dividir opiniões

English translation: raises eyebrows, causes controversy, divides opinions

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Portuguese term or phrase:dividir opiniões
English translation:raises eyebrows, causes controversy, divides opinions
Entered by: Thiago Capatti

12:18 Jul 9, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: dividir opiniões
Uso de animais em circos divide opiniões.
Thiago Capatti
Brazil
Local time: 21:11
raises eyebrows, causes controversy, divides opinions
Explanation:
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/090702/214/indsn.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3732274.stm
http://www.kepa.fi/international/english/information/newslet...
Selected response from:

Denis Paolillo
Brazil
Local time: 21:11
Grading comment
"causes controversy"
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1raises eyebrows, causes controversy, divides opinions
Denis Paolillo
5is controversial
Erik Bry
4divides opinions
Maria José Tavares (X)
4splits opinions
Marlene Curtis
4stirs up controversy
Paul Dixon
4mixed opinions
judith ryan


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
raises eyebrows, causes controversy, divides opinions


Explanation:
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/090702/214/indsn.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3732274.stm
http://www.kepa.fi/international/english/information/newslet...

Denis Paolillo
Brazil
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
"causes controversy"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
24 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
divides opinions


Explanation:
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Everest records divide opinions - [ Traduzir esta página ]31 May 2007 ... The BBC's Alastair Lawson asks whether the record number of climbers scaling Mount Everest is cause for celebration or worry.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6707371.stm - Em cache - Semelhante

World opinion divided on Iran - [ Traduzir esta página ]International opinion is roughly divided between the Western line—a pro-democratic stance that implies or levels criticism at Iran's leadership—and economic ...
www.breitbart.com/article.php?id...show...1 - Em cache - Semelhante

IRIN Africa | West Africa | Liberia | LIBERIA: Opinion divided on ... - [ Traduzir esta página ]6 Jul 2009 ... In Liberia public opinion is divided on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, based on four years of ...
www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=85158 - Semelhante



Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 01:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
splits opinions


Explanation:
F1 Rejects - Who Barred Jacques? A Controversial Opinion A Controversial Opinion. 1999 2000 2001 2003. Back to ... into either his admirers or his detractors, his sudden withdrawal split opinions even further. .... Spa was a case in point. Here he had written off his car in practice when he ...
www.f1rejects.com/centrale/villeneuve/index.html

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Note added at 14 mins (2009-07-09 12:32:12 GMT)
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Opinions Split on Uranium Lawsuit Opinions Split on Uranium Lawsuit. Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:53 PM ... and offer input on whether the county should re-file its legal case in state court. ...
https://www.istockanalyst.com/article/.../articleid/3318010

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 583
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stirs up controversy


Explanation:
A suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 60
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mixed opinions


Explanation:
... there are mixed opinions about ...

judith ryan
Brazil
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 21
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
is controversial


Explanation:
Here is the perfect translation. :)

The use of animals in circuses is controversial.

Erik Bry
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
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