Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fountain head
Portuguese translation:
o princípio, o primórdio, o berço, a aurora, a fonte primária
Added to glossary by
mardamaris
Aug 4, 2010 18:11
13 yrs ago
English term
Not a translator
Works in: English to Portuguese
fountain head
May offend
English to Portuguese
Other
Religion
the church is to be the fountain head of the arts
for a society.
for a society.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +3 | o princípio, o primórdio, o berço, a aurora, a fonte primária |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 3 +2 | fonte/origem/ |
Edna Almeida
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
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163
Selected
o princípio, o primórdio, o berço, a aurora, a fonte primária
fountain-head
FOUNT'AIN-HEAD, n. Primary source; original; first principle.
FOUNT'AIN-HEAD, n. Primary source; original; first principle.
Peer comment(s):
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Bett
: agree!
22 mins
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Obrigado, Bett. Bom fim de semana.
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| agree |
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
1 hr
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Obrigado, Fernando. Bom fim de semana.
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| agree |
TFaulkner
5 hrs
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Obrigado, Thais. Bom fim de semana.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, that´s exactly it."
+2
3 mins
Edna Almeida
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
Quality translations, always!
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal, Cape Verdean) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
fonte/origem/
Translations
fountainhead [ˈfaʊntɪnhed] N → fuente f, origen m
to go to the fountainhead → acudir a la propia fuente
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-04 18:15:41 GMT)
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OU poço
fountainhead [ˈfaʊntɪnhed] N → fuente f, origen m
to go to the fountainhead → acudir a la propia fuente
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-04 18:15:41 GMT)
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OU poço
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Artur Jorge Martins
28 mins
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| agree |
Carlos Quandt
: fonte sim, poço não :) http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fountainhead
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Discussion
for a society.
Some people may think the church should not be involved with arts, imagine saying it should be the fountain head of the arts for a society. I wish no one would be offended, but in case I choose to sign it so, if you were not, I am glad