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melting pot

Portuguese translation: caldeirão

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English term or phrase:melting pot
Portuguese translation:caldeirão
Entered by: Patricia Lyra

17:06 Mar 20, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Slang / general
English term or phrase: melting pot
What is the best portuguese (PT) for melting pot?
Obrigada!
Ines Neuparth
Portugal
Local time: 17:31
caldeirão
Explanation:
No passado, a União Europeia foi criticada com o fundamento de que iria ser um grande caldeirão no qual as pequenas comunidades e minorias acabariam todas por se perder.

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Note added at 6 minutos (2012-03-20 17:13:01 GMT)
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O Globo - "NO caldeirão cultural do Rio(...)
http://oglobo.globo.com/aniversario/no-caldeirao-cultural-do...

- PERNAMBUCO, UM EVERVESCENTE CALDEIRÃO CULTURAL
A música de Pernambuco nunca esteve em tamanha efervescência como de uns anos pra cá(...)
http://musicariabrasil.blogspot.com.br/2012/03/pernambuco-um...
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Patricia Lyra
Brazil
Local time: 13:31
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8caldeirão
Patricia Lyra
4 +3cadinho
MLeiria
5 +1caldeirão cultural
Marlene Curtis
5caldo cultural / caldeirão étnico
Leonor Machado
4amálgama/mistura
Ligia Dias Costa
4Caldeira
Rodrigo M


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cadinho


Explanation:
Ou "caldeirão"

Suggs.

MLeiria
Portugal
Local time: 17:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diana Coada (X)
9 mins
  -> obrigado :-)
agree  Rodrigo M
1 hr
  -> obrigado :-)
agree  Madalena Ribeiro
4 hrs
  -> obrigado :-)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
caldeirão


Explanation:
No passado, a União Europeia foi criticada com o fundamento de que iria ser um grande caldeirão no qual as pequenas comunidades e minorias acabariam todas por se perder.

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Note added at 6 minutos (2012-03-20 17:13:01 GMT)
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O Globo - "NO caldeirão cultural do Rio(...)
http://oglobo.globo.com/aniversario/no-caldeirao-cultural-do...

- PERNAMBUCO, UM EVERVESCENTE CALDEIRÃO CULTURAL
A música de Pernambuco nunca esteve em tamanha efervescência como de uns anos pra cá(...)
http://musicariabrasil.blogspot.com.br/2012/03/pernambuco-um...


Patricia Lyra
Brazil
Local time: 13:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diana Coada (X)
6 mins
  -> Obrigada, Diana :-)
agree  Ines Matos
13 mins
  -> Obrigada :-)
agree  Lais Leite
17 mins
  -> Obrigada! :-)
agree  Artur Jorge Martins
21 mins
  -> Obrigada. :-)
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
1 hr
  -> Obrigada :-)
agree  Rodrigo M
1 hr
  -> Obrigada :-)
agree  Ivan Rocha, CT
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada :-)
agree  Madalena Ribeiro
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada :-)
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
amálgama/mistura


Explanation:
mais sugestões

Ligia Dias Costa
Portugal
Local time: 17:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Caldeira


Explanation:
Em português, na metalurgia, caldeira é o termo que se usa. Meu cunhado trabalha na USIMINAS e faz referência às caldeiras. Boa sorte!

Rodrigo M
Brazil
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
caldeirão cultural


Explanation:
É o termo que usa, pois somente" caldeirão "estaria incompleto. É o que há aqui na Flórida.

http://www.comunidadenews.com/negocios/congresso-cultural-e-...



Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Vozone
6 hrs
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5



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