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simpatias

English translation: (Superstition) rituals

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Portuguese term or phrase:simpatias
English translation:(Superstition) rituals
Entered by: Andre Lange (X)

14:22 Nov 3, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion
Portuguese term or phrase: simpatias
para preservar também os trabalhos e simpatias que fazíamos embaixo do pé de cedro
Andre Lange (X)
Brazil
Local time: 00:59
(Superstition) rituals
Explanation:
Witchcraft e spell parecem-me muito fortes para designar simpatia. Creio que "superstition rituals" ou simplesmente "rituals" reflitam melhor o sentido de "simpatia".
e.g. "Ritual to remove bad luck".
Selected response from:

Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 04:59
Grading comment
Obrigado!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5(Superstition) rituals
Catarina Lopes
5superstitions
MedTrans&More
5supertitious prayers and rituals
Vanessa Brandao
4Sympathetic magic
Nick Taylor


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
superstitions


Explanation:
Superstition is a pejorative term for belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any natural process linking the two events, such as astrology, religion, omens, witchcraft, etc., that contradicts natural science.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition

MedTrans&More
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
(Superstition) rituals


Explanation:
Witchcraft e spell parecem-me muito fortes para designar simpatia. Creio que "superstition rituals" ou simplesmente "rituals" reflitam melhor o sentido de "simpatia".
e.g. "Ritual to remove bad luck".

Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 04:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Obrigado!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
59 mins
  -> Obrigada, Teresa :)
agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Marlene :)
agree  Elda Veiga
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Elda :)
agree  Elizabeth Best
22 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Elizabeth :)
agree  connie leite
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Obrigada, connie :)
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
supertitious prayers and rituals


Explanation:
Simpatias are used in Brazilian religion, originated from Macumba, (Brazilian Vodoo), but nowadays is also used in relation to catolicism and evangelism.

Vanessa Brandao
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sympathetic magic


Explanation:
Sympathetic magic

Nick Taylor
Local time: 04:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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