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message and tone

Portuguese translation: mensagem e tom

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English term or phrase:message and tone
Portuguese translation:mensagem e tom
Entered by: Izabel Santos

14:43 Jul 17, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Boa prática - uso de email
English term or phrase: message and tone
• It is good practice to re-read e-mails before sending them to ensure that there are no spelling mistakes and that you are conveying the desired message and tone
Izabel Santos
Brazil
mensagem e tom
Explanation:
Acho que neste caso a tradução literal expressa perfeitamente o sentido.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 06:36
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Grata!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3mensagem e tom
Martin Riordan
4... mensagem desejada (e) no tom mais adequado.
Maria Rebelo


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mensagem e tom


Explanation:
Acho que neste caso a tradução literal expressa perfeitamente o sentido.

Example sentence(s):
  • tom: 3 Modo peculiar de dizer alguma coisa.

    Reference: http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/portugues/index.php?ling...
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 06:36
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 99
Grading comment
Grata!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Silva: também concordo que 'tom' neste caso expressa o tom da conversa e assunto
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Henrique Jorge! Sim, o que chamamos de "register"...
agree  Daniel Tavares
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Daniel!
agree  Manu Magalhães
2 days 20 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Manu!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
... mensagem desejada (e) no tom mais adequado.


Explanation:
Penso que é esta a acepção que melhor se aplica à palavra "tone" neste contexto: "The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author". Assim sendo, optaria por uma tradução mais livre, como a acima indicada.

Example sentence(s):
  • Webster: "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"
Maria Rebelo
Local time: 10:36
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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