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cidadania

English translation: civic consciousness

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Portuguese term or phrase:cidadania
English translation:civic consciousness
Entered by: Rafael Mantovani

21:38 Jul 31, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Portuguese term or phrase: cidadania
A frase é "Ética e cidadania. É disso que nosso mundo precisa."

gostaria de saber se "citizenship" pode ser usado com este sentido que tem no Brasil, de consciência de direitos e deveres, da vida em comunidade, etc. Pelo que pesquisei, me parece que é apenas um termo jurídico, como em "obter cidadania" num país.

olhei também outros Kudoz a respeito desta palavra, porém não consegui uma resposta muito confiável, alguém pode me dizer ou dar outra sugestão?

muito obrigado a todos
Rafael Mantovani
Germany
Local time: 01:14
civic consciousness
Explanation:
Citizenship é cidadania ou nacionalidade no sentido juridico e nao se aplica neste sentido.
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 19:14
Grading comment
todas as sugestões eram boas, mas acho que vou usar esta. Muito obrigado a Katarina, Donna e todos que ajudaram a esclarecer esta dúvida que eu sempre tive!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7citizenship / civic responsibility
Muriel Vasconcellos
3 +2active citizenship
Edimilson Ferreira
4 +1civic consciousness
Katarina Peters


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
active citizenship


Explanation:
Interessante, nunca tinha me deparado com esse problema. Após uma pesquisa rápida, deparei-me com a expressão "active citizenship". Acho que é uma possibilidade. Neste site (http://www.citizen.org.uk/teaching.html) diz-se o seguinte sobre o ensino da "active citizenship": "Young people may not be able to vote before they are 18, but they can make a positive contribution to their communities. Young people should be actively involved in decision-making, both in schools and in the wider community. They should be encouraged to think critically about their role in society and their potential as agents for change."

Edimilson Ferreira
Armenia
Local time: 03:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Donna Sandin: A sort of "buzzword" in Brazil since 2000, it refers to exercise/enhancement/full observance of individual rights and freedoms in a broad sense – social, civil, political, so this could be best solution.
1 hr
agree  Mary Palmer
3 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
citizenship / civic responsibility


Explanation:
In my opinion, either one will do.

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-07-31 21:44:23 GMT)
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Definition of citizenship:
when you belong to a community and understand your rights and responsibilities as a member of that community.
kids.direct.gov.uk/resource_areas/html/glossary/abc.htm

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-07-31 21:45:16 GMT)
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Another definition:
Democratic principles, good government, freedom of conscience and civic liberty.
www.njfreemason.net/masonic dictionary.htm

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-07-31 21:47:30 GMT)
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Well, my two choices don't mean exactly the same thing, but the spirit is quite similar. Here's a definition of "civic responsibility":

Civic responsibility, including social participation and action, is a core element to a democratic society.
www.learningtogive.org/papers/index.asp?bpid=11

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 16:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sensibi
2 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Fernanda Rocha: Totally agree! - "involvement, and social and moral responsibility. Ethics and Citizenship ... thinking skills, through helping pupils to engage in social issues ..." - www.globalethics.org/affiliates/pdf/ethics_citizenship_intr...
4 mins
  -> Thank you, Fernanda!
agree  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Maria Leonor!
agree  Humberto Ribas
20 mins
  -> Thanks, Huberto!
agree  rhandler
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  Fernando Domeniconi
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Fernando!
agree  Rafael Anselmé
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, but I guess the asker didn't agree.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
civic consciousness


Explanation:
Citizenship é cidadania ou nacionalidade no sentido juridico e nao se aplica neste sentido.

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 19:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
todas as sugestões eram boas, mas acho que vou usar esta. Muito obrigado a Katarina, Donna e todos que ajudaram a esclarecer esta dúvida que eu sempre tive!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Donna Sandin: this may also work, I have not heard of an ideal translation since the word became popular, all I know is that one must be careful not to restrict it to "nationality" in the legal sense, as someone else already said
1 hr
  -> Thank you Donna, exactly.
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: I don't agree with your rejection of "citizenship." I don't know about Canada, but it is used in the US in the sense intended in the Portuguese.
7 hrs
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