Cross-Purposes

Portuguese translation: em conflito

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English term or phrase:Cross-Purposes
Portuguese translation:em conflito
Entered by: VagnerB

11:14 Sep 15, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion / subtítulo de um capítulo
English term or phrase: Cross-Purposes
Contradictions: When People Are at Cross-Purposes
VagnerB
Local time: 05:58
em conflito
Explanation:
Diria simplesmente assim...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 08:58
Grading comment
Obrigado, Teresa.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4em conflito
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +2conflito de interesses
Leonor Machado
4 +1desentendimento mútuo
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4interposições
FRCBRANCO
5 -1objetivos opuestos
Veronica Colasanto
3conflitos interiores
Isabel Maria Almeida
3Propósitos/Objectivos Cruzados, divergentes/conflituosos/contraditórios
rir


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cross-purposes
conflitos interiores


Explanation:
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Isabel Maria Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cross-purposes
desentendimento mútuo


Explanation:
at cross-purposes

1. (idiomatic) mutually misunderstanding each other's plans, intentions or meanings

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No mundo da fé, também preocupa-me que o desentendimento mútuo poderia ser o motivo, em muitos casos, do cônjuge não praticar ou da família ou doa amigos ...
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Em conseqüência dessa lógica e perspectivas contrastantes, tanto as empresas como as comunidades indígenas enfrentam o potencial de desentendimento mútuo. ...
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Desentendimento mútuo. Depois do fato. A sensibilidade constrói uma prisão. No ato final. Nós perdemos a direção. Tudo possível tentado ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-09-15 11:19:49 GMT)
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se desentendem mutuamente

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 163

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pedro Mallmann
0 min
  -> Obrigado
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
cross-purposes
em conflito


Explanation:
Diria simplesmente assim...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Obrigado, Teresa.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Oliveira
2 mins
  -> Obrigada, Isabel!

agree  Elisabete Cunha
34 mins
  -> Obrigada, Elisabete!

agree  Teresa Filipe
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Teresa!

agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Marlene!
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cross-purposes
conflito de interesses


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Maciel
2 hrs
  -> obg

agree  Madalena TH (X)
5 hrs
  -> Obg
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cross-purposes
interposições


Explanation:
when two or more people are discussing any subject, they present their own opinion, which can be the same or not.

FRCBRANCO
Brazil
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
cross-purposes
objetivos opuestos


Explanation:
otra opción

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-09-15 14:33:47 GMT)
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Desculpas..."Objetivos opostos"

Veronica Colasanto
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Adriana Maciel: English to Portuguese
2 hrs
  -> Oh my God, vc está certa...
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cross-purposes
Propósitos/Objectivos Cruzados, divergentes/conflituosos/contraditórios


Explanation:
como as 'linhas cruzadas'...no entendimento entre pessoas

rir
United States
Local time: 04:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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