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Quer se tornar grande movimento ++

English translation: it wants to become a great flow of ideas

18:19 Oct 9, 2001
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Portuguese term or phrase: Quer se tornar grande movimento ++
Quer se tornar grande movimento de idéias que se alimenta na diversidade de possibilidades humanas, opondo-se ao pensamento único dominante
Carol Lagler-Kolusheva (X)
Local time: 17:19
English translation:it wants to become a great flow of ideas
Explanation:
Opposing the sole dominant thinking process, it wants to become a great flow of ideas feeding on the diversity of human possibilities

Comment: Starting s sentence with it is never a good idea

Different style, Carol
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José Vianna
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Thank you very very much for your help and quick response.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3it wants to become a great flow of ideas
José Vianna
4It wants to become a huge movement of ideas feeding itself on the diversity of human possibilities,
JH Trads
4[it ] wants to become enlightened
Vivian


  

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It wants to become a huge movement of ideas feeding itself on the diversity of human possibilities,


Explanation:
being opposed to the dominant way of thinking

I hope it helps, Carol


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JH Trads
United States
Local time: 12:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 141
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
it wants to become a great flow of ideas


Explanation:
Opposing the sole dominant thinking process, it wants to become a great flow of ideas feeding on the diversity of human possibilities

Comment: Starting s sentence with it is never a good idea

Different style, Carol

José Vianna
PRO pts in pair: 46
Grading comment
Thank you very very much for your help and quick response.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti: congratulations, sounds quite good
32 mins
agree  Daniel Marcus: It's fine, except I would have put 'potential' instead of 'possibilities'
6 hrs
agree  DrSantos: It is good, don't be modest.
12 hrs
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
[it ] wants to become enlightened


Explanation:
[it ] wants to become enlightened that is fed by the diversity of human possibilities

enlightened - grande movimento de idéias

veja definição pela Encarta

2. well-informed: having a sound and open-minded understanding of all the facts, or based on such an understanding

an enlightened piece of legislation

vivian


Vivian
United States
Local time: 12:19
PRO pts in pair: 100
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