Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
purchase on
Portuguese translation:
influência
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Oct 25, 2011 12:02
12 yrs ago
English term
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
purchase on
English to Portuguese
Social Sciences
Philosophy
It is a matter of refusing meanings and their purchase on our imagination, rather than devising structures within which they can proliferate"
seria atração?
ou pressão?
seria atração?
ou pressão?
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 | influência |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
|
| 3 | pressão |
Lidia Carney
|
| 3 | apropriação (da nossa imaginação) |
Rebelo Júnior
|
Proposed translations
22 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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4
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influência
Diria assim...
purchase
[N] (influência): influência, importância, peso, pressão, preponderância, prevalência, ...
http://pt.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=purchase
purchase
[N] (influência): influência, importância, peso, pressão, preponderância, prevalência, ...
http://pt.w3dictionary.org/index.php?q=purchase
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "obrigada"
12 mins
Lidia Carney
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Portuguese
United Kingdom
RSI Interpreter & Translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
pressão
I would go for this one, since the author seems to indicate about "refusing meanings", rather than embracing them... I hope it helps!
16 mins
Rebelo Júnior
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Translation services since 1999
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
apropriação (da nossa imaginação)
sentidos (significâncias) que se apropriam da nossa imaginação. Sugestão.
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