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A CAMINHO DE ...

English translation: On the eve (On the eve of its 30 anniversary;Approaching the 30th anniversary)

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Portuguese term or phrase:A CAMINHO DE ...
English translation:On the eve (On the eve of its 30 anniversary;Approaching the 30th anniversary)
Entered by: Virginia De Klerk

03:16 Aug 20, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Portuguese term or phrase: A CAMINHO DE ...
Would you please help me to come up with a suitable phrase in English for "A CAMINHO DOS 30 ANOS. A empresa completará 30 anos em 2010, todos eles dedicados ao desenvolvimento de tecnologias e soluções inovadoras para atender as necessidades dos mais diversos segmentos da indústria pesqueira ...".
Thanks in advance.
SG007
Local time: 06:16
On the eve of the 30 anniversary
Explanation:
Will any of these do?
On the eve of the 30 anniversary; On the path to its 30th anniversary; Approaching the 30th anniversary; Close to the 30th anniversary; Reaching 30 years…
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Virginia De Klerk
South Africa
Local time: 11:16
Grading comment
Dear Virginia,

I thank you very much for your suggestion (On the eve of 30 anniversary).
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3On the eve of the 30 anniversary
Virginia De Klerk
4 +1On The Way To The 30th Anniversary
delveneto
4 +1Approaching the 30 year mark
TheFloyd
430th anniversary draws near
Robert Forstag
4Going on 30
Adriana Maciel
4Close on 30 years
Evans (X)
3underway to 30th anniversary
Leniel Maccaferri


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
underway to 30th anniversary


Explanation:
underway to 30th anniversary

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-08-20 03:24:35 GMT)
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Countdown/Preparations underway to commemorate 30th anniversary...

Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
30th anniversary draws near


Explanation:
"Underway to 30th anniversary" does not work in English.

Boa sorte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 05:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
On The Way To The 30th Anniversary


Explanation:
Sugestão.

delveneto
United States
Local time: 05:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
5 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Flávia.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Going on 30


Explanation:
http://www.fluther.com/disc/16580/29-going-on-30-whence-does...

Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
On the eve of the 30 anniversary


Explanation:
Will any of these do?
On the eve of the 30 anniversary; On the path to its 30th anniversary; Approaching the 30th anniversary; Close to the 30th anniversary; Reaching 30 years…


Virginia De Klerk
South Africa
Local time: 11:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Dear Virginia,

I thank you very much for your suggestion (On the eve of 30 anniversary).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla Selyer: on the eve of its 30th anniversary
52 mins
agree  R. Alex Jenkins
3 hrs
agree  Marlene Curtis
3 hrs
agree  Silvia Aquino
4 hrs
disagree  Robert Forstag: Sorry, but given that the timeline involves the anniversary being months away, I don't think "eve" works here.
5 hrs
  -> Hi Robert, yes, but it can also, in some cases, mean “period of time before an event” or “the run-up to a date”
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Close on 30 years


Explanation:
Another suggestion

Evans (X)
Local time: 10:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Approaching the 30 year mark


Explanation:
Another suggestion.

TheFloyd
Brazil
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luiza Modesto: awesome
58 mins
  -> Thanks Luiza
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