Jan 31, 2010 16:18
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
praças
Portuguese to English
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Military / Defense
Ranks
these are the guys who have just enlisted right? so what are they called?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | enlisted men |
coolbrowne
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| 5 | enlisted |
magwal
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| 4 | non-commissioned soldiers/privates |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 -1 | recruits |
Scott Salvo
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| 4 -1 | newly enlisted men/women |
Ward Whittaker
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| 3 -1 | Rank and file |
suesimons
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Scott Salvo
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Where Words Matter
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
recruits
And the military says they are quality recruits, scoring an average of 20 points higher on the entry tests than other recruits,
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AlphaMike
: it is a whole class, such as officers and sergeants... we have 3 classes: Officers, Sergeants and "Praças"... this one includes soldiers and corporals...
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Ward Whittaker
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Brazil
I ALWAYS meet my deadlines without fail
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Portuguese to English
newly enlisted men/women
Not sure about recruits as this implies conscription, (as in, you have been recruited) but as a blanket term for all who have recently enlisted, conscripted or not, I would think "newly enlisted men/women"
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AlphaMike
: the newbies are called "maços" (slang)... and the ones being trained are "recrutas"
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coolbrowne
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
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English
United States
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
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enlisted men
Sorry, but the guess in the description turned out to be quite misleading. The word "praça" does not include a "recent" element. It just indicates the lowest ranks.
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Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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40
non-commissioned soldiers/privates
So I guess that's what we would call "enlisted personnel", consisting of sergeants, corporals, and privates
Vanda, I pointed out what is usuall in our country, but technically below second lieutenant all are "praças" (non-comissioned).
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1665214
This Mighty Scourge » Private and Non-Commissioned Soldiers
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That's how there are called here in the USA.
Vanda, I pointed out what is usuall in our country, but technically below second lieutenant all are "praças" (non-comissioned).
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1665214
This Mighty Scourge » Private and Non-Commissioned Soldiers
Written by Michael Noirot in: Commissioned Officers, Congressional Medal of Honor, Private and Non-Commissioned Soldiers | ...
thismightyscourge.com/.../private-and-non-commissioned-soldier
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-01-31 18:29:28 GMT)
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That's how there are called here in the USA.
Peer comment(s):
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
: In the Brazilian military, NCOs are "suboficiais". May be correct in Portugal, though... //"Enlisted personnel" is perfect.
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Here in the USA the correct term is "private" (my son used to be one).
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enlisted
Military are hierarchically organized into OFFICERS and ENLISTED corps and there are different ranks for these personnel groups. Enlisted at brazilian armed forces are warrant officers (also called special or commissioned enlisted), sergeants, capes, soldiers or seamen. As a brazilian Navy commander officer, it´s a pleasure sharing with you a little bit about our rank organization !!
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