Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

ao sermos contemplados com

English translation:

being granted ...

Added to glossary by Lara Barnett
Feb 7, 2015 23:21
9 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

ao sermos contemplados com

Portuguese to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Psychology Of Aging Book
Context:

Quando chegamos aos 50 anos de idade, a vida está enriquecida por anos de experiência, conhecimento acumulado e sabedoria, onde os setimentos de otimismo e entusiasmo são orientados para as posibilidades que existem pela frente.

Além disto, ao sermos contemplados com o bônus de 30 anos extras já adicionados à expectativa de vida humana, a nossa mete pode continuar funcionado, com as suas competências de natureza congnitive, social, ..."

"Seeing that", or "in view of the fact (that we have)?

Muita Obrigada,

Barbara
Change log

Feb 9, 2015 21:12: Lara Barnett Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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being granted ...

"What is more, being granted with the bonus of an extra 30 years of life..."

(Or "extra 30 years life expectancy" maybe?)

"Contemplado
1. Que foi premiado, que ganhou
2. ...
* Você foi contemplado com um carro 0km"
http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/contemplado/
Example sentence:

"Hepatectomy GRANTED AN EXTRA YEAR for 72%, three more years in 58% of cases and the same percentage for 5 extra years of life."

"Does he think that if he helps Tiny Tim and his family that suddenly HE WILL BE GRANTED AN EXTRA 30 YEARS OF LIFE?"

Peer comment(s):

agree Spiridon : yes
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Thank you.
agree Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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since we can expect to have

'Contemplar' implies an expectation.
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keeping in mind

suggestion
Also, keeping in mind the fact that......
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once we are entitled to the 30-year bonus

"Ao ser" implies that the person WILL receive that bonus, not that they MAY receive that bonus.
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if we think of ourselves as having

Further, if we think of ourselves as having an extra 30-years added to our life expectancy,

OR

considering we might have.....
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with the benefit of

..a 30-year bonus added to our life expectancy blah blah
Peer comment(s):

agree Daniela de Oliveira
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