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ainda estamos a anos-luz da república

English translation: we are still light-years away from being a true Republic

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Portuguese term or phrase:ainda estamos a anos-luz da república
English translation:we are still light-years away from being a true Republic
Entered by: Mary Palmer

20:03 Jul 9, 2010
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Portuguese term or phrase: ainda estamos a anos-luz da república
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Thanks a lot!


A professora Raquel Braga Lourenço, 40 anos, é mais pessimista: “Hoje deveríamos escrever república de outra forma: ré-pública. Porque tudo que é público no Brasil anda para trás”, diz ela. Indicando a sala de refeições do palácio, ela denuncia: “Os conjuntos de louça da mesa são diferentes uns dos outros. Deve ser porque cada presidente que passava por aqui levava uma peça de lembrança. Não podiam fazer isso! As louças não eram deles, eram do palácio, e o palácio é público”. Com isso, outra visitante, a assistente social Fernanda Fernandes, 40 anos, concorda e justifica: “A questão é cultural. No Brasil, **ainda estamos a anos-luz da república**, pregados no privado”.
Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 19:44
we are still light-years away from being a true Republic
Explanation:
a modicum of explicitation might be required, since not in all contexts is the Brazilian discussion on "degrees of republican spirit" in public administration self-evident
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Francis Aubert
Local time: 19:44
Grading comment
Thank you both very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5we are still light-years away from being a true Republic
Francis Aubert
3 +5we are lightyears/ quite far from being a Republic.
Claudio Mazotti


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
we are lightyears/ quite far from being a Republic.


Explanation:
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof: YES ! we are still lightyears away from being a Republic !
8 mins
  -> tks a lot for the hint, I forgot to add "still"
agree  Marlene Curtis
28 mins
  -> tks a lot!
agree  Katarina Peters: light years
3 hrs
  -> tks a lot!
agree  Ana Resende
1 day 20 hrs
  -> tks a lot!
agree  Nickolas Dagostino (X)
3 days 4 hrs
  -> tks a lot!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
we are still light-years away from being a true Republic


Explanation:
a modicum of explicitation might be required, since not in all contexts is the Brazilian discussion on "degrees of republican spirit" in public administration self-evident

Francis Aubert
Local time: 19:44
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you both very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
37 mins
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
4 hrs
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Some might think it an overtranslation (I don't), but "true" Republic actually makes all the difference here.
4 hrs
agree  Evans (X): yes, but I wouldn't hyphenate "light years"
13 hrs
agree  Gabriel Guzovsky: true
13 hrs
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