"Champion an idea"

Portuguese translation: defender uma ideia

17:19 Mar 24, 2010
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English term or phrase: "Champion an idea"
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Procuro a tradução de "champion an idea".

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"to champion an idea on behalf of someone else"

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Antecipadamente grata.
Silvia Rebelo
Local time: 12:11
Portuguese translation:defender uma ideia
Explanation:
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ou apoiar

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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/champion

tr.v. cham·pi·oned, cham·pi·on·ing, cham·pi·ons
1. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion: championed the cause of civil rights. See Synonyms at support.
2. Obsolete To defy or challenge.
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Edna Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 12:11
Grading comment
muito obrigada.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7defender uma ideia
Edna Almeida
4Endossar uma idéia
Ivan Rocha, CT
4Promover/lutar por uma idéia
Marlene Curtis


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
"champion an idea"
defender uma ideia


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 mins (2010-03-24 17:21:45 GMT)
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ou apoiar

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-03-24 17:22:07 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/champion

tr.v. cham·pi·oned, cham·pi·on·ing, cham·pi·ons
1. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion: championed the cause of civil rights. See Synonyms at support.
2. Obsolete To defy or challenge.

Edna Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 92
Grading comment
muito obrigada.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado
6 mins

agree  Cecilia Rey
1 hr

agree  rir: apoiar e lutar por uma ideia, http://creativeperch.com/2009/07/02/how-to-be-an-innovator-p...
1 hr

agree  Adriana Baldino
1 hr

agree  Rafael Mantovani: ou então "ser o defensor de uma ideia"
1 hr

agree  Silvia Aquino
2 hrs

agree  Manoel Fernández Neto
4 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"champion an idea"
Endossar uma idéia


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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 162
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"champion an idea"
Promover/lutar por uma idéia


Explanation:


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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 2943
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