Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
As straightforward as the...
Portuguese translation:
Por mais honesta/clara que seja
Added to glossary by
Adriana Maciel
Sep 19, 2009 14:09
14 yrs ago
English term
Brazil
As straightforward as the...
English to Portuguese
Social Sciences
Philosophy
Ethics, Rawls
A frase é:
As straightforward as the political theory of utility sounds, it has drawn extensive criticism as a moral theory.
Não estou conseguindo captar o sentido da expressão na frase. Sugestões?
Obrigada.
As straightforward as the political theory of utility sounds, it has drawn extensive criticism as a moral theory.
Não estou conseguindo captar o sentido da expressão na frase. Sugestões?
Obrigada.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
Change log
Sep 21, 2009 10:01: Adriana Maciel changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/749524">Joice Costa's</a> old entry - "As straightforward as the..."" to ""Por mais honesta/clara que seja a teoria XXX,""
Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Sworn Translator
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
Por mais honesta/clara que seja a teoria XXX,
Sugestão
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mary Palmer
: Eu diria assim "Por mais clara e direta que seja a teoria de...."
39 mins
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Obrigada
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Na verdade, misturei a tua ideia do "clara e honesta" com a proposta da Teresa ali no campo para discussões. Obrigada, Adriana e demais colegas que responderam. "
+6
6 mins
Elisabete Cunha
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Breaking language barriers
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
tão simples/linear/directa como...
Diria assim.
Peer comment(s):
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Maria José Tavares (X)
2 mins
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Obrigada, Maria José.
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| agree |
imatahan
35 mins
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Obrigada, imatahan.
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| agree |
oxygen4u
: :)
40 mins
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Obrigada, oxygen4u.
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| agree |
Marlene Curtis
1 hr
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Obrigada, Marlene.
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| agree |
Isabel Maria Almeida
2 hrs
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Obrigada, Isabel.
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| agree |
Teresa Filipe
23 hrs
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Obrigada, Teresa.
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11 mins
Giuliano Esgur
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
A passionate translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
honesta
Tão honesta quanto pareça ser a teoria...
19 hrs
Por mais clara e linear que seja a teoria...
Eu diria desta forma.
Discussion
ou
a linearidade da teoria política da utilidade (??) não impediu que ela fosse alvo de grande critiscismo enquanto teoria moral