-sayers
This term appears in a document about youth and sport in the fight against AIDS. The youths involved in the sports initiatives are considered "yes-sayers" - it therefore has a positive meaning, but I'm not quite sure what it is. Can anyone help me? Thanks a lot!
Maria Ramos
Portugal
Local time: 01:12
Portuguese translation:voluntariosos
Explanation:
no sentido de se voluntariarem facilmente para as actividades.

voluntarioso – (adj.) – que põe boa vontade naquilo que faz esforçando-se por cumprir aquilo de que é encarregado
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Alexandre Leite
Portugal
Local time: 01:12
Grading comment
Obrigada pela ajuda!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10apoiantes/defensores
Mariana Moreira
4receptivos
Paula Pereira
4voluntariosos
Alexandre Leite
3conformados; resignados
Catarina Pires
2solicitos
Cláudia Gonçalves


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
yes-sayers
apoiantes/defensores


Explanation:
Penso que a ideia é esta: são jovens que apoiam e defendem a luta contra a SIDA através do seu envolvimento em iniciativas desportivas.

espero que ajude:)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 01:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 112

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agree  Susy Ordaz
5 mins
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agree  Emilie: Defensores...
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agree  Norbert Hermann
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  -> Obrigada, Hermann
agree  Claudio Mazotti
19 mins
  -> Obrigada, Klausin
agree  BrazBiz: Defensores
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  -> Obrigada, BrazBiz
agree  Lumen (X)
27 mins
  -> Obrigada, Lumen
agree  marina hennies
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  -> Obrigada, Marina
agree  Lincoln Silveira (X)
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Lincoln
agree  Sonia Heidemann
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  -> Obrigada, Sónia
agree  Agata Ferreira Castro
4 days
  -> Obrigada, Agata
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
yes-sayers
receptivos


Explanation:
*yes-sayers* no sentido de quem participa/adere facilmente às actividades propostas sem colocar quaisquer objecções. Eu diria mesmo *muito receptivos/participativos*.

The Open Flame Foundation - Reading Room -
Being a yes sayer is to open to everything presented now – and that is everything. ... A yes sayer is open always like 7-11, 24 hrs a day 365 days a year, ...
theopenflame.org/readingroom/writingsViewer.php?writingid=1

a yes-sayer—someone who facilitates ideas, looking for ways
to be supportive, rather than someone “who’s going to squash
ideas.”
http://www.nacubo.org/documents/bom/2002_09_vancouver.pdf#se...






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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-05 14:33:35 GMT)
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Entre parêntesis deve deixar a expressão *yes-sayers*, uma vez que se refere à designação da organização.

Paula Pereira
Portugal
Local time: 01:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
yes-sayers
voluntariosos


Explanation:
no sentido de se voluntariarem facilmente para as actividades.

voluntarioso – (adj.) – que põe boa vontade naquilo que faz esforçando-se por cumprir aquilo de que é encarregado


    Reference: http://ciberduvidas.sapo.pt/php/resposta.php?id=12423&palavr...
Alexandre Leite
Portugal
Local time: 01:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada pela ajuda!
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3 days 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
yes-sayers
conformados; resignados


Explanation:
penso que é sinónimo de yes-man


    Reference: http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/yes-man
Catarina Pires
Portugal
Local time: 01:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
yes-sayers
solicitos


Explanation:
solícitos

Example sentence(s):
  • solícitos- foram solícitos aos pedidos
Cláudia Gonçalves
Local time: 01:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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