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portugueseteacher
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Hi, everyone!
How would you translate the expression "fellow beings" into Portuguese?
Thanks in advance!!  |
9 Dec 2011
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yanogator
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Hi, You �ve noticed that you don �t have an answer yet. It could be because "fellow beings" is not a usual English expression, so people might not know just what you mean by it in English. Please use it in a sentence, and maybe someone will come up with the Portuguese. Bruce |
9 Dec 2011
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sulekra
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I �d have to disagree Bruce - I �ve heard fellow beings loads of times, when referring to other humans.
"I don �t understand why people aren �t kinder to their fellow beings"
No idea about Portuguese though, sorry... |
9 Dec 2011
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teresapr
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Hi!I think it �s very colloquial and it means"pessoas,seres humanos" or"companheiros".
Teresa |
9 Dec 2011
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portugueseteacher
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Thanks a lot for all your help, dear fellow beings ;-) in the sense of "companheiros"/fellows.
Yanogator and Sulekra, in English it would maybe correspond as Teresa suggested to companionship/mates....
I understand it in an humanistical acception of the word.I also translated it as "semelhantes"in a religiious point of view.
For example, "fellow workers" or "school fellows" all have an affectuous tone, don �t you agree?
Hugs!
Susana |
9 Dec 2011
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yanogator
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Hey, Sulekra, Maybe it �s just because I �m old, and "fellow beings" is replacing "fellow man" as a more PC expression for others. Thanks for enlightening me. Bruce |
9 Dec 2011
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