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em alusão ao Dia

English translation: to mark

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Portuguese term or phrase:em alusão ao Dia
English translation:to mark
Entered by: ndengue

08:24 Oct 27, 2022
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: em alusão ao Dia
This is a Social Responsibility Report from an Angolan Oil Company

No quadro das suas actividades, e em alusão ao Dia Internacional da Criança Africana foi realizada no dia 22 de Junho, a actividade social na Escola Primária Nº104 -Pângala, no Zaire, Soyo.
ndengue
United Kingdom
to mark
Explanation:
...the International Day of the African Child.

Or you could say "celebrate".
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you Phil
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6to mark
philgoddard
4 +2to commemorate
Douglas Bissell
4in reference to
Simone Taylor
4evoking the International Day of the African Child
Ana Vozone
4regarding / in regards to
Mario Freitas


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in reference to


Explanation:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in reference to#:...

Simone Taylor
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I think this sounds a bit formal and businesslike.
2 mins
  -> So does the original, just keeping the same tone. It's a company report, it is meant to be business-like or it would have said something like para comemorar, celebrando, por causa do dia, etc.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
to mark


Explanation:
...the International Day of the African Child.

Or you could say "celebrate".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Phil

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lara Barnett: Definitely "to mark".
57 mins
agree  Angelo Berbotto: Yes, this is the best choice. It is not just referring, it is doing something to honour/celebrate/mark the special date.
1 hr
agree  Mark Robertson
1 hr
agree  Clauwolf
2 hrs
agree  Nick Taylor
4 hrs
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
12 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
evoking the International Day of the African Child


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="international day of the af...

Example sentence(s):
  • 8 March – Evoking the International Day of Women;
  • The President of the Portuguese Republic joined the United Nations this Wednesday in evoking the International Day of People of African

    Reference: http://europe-cities.com/2022/08/31/president-of-the-republi...
Ana Vozone
Local time: 13:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lara Barnett: But this is very unusual usage for this context, and there are textual errors in your example link. // That is the system, you might be able to change it through settings?
32 mins
  -> Lara, I have had about 6 or 7 edited comments from you on my Proz folder.... OK, ok, I get your point.... :) // I do not want to change the “alert system”, I am simply surprised at the number of times you have edited your comment. That’s all…
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to commemorate


Explanation:
HIH

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor
2 hrs
  -> thanks Nick
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
10 hrs
  -> thanks Muriel
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
regarding / in regards to


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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