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English translation: The
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| 19:14 Mar 3, 2009 |
| Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Death Certificate | |||||||
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The Explanation: Since Portuguese has two genders, masculine and feminine, some people like to place both articles in front of words referring to individuals to make it more politically correct. Since English doesn't have the same thing, you can use a simple the. |
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