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acontecimento

English translation: happening

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Portuguese term or phrase:acontecimento
English translation:happening
Entered by: Bett

17:58 Mar 9, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / research
Portuguese term or phrase: acontecimento
"o acontecimento é emanente à ação."
it is not event!

It is the same as eneventment in French... Any Suggestions ?
Bett
Local time: 15:27
happening
Explanation:
A Behavioral Approach to Historical Analysis by Robert F. Berkhofer - JStor
www.jstor.org › stable
When the happening is an action, it is by no means self-evident that this is correct , but Berkhofer does ..
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 20:27
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thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6event
Verginia Ophof
1 +2ocurrence
cifka
3happening
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun


Discussion entries: 10





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ocurrence


Explanation:
why can't it be event? of course, this depends a lot on which philosopher or current of thought you are translating...

cifka
Portugal
Local time: 19:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado: occurrence
2 hrs
agree  Nick Taylor
3 hrs
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
happening


Explanation:
A Behavioral Approach to Historical Analysis by Robert F. Berkhofer - JStor
www.jstor.org › stable
When the happening is an action, it is by no means self-evident that this is correct , but Berkhofer does ..

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 20:27
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
event


Explanation:
Immanent Causation: refers to an agent causing an event
The cause of (the) event is immanent from the action.

Example sentence(s):
  • Immanent Causation: refers to an agent causing an event

    Reference: http://www.csun.edu/~ds56723/phil403/hout403chisholm.htm
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 12:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
14 mins
  -> Thank you Claudio !
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
15 mins
  -> Thank you Teresa !
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Regardless of what the client says, I think there is strong evidence in favor of 'event' in this context.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Muriel !
agree  Gilmar Fernandes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_(philosophy)
1 hr
  -> Thank you Gilmar !
agree  Mario Freitas:
1 hr
  -> Thank you Mario !
agree  Richard Purdom
16 hrs
  -> Thank you Richard!
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