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telos

English translation: end, goal, result, completion, fulfillment.

15:23 Mar 23, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Anthropology
Portuguese term or phrase: telos
Levar a sério a cultura não significa sacralizá-la e sim permitir que a exigência de problematização inerente à comunicação que se dá na cultura se desenvolva até o telos do descentramento.
Paul Brown
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:59
English translation:end, goal, result, completion, fulfillment.
Explanation:
from Greek.
Selected response from:

Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Local time: 15:59
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4end, goal, result, completion, fulfillment.
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
4 +5end / purpose / goal
Catarina Lopes
4 +2the ultimate purpose of; the final goal of; the ultimate end
Elenice Brasseland
5 +1the ultimate goal
Raquel Santos
2objective
Richard Purdom


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
end, goal, result, completion, fulfillment.


Explanation:
from Greek.

Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Local time: 15:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
5 mins
  -> Grato Mario
agree  Margarida Ataide
1 hr
  -> Grato It
agree  Richard Purdom
1 hr
  -> Tks Richard
agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
end / purpose / goal


Explanation:
Greek origin

http://telos.edu/onlinecatalog/WhatDoesTelosMean.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleology
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/telos

Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
3 mins
  -> Obrigada, Mario!
agree  Margarida Ataide
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, itineuropa!
agree  Richard Purdom
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Richard!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Claudio!
agree  Raquel Santos: Concordo Catarina e apenas acrescentaria "ultimate" como prefixo. :)
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Raquel! Agradeço a sugestão :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
objective


Explanation:
http://books.google.pt/books?id=fYx3nmX459sC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA1...

This is the original text, and 'telos' is in italic, presumably because it derives from Greek.

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: English
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the ultimate purpose of; the final goal of; the ultimate end


Explanation:
é preciso mais do uma palavra simples, para englobar o sentido pleno de telos, portanto passo minhas sugestões com base nos conhecimentos e experiência que tenho.

Não tenho tempo para postar exemplos e referências, mas esses não devem ser difíceis de serem achados na web.


Boa sorte!

Elenice Brasseland
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Purdom: If that is the intention, then your suggestions are probably the best
11 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Mario Freitas:
38 mins
  -> Grata!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the ultimate goal


Explanation:
Telos - Objectivo final, meta.


Raquel Santos
Portugal
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Georgia Morg (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Georgia :)
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