Aug 19, 2020 14:56
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Portuguese term

acentuar

Portuguese to English Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy
Os poderes públicos tomarão medidas que tenham por objetivo acentuar a gratuidade do ensino normal e bem assim, para a instituição de bolsas, destinadas a estudantes de zonas que mais necessitem de professores primários.
From a 1946 Brazilian law.
Change log

Aug 19, 2020 14:57: Matheus Chaud changed "Term asked" from "acentuar in this context" to "acentuar"

Aug 19, 2020 14:57: Matheus Chaud changed "Term asked" from "acentuar in this context" to "acentuar"

Discussion

Colin Bowles (asker) Aug 23, 2020:
Thank you all for your suggestions. I think stress/underscore/emphasize are all suitable. As I have to choose one, I went for Ana's.
Ana Vozone Aug 19, 2020:
the fact that (standard) education is free of charge
Colin Bowles (asker) Aug 19, 2020:
So maybe it could be something like "...measures that seek to underscore the (need for)/ (importance of) free education in normal schools and..."???

Proposed translations

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underscore (the fact that education is free of charge)

Example sentence:

The gathering permitted the First Ladies to underscore the fact that education is a basic right,

cobbled-together pandemic world we will inhabit this fall, such a shift would underscore the fact that education has always been communal;

Peer comment(s):

agree Barbara Cochran, MFA
11 mins
Thank you, Barbara!
agree Douglas Bissell
13 mins
Thank you, Douglas!
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Portuguese term (edited): acentuar in this context

accentuate / emphasize

I'd use "accentuate", probably.

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Note added at 4 mins (2020-08-19 15:01:04 GMT)
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As in "it aims to accentuate..."
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudio Mazotti
1 min
Thank you, Claudio =)
agree Verginia Ophof
59 mins
Thank you, Verginia =)
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Heighten

Sugestão que eu usaria.
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudio Mazotti
0 min
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19 mins

Highlight

The idea in this context is not only to reiterate but also to indicate. So I believe that highlight could be a good choice.
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32 mins

stress

Sugestão.
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107 days

expand

The law is about actions that should be done to expand education (free of charge), so it could reach more people.
Check reference, page 107
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