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is named after

Portuguese translation: tem o mesmo nome que

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English term or phrase:is named after
Portuguese translation:tem o mesmo nome que
Entered by: Carla Lopes

13:37 Mar 27, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: is named after
Louise is named after her aunt Luiza. The mother choose the name Louise because her sister is called Luiza.

Thank you.
Trans_Interp
tem o mesmo nome que
Explanation:
tem o mesmo nome que a sua tia
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Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 19:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9tem o mesmo nome que
Carla Lopes
5 +6recebeu o nome em homenagem a
Paul Dixon
4 +2tem o nome da - foi batizada com o nome da
Marcos Antonio


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
tem o mesmo nome que


Explanation:
tem o mesmo nome que a sua tia

Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 77
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
0 min
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
2 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Marlene Curtis
3 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  jeandegiron (X)
6 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
6 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
21 mins
  -> Obrigada!
neutral  Paul Dixon: The fact that two people have the same name does not necessarily mean that one was named after the other.
25 mins
agree  imatahan
1 hr
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Cristina Santos
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
neutral  Flavia Martins dos Santos: I agree with Paul.
4 hrs
agree  Artur Jorge Martins
1 day 1 hr
  -> Obrigada!
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tem o nome da - foi batizada com o nome da


Explanation:
Sug.


be named after : ter o nome de , ser batizado com o nome de (Dic. de Expressões Idiomáticas - Osvaldo Serpa)

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 518

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Grahn
7 mins
  -> Obrigado, Helena
agree  Artur Jorge Martins: Prefiro a segunda opção. / Obrigado, Marcos, para si também!
1 day 1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Artur. Um ótimo final de semana.
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
recebeu o nome em homenagem a


Explanation:
Ela recebeu o nome de Louise em homenagem à sua tia Luiza.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thais Castanheira
1 hr
agree  Fernando Domeniconi: No caso, ainda, os nomes nem são idênticos...
1 hr
agree  Bentevi
2 hrs
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
3 hrs
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
6 hrs
agree  felidaevampire: Bull's eye. :)
1 day 10 hrs
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