Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Imperio do Meio
English translation:
China/Middle Kingdom
Added to glossary by
Simona de Logu
Jan 9, 2004 16:29
20 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Imperio do Meio
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Other
sobretudo no que concerne às viagens no Império do Meio
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | China |
Simona de Logu
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| 5 +4 | Middle Empire |
Clarice Ferreira
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| 5 +3 | Middle kingdom |
Amilcar
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| 5 +1 | trips to China / The Great Empire of China |
Diogo Santos
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| 4 | Middle Impire |
Aelia
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| 4 | note |
verbis
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Proposed translations
+4
17 mins
Simona de Logu
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Interpreter, translator and journalist
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
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China
Not absolutely sure, but China is sometimes referred to in this way.
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Note added at 2004-01-09 16:50:36 (GMT)
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In English you would say the Middle Kingdom.
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Note added at 2004-01-09 16:50:36 (GMT)
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In English you would say the Middle Kingdom.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 mins
Middle Impire
it's possibility...
+4
10 mins
Middle Empire
:-)
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Note added at 2004-01-09 16:44:15 (GMT)
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Check this website:
http://www.biblenet.net/library/eastonsDictionary/ebdShowDes...
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Note added at 2004-01-09 16:45:32 (GMT)
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Also:
http://www.bartleby.com/65/eg/EgypdynTABLE.html
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Note added at 2004-01-09 16:44:15 (GMT)
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Check this website:
http://www.biblenet.net/library/eastonsDictionary/ebdShowDes...
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Note added at 2004-01-09 16:45:32 (GMT)
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Also:
http://www.bartleby.com/65/eg/EgypdynTABLE.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Claudia da Matta
0 min
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| agree |
Sormane Gomes
4 mins
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| agree |
x-Translator (X)
58 mins
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| neutral |
verbis
: kingdom would be better, since Middle
2 hrs
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| agree |
Claudio Mazotti
21 hrs
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+3
23 mins
Middle kingdom
(Zhong guo)
More common referring to China, and other cases by analogy
More common referring to China, and other cases by analogy
Peer comment(s):
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Sormane Gomes
14 mins
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Obrigado
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verbis
1 hr
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Obrigado
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rhandler
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Thanks
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+1
27 mins
Diogo Santos
Native in Portuguese
Accurate and Reliable!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Portuguese, and 1 more.
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22
trips to China / The Great Empire of China
Império do Meio is a direct reference to the Great Empire of China. Nowadays it's used as a synonim of China. If you're dealing with historical documents the right translation is The Great Empire of China. If not, trips to China will suffice.
Reference:
http://www.google.pt/search?hl=pt-PT&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22great+empire+of+china%22&meta=
http://www.google.pt/search?hl=pt-PT&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22imp%C3%A9rio+do+meio%22+china&meta=
2 hrs
note
middle Kingdom is, in my opinion, quite better than middle Empire, one might get confused with the middle Empire of the roman Antonines..............
ciao
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Note added at 2004-01-09 18:55:29 (GMT)
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see, for instance:
THE MIDDLE EMPIRE Antonine Emperors. Nerva (96-98): Elderly senator,
adopts ... Trajan (98-117): Campaigns in Dacia (= Rumania); Empire ...
www.people.virginia.edu/~bgh2n/middleempire.html
Early Empire, The Middle Byzantine Empire. Late Empire. 717-969.
Leo III 717-741, Artavasdus 742-743, Constantine V 741-775, Leo IV
775 ...
www.classicalcoins.com/page28.html
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Note added at 2004-01-09 18:56:48 (GMT)
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and:
Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Like most video tours of China, In the Middle Kingdom:
China will take viewers to the 2,000-year-old Great Wall, along the silty ...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/ detail/-/1568555075?v=glance
In the Middle Kingdom: China. $19.95 QV2991 ISBN:1-56855-507-5 UPC:0-33937-02991-2
A memorable adventure in a land overflowing with surprises... ...
https://secure.questar1.com/catalog/QV2991.html
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In the Middle Kingdom: China. In the Middle Kingdom: China. $19.95 $19.95.
Release Date: 28 September, 1999; Availability: Usually ships ...
www.travel-agent.com/shopping/1568555075.htm
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Note added at 2004-01-09 18:59:43 (GMT)
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Encroaching On the Middle Kingdom? China’s View of Its Place in the World June
Teufel Dreyer Establishing China’s Place in the Post-War World From the time ...
www.baylor.edu/Asian_Studies/dreyer.pdf
MINE IS OBVIOUSLY A NOTE NOT TO BE GRADED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ciao
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Note added at 2004-01-09 18:55:29 (GMT)
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see, for instance:
THE MIDDLE EMPIRE Antonine Emperors. Nerva (96-98): Elderly senator,
adopts ... Trajan (98-117): Campaigns in Dacia (= Rumania); Empire ...
www.people.virginia.edu/~bgh2n/middleempire.html
Early Empire, The Middle Byzantine Empire. Late Empire. 717-969.
Leo III 717-741, Artavasdus 742-743, Constantine V 741-775, Leo IV
775 ...
www.classicalcoins.com/page28.html
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Note added at 2004-01-09 18:56:48 (GMT)
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and:
Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Like most video tours of China, In the Middle Kingdom:
China will take viewers to the 2,000-year-old Great Wall, along the silty ...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/ detail/-/1568555075?v=glance
In the Middle Kingdom: China. $19.95 QV2991 ISBN:1-56855-507-5 UPC:0-33937-02991-2
A memorable adventure in a land overflowing with surprises... ...
https://secure.questar1.com/catalog/QV2991.html
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Note added at 2004-01-09 18:57:56 (GMT)
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In the Middle Kingdom: China. In the Middle Kingdom: China. $19.95 $19.95.
Release Date: 28 September, 1999; Availability: Usually ships ...
www.travel-agent.com/shopping/1568555075.htm
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Note added at 2004-01-09 18:59:43 (GMT)
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Encroaching On the Middle Kingdom? China’s View of Its Place in the World June
Teufel Dreyer Establishing China’s Place in the Post-War World From the time ...
www.baylor.edu/Asian_Studies/dreyer.pdf
MINE IS OBVIOUSLY A NOTE NOT TO BE GRADED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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