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missiva derradeira

English translation: last missive/final missive

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Portuguese term or phrase: missiva derradeira
English translation:last missive/final missive
Entered by: Gad Kohenov

08:51 Feb 25, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / Text about Edmund Burke
Portuguese term or phrase: missiva derradeira
This term referred to a letter written by Edmund Burke shortly before his death. It is written in European Portuguese

"Em carta de 28 de Julho de 1796 a French Laurence, missiva derradeira que adquire um inegável valor testamentário..."

Thank you very much
Bettina Myers
Local time: 16:31
last missive/final missive
Explanation:
My suggestions.

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Note added at 8 mins (2015-02-25 08:59:47 GMT)
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bispham2.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html

several links with last missive.

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Note added at 9 mins (2015-02-25 09:01:12 GMT)
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)

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Note added at 10 mins (2015-02-25 09:01:39 GMT)
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 18:31
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3last missive/final missive
Gad Kohenov
4last letter / goodbye letter
Rafael Mantovani
4farewell letter
Nick Taylor
4final letter
Ana Vozone


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
last letter / goodbye letter


Explanation:
"missiva" is simply a fancy synonym for "letter", and "derradeira" a fancy one for "last"

Rafael Mantovani
Germany
Local time: 17:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira: Não creio que ele tenha previsto a própria morte e se tenha despedido na carta, mas a tradutora deve saber..
1 hr
  -> :-) sim, é o contexto que dirá...
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
last missive/final missive


Explanation:
My suggestions.

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Note added at 8 mins (2015-02-25 08:59:47 GMT)
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bispham2.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html

several links with last missive.

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Note added at 9 mins (2015-02-25 09:01:12 GMT)
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)

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Note added at 10 mins (2015-02-25 09:01:39 GMT)
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 18:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tania Pires: I would go with last missive, there are many related hits on Google.
32 mins
  -> Muito obrigado! Exactly.
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
33 mins
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira: Prefiro: last missive ou last letter.
1 hr
  -> Last missive seems related to the epoch they speak of. Thanks a lot!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
farewell letter


Explanation:
farewell letter

Nick Taylor
Local time: 16:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira: Não creio que ele tenha previsto a própria morte e se tenha despedido na carta, mas a tradutora deve saber..
9 mins
  -> pragmatically I would agree with you but....http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1039441/Goodbye-de...
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
missiva derradeira
final letter


Explanation:
Another suggestion.

Example sentence(s):
  • The family of American journalist James Foley , murdered by an Islamic State jihadist, on Sunday published his final letter home on the Free

    Reference: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/mslife/2014/12/11/stowers...
    Reference: http://www.lifebuzz.com/grandpa-letter/
Ana Vozone
Local time: 16:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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