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to reason our way through

Portuguese translation: justificar nossa decisão frente a um dilema

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English term or phrase:to reason our way through
Portuguese translation:justificar nossa decisão frente a um dilema
Entered by: Joice Costa

14:30 Jun 19, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Philosophy
English term or phrase: to reason our way through
Ethics refers to ours efforts to reason our way through a dilemma in which two or more central values of our moral system clash.

Não estou conseguindo encontrar uma boa solução para a expressão. Agradeço sugestões.
Joice Costa
Brazil
Local time: 06:06
justificar nossa decisão frente a um dilema
Explanation:
diria assim
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Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 06:06
Grading comment
Obrigada, Roberto.
E obrigada também a todos os colegas que apresentaram sugestões, todas elas me ajudaram a compreender o sentido da expressão.
Um ótimo final de semana para vocês :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3conduzir o nosso raciocínio na resolução de...
Leonor Abeca (X)
4 +1fundamentar as opções tomadas relativamente
Mariana Moreira
4.. que levam a que nos debatamos num dilema....
Leonor Machado
4justificar/argumentar nossas posições ao longo de um dilema
Marlene Curtis
4justificar nossa decisão frente a um dilema
Roberto Cavalcanti
4buscar uma justificativa (ou explicação) racional (para o dilema)
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fundamentar as opções tomadas relativamente


Explanation:
a um dilema....

espero que ajude :)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 10:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lidia Saragaço
5 mins
  -> Lidia, obrigada
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
.. que levam a que nos debatamos num dilema....


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 10:06
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
justificar/argumentar nossas posições ao longo de um dilema


Explanation:
Diria assim ...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 05:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 92
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
conduzir o nosso raciocínio na resolução de...


Explanation:
... um dilema em que conflituam dois ou mais valores centrais do nosso sistema moral.
Também ando à volta de um capítulo sobre ética...

Leonor Abeca (X)
Local time: 10:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
14 mins
  -> obrigada, rhandler, boa noite e bom fim de semana!
agree  Beta Cummins
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Beta!
agree  M. Celina Alonso Neves
5 hrs
  -> obrigada, Celina!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
justificar nossa decisão frente a um dilema


Explanation:
diria assim

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Obrigada, Roberto.
E obrigada também a todos os colegas que apresentaram sugestões, todas elas me ajudaram a compreender o sentido da expressão.
Um ótimo final de semana para vocês :)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to reason our way through
buscar uma justificativa (ou explicação) racional (para o dilema)


Explanation:
A dificuldade é porque não temos expressão exatamente equivalente em PT.

"To reason a way through a dilemma" seria buscar uma justificativa (ou explicação) racional para o dilema...



Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 11:06
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 44
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