convivência

English translation: interacting . . (see comments below)

01:47 Mar 30, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology
Portuguese term or phrase: convivência
A frase toda é:

A Universidade é posta como espaço privilegiado para o confronto de ideias, de troca de conhecimentos e experiências, de convivência e de contradições em busca de soluções dos diferentes problemas sociais.

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Mabre
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English translation:interacting . . (see comments below)
Explanation:

The university is established as a privileged environment for opposing ideas, sharing of knowledge and experiences, interacting and contradicitons, seeking solutions to a variety of social problems . .
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2interacting . . (see comments below)
David Drysdale (X)
4 +1acquaintanceship
pjgranja
3 +1conviviality/co-existence
David Hollywood
3living experience
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
acquaintanceship


Explanation:
"Convivência" is not only the of act of getting around regularly with someone (or something) (con-viver meaning literally "to live with"), but also the state or knowledge that result from such a regular contact or relationship

Example sentence(s):
  • the result of a project of intervention carried out with forty-eight elderly women who took part in an acquaintanceship group.
  • one would affirm that the acquaintanceship with the disease is not a problem of a greater proportion that incapacitates the adolescent

    Reference: http://www.dpi.uem.br/PsicologiaEstudo/pronto/resumo%206%20v...
    Reference: http://psicolatina.org/Siete/diabetes.html
pjgranja
Local time: 02:17
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  Marlene Curtis
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conviviality/co-existence


Explanation:
CONVIVENCIA Peace is the top priority for development organizations. The majority work for "Convivencia" - "conviviality", living in peace, in harmony, ...
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or maybe: (good) fellowship

David Hollywood
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: English
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agree  Lorena H Borges
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interacting . . (see comments below)


Explanation:

The university is established as a privileged environment for opposing ideas, sharing of knowledge and experiences, interacting and contradicitons, seeking solutions to a variety of social problems . .

David Drysdale (X)
United States
Local time: 19:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Obrigado!

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agree  Verginia Ophof: interaction
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agree  Amy Duncan (X)
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living experience


Explanation:
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Aurélio
convivência
[De conviver + -ência.]
S. f.
Ato ou efeito de conviver; relações íntimas; familiaridade, convívio.

conviver
[Do lat. convivere.]
V. t. i.
1. Viver em comum com outrem em intimidade, em familiaridade.
2. Ter convivência.
3. Habituar-se a um mal de qualquer natureza e/ou aceitar-lhe a ocorrência.
V. int.
4. Viver em comum: Nós convivemos muito bem; Espécies distintas convivem no mesmo hábitat.

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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