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ao sermos contemplados com

English translation: being granted ...

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Portuguese term or phrase:ao sermos contemplados com
English translation:being granted ...
Entered by: Lara Barnett

23:21 Feb 7, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Psychology Of Aging Book
Portuguese term or phrase: ao sermos contemplados com
Context:

Quando chegamos aos 50 anos de idade, a vida está enriquecida por anos de experiência, conhecimento acumulado e sabedoria, onde os setimentos de otimismo e entusiasmo são orientados para as posibilidades que existem pela frente.

Além disto, ao sermos contemplados com o bônus de 30 anos extras já adicionados à expectativa de vida humana, a nossa mete pode continuar funcionado, com as suas competências de natureza congnitive, social, ..."

"Seeing that", or "in view of the fact (that we have)?

Muita Obrigada,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 11:17
being granted ...
Explanation:
"What is more, being granted with the bonus of an extra 30 years of life..."

(Or "extra 30 years life expectancy" maybe?)

"Contemplado
1. Que foi premiado, que ganhou
2. ...
* Você foi contemplado com um carro 0km"
http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/contemplado/
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Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2being granted ...
Lara Barnett
4 +1with the benefit of
Richard Purdom
4since we can expect to have
Muriel Vasconcellos
4once we are entitled to the 30-year bonus
Mario Freitas
4if we think of ourselves as having
jack_speak
3keeping in mind
Verginia Ophof


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
being granted ...


Explanation:
"What is more, being granted with the bonus of an extra 30 years of life..."

(Or "extra 30 years life expectancy" maybe?)

"Contemplado
1. Que foi premiado, que ganhou
2. ...
* Você foi contemplado com um carro 0km"
http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/contemplado/

Example sentence(s):
  • "Hepatectomy GRANTED AN EXTRA YEAR for 72%, three more years in 58% of cases and the same percentage for 5 extra years of life."
  • "Does he think that if he helps Tiny Tim and his family that suddenly HE WILL BE GRANTED AN EXTRA 30 YEARS OF LIFE?"

    Reference: http://ic.steadyhealth.com/end_stage_of_metastatic_liver_can...
    Reference: http://thesparksmaxim.blogspot.co.uk/2011_11_01_archive.html
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spiridon: yes
8 hrs
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agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
11 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
since we can expect to have


Explanation:
'Contemplar' implies an expectation.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 100
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
keeping in mind


Explanation:
suggestion
Also, keeping in mind the fact that......

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 09:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 65
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
once we are entitled to the 30-year bonus


Explanation:
"Ao ser" implies that the person WILL receive that bonus, not that they MAY receive that bonus.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
if we think of ourselves as having


Explanation:
Further, if we think of ourselves as having an extra 30-years added to our life expectancy,

OR

considering we might have.....

jack_speak
Local time: 11:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
with the benefit of


Explanation:
..a 30-year bonus added to our life expectancy blah blah

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniela de Oliveira
47 mins
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