postura

English translation: condition (in this context!)

17:01 Jul 5, 2007

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

Portuguese term or phrase: postura

this word comes up in the following text:

"A necessidade de responder de forma activa à mudança para encontrar respostas para as dúvidas e naturais dificuldades derivadas da introdução das diferentes inovações é uma postura que está intrinsecamente ligada à nossa necessidade de intervir conscientemente nas decisões da actualidade no campo da saúde."

This is an extract of an abstract, which is about the role nurses play in terms of promotion of culture in health institutions.

Daisymiller KudoZ activity Questions: 70 (1 open) (6 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 2
Local time: 17:16

English translation:condition (in this context!)

Explanation:
"The need to respond actively to ... is a condition that is intrinsically associated with..."

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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 09:16

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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

attitude; perspective

Michael Powers (PhD)

stance

rhandler

4 +1

condition (in this context!)

Muriel Vasconcellos

3 +1

mindset

jack_speak

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

attitude; perspective

Explanation:
postura

substantivo feminino

1. posture, position, situation;

2. gesture, attitude, pose, by-law;
postura de ovos laying of eggs;
postura municipal municipal by-law;

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 12:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mindset

Explanation:
position is also a possibility, but I think the idea is it is a "mental" position, i.e., mindset.

jack_speak
Local time: 12:16
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

2 hrs confidence:

stance

Explanation:
As defined by Webster's:

stance (stans)
n.
1 the way a person or animal stands; standing posture, with special reference to placement of the feet, as the posture of a golfer, baseball batter, etc.
2 the attitude adopted in confronting or dealing with a particular situation [a belligerent political stance]
SYN. posture

Etymology
[OFr estance < VL *stantia < L stans (gen. stantis), prp. of stare, to stand]

(C)1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. (C)1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Some examples, in this context:

Ethics stance leads to a Boeing loss - Business - International ...
Boeing has reported a second-quarter loss of $160 million, largely as a result of a $615 million settlement with the US government over ethics charges.
www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/27/business/boeing.php

Murtha's Anti-War Stance Overshadows Abscam Past -- 01/13/2006
Murtha's Anti-War Stance Overshadows Abscam Past ... In 2002, Murtha's ethics again became an issue in the congressional election. ...
www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200...

ethicsanduncertaintynew
Holmes, S. (1994) A philosophical stance, ethics and therapy: An interview with Harlene. Anderson. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy. ...
www.harleneanderson.org/writings/ethics.htm

My Stance On Politics
Hence, we drag our political candidates and their reputations many times through the mud, and then we expect an honest upstanding individual that might be a ...
www.johnkharms.com/politics.htm

rhandler
Local time: 13:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 52

13 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

condition (in this context!)

Explanation:
"The need to respond actively to ... is a condition that is intrinsically associated with..."

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 09:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 160

Grading comment

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