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mildly call it

Portuguese translation: dizer/expressar de forma (mais) amena

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English term or phrase:mildly call it
Portuguese translation:dizer/expressar de forma (mais) amena
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

17:20 Jan 11, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
English term or phrase: mildly call it
A frase toda é:

Another factor which seems to have put him at an angle (as one may mildly call it) to middle-​class assumptions was his affiliation with Africa, through his Egyptian childhood.

Obrigado!
Mabre
Local time: 08:11
dizer/expressar de forma (mais) amena
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14 mar. 2011 – Como dizer isso de forma mais amena para os recrutadores? Aí vão, novamente, respostas prontas que sempre funcionam: ?Procuro novos
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3dizer/expressar de forma (mais) amena
Marlene Curtis
4a falar eufemisticamente
Nick Taylor
3(ao que talvez pudesse ser chamado)
Jorge F. Silva


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
dizer/expressar de forma (mais) amena


Explanation:



14 mar. 2011 – Como dizer isso de forma mais amena para os recrutadores? Aí vão, novamente, respostas prontas que sempre funcionam: ?Procuro novos

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarida Ataide
2 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: ou em termos brandos...
21 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
2 hrs
  -> Grata!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(ao que talvez pudesse ser chamado)


Explanation:
O autor do texto transmite certa incerteza.

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Note added at 2 horas (2013-01-11 20:15:51 GMT)
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Acredito que expressão entre parênteses se refere à "middle class assumptions" e revela certa incerteza por parte do autor quanto a definição.

Jorge F. Silva
Brazil
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a falar eufemisticamente


Explanation:
a falar eufemisticamente

Nick Taylor
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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