Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
twinhood
Portuguese translation:
gemeidade
Added to glossary by
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Sep 22, 2016 21:29
7 yrs ago
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English term
Geology and Groundwater Specialist
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English, Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
twinhood
English to Portuguese
Other
Psychology
Social Psychology
However, drawing clear conclusions from marriage data is complicated because it is unclear whether marriage itself makes people healthier or whether healthier people choose to get and stay married. Because twins have no choice about their twinhood, it is easier to tease out the contributing factors to their longevity.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | gemeidade |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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| 4 +5 | gemelaridade |
Elda Veiga
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Change log
Sep 24, 2016 11:49: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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6 mins
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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81
Selected
gemeidade
Diria assim em PT(pt):
gemeidade
ge.mei.da.de
ʒəmɐjˈdad(ə)
nome feminino
1. qualidade de gémeo
http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/gemeid...
gemeidade
ge.mei.da.de
ʒəmɐjˈdad(ə)
nome feminino
1. qualidade de gémeo
http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/gemeid...
Peer comment(s):
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Danik 2014
: Gemelaridade parece ser mais utilizado na embriologia.
https://www.google.com.br/search?q=gemelaridade embriologia&...
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Obrigada, Dani!
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airmailrpl
: learned a new word today
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Obrigada, Robert!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Grata!"
+5
5 mins
Elda Veiga
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Portugal
B.S. in Clinical Psychology
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
gemelaridade
... não têm uma escolha relativamente à sua gemelaridade...
Peer comment(s):
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expressisverbis
: http://repositorio.ispa.pt/bitstream/10400.12/4413/1/12984.p...
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Muito obrigada! :)
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Daniel Pimentel
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Muito obrigada! :)
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Patricia Franco
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Muito obrigada! :)
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Rafael Barros
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Muito obrigada! :)
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airmailrpl
: learned a new word today
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Thank you :) I'm always learning as well!
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Discussion
ge.me.la.ri.da.de
ʒəməlɐriˈdad(ə)
nome feminino
situação em que se verifica a gestação de mais do que um feto no útero
http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/gemela...
gemeidade
ge.mei.da.de
ʒəmɐjˈdad(ə)
nome feminino
1. qualidade de gémeo
http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/gemeid...