Aug 24, 2020 21:49
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Ministro de Estado
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Legislative glossary
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Comunicação oficial utilizada por MINISTRO DE ESTADO ou autoridade equivalente para tratar de assuntos oficiais com outros órgãos da Administração Pública, inclusive as Casas Legislativas.
Comunicação oficial utilizada por MINISTRO DE ESTADO ou autoridade equivalente para tratar de assuntos oficiais com outros órgãos da Administração Pública, inclusive as Casas Legislativas.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
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a Cabinet Minister/ the respective Cabinet Minister
As you can see at the attached link, all cabinet ministers in Brazil are called "Ministro de Estado": http://www.oas.org/en/member_states/member_state.asp?sCode=B...
Therefore, I assume that the text is referring to *any* cabinet minister issuing said "comunicação oficial". For this reason, it's important to add the indefinite article or some other clarifying language.
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This link isn't working very well. http://www.oas.org/en/member_states/member_state.asp?sCode=B...
Go to the Organization of American States, then click on the Member States > Permanent Missions, then select Brazil, then Government Officials.
The OAS receives this information and the preferred English translation directly from its Member Governments.
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The second link seems to work, but the first one doesn't. Go figure!
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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs (2020-08-26 21:30:25 GMT)
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Finally, and most important, note that "de Estado" is not translated in English.
Therefore, I assume that the text is referring to *any* cabinet minister issuing said "comunicação oficial". For this reason, it's important to add the indefinite article or some other clarifying language.
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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs (2020-08-26 21:27:55 GMT)
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This link isn't working very well. http://www.oas.org/en/member_states/member_state.asp?sCode=B...
Go to the Organization of American States, then click on the Member States > Permanent Missions, then select Brazil, then Government Officials.
The OAS receives this information and the preferred English translation directly from its Member Governments.
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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs (2020-08-26 21:29:35 GMT)
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The second link seems to work, but the first one doesn't. Go figure!
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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs (2020-08-26 21:30:25 GMT)
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Finally, and most important, note that "de Estado" is not translated in English.
Note from asker:
| I like "cabinet minister". My only reservation is that it is widely used in parliamentary governments, which is not the case of Brazil. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everybody for your suggestions. "
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State Minister or Minister of State
Example sentence:
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system.
Reference:
http://https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--20
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Minister of Interior
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Minister of [whatever] [whateer] vminister
English does not usually employ the term cabinet minister and minister of [WTF]. I suggest you just say finance minister/ foreign minister etc and drop the 'de estado' part
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You could just say 'cabinet minister'
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I mean although ministro de estado is "cabinet minister", or you can say what he/she is minister of e.g. "finance minister", we do not use both together, as in Portuguese, so we would NOT say "cabinet minister and minister fo finance"
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Note added at 2 days 10 hrs (2020-08-27 08:39:32 GMT)
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You could just say 'cabinet minister'
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Note added at 4 days (2020-08-29 07:47:24 GMT)
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I mean although ministro de estado is "cabinet minister", or you can say what he/she is minister of e.g. "finance minister", we do not use both together, as in Portuguese, so we would NOT say "cabinet minister and minister fo finance"
Note from asker:
| How do you suggest translating Ministro de Estado in the context I gave above? It refers generally to ministro de estado, without specifying the ministry. |
| I am confused. You wrote "English does NOT usually employ the term cabinet minister...". But wrote just below it "You could just say 'cabinet minister'" Please clarify. |
Discussion
Here's the link again. If it doesn't work, click on the second link in my answer below. http://www.oas.org/en/member_states/member_state.asp?sCode=B...