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confluência

English translation: convergence, (formal) confluence

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Portuguese term or phrase:confluência
English translation:convergence, (formal) confluence
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

02:40 Aug 30, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Sociologia e música
Portuguese term or phrase: confluência
O presente trabalho investiga as relações de forças entre os diversos agentes do campo musical brasileiro durante a década de sessenta, analisada a partir de observações históricas e relatos da época, em confluência com as teorias dos campos e do mercado de bens simbólicos de Pierre Bourdieu, trazendo essas teorias para o estudo de música popular no Brasil.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 15:30
convergence, (formal) confluence
Explanation:
confluência
substantivo feminino
confluence, meeting, junction;

Mike :)

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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2007-08-31 09:45:05 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:30
Grading comment
thanks
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1in conjunction with
Taylor Kirk
4 +1convergence, (formal) confluence
Michael Powers (PhD)
3(and) structured along / based on
veratek


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in conjunction with


Explanation:
...confluence is acceptable, but not often used in English even in academia.

Taylor Kirk
United States
Local time: 13:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
8 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(and) structured along / based on


Explanation:
the discussion of the article is structured along or based on Bourdieu's theories, so I prefer these terms to say simply "in conjunction" - it's more than just putting one next to the other

veratek
Brazil
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
convergence, (formal) confluence


Explanation:
confluência
substantivo feminino
confluence, meeting, junction;

Mike :)

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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2007-08-31 09:45:05 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
16 hrs
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