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efetivo

English translation: strength

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Portuguese term or phrase:efetivo
English translation:strength
Entered by: Antonio Costa (X)

16:33 Feb 8, 2002
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Military / Defense / Military
Portuguese term or phrase: efetivo
O efetivo das Forcas Armadas brasileiras inclui...
Fabio
strength
Explanation:
The number of people in the armny.
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Antonio Costa (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2strength
Antonio Costa (X)
4 +2contingent
Ana Rita Santiago
5officer
Karina Fabrizzi
4 +1troops
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
5Number of troops
Silvia Borges
4 +1number of enlisted
ddasdores
4 +1"troop strength"
Colin Brayton
4effective
António Ribeiro


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
officer


Explanation:
Armed Force Officer
efetivo is a regular officer of a body

Karina Fabrizzi
Argentina
Local time: 03:03
Native speaker of: Spanish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
troops


Explanation:
In general, it would mean the "amount of soldiers". See this explanation:
e.fe.ti.vo adj (lat effectivu)
1 Real, verdadeiro. 2 Que produz efeito; que tem efeito; eficaz. 3 Que não tem interrupção; permanente: Serviço efetivo. sm 1 Aquilo que existe de fato. 2O número real de indivíduos, soldados etc.: O efetivo das tropas, o efetivo do eleitorado. 3 Com Ativo líquido do comerciante.

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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 01:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernardo Wagon: correto
17 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Number of troops


Explanation:
The question relates of what comprises the Brazilian Armed Forces.

Silvia Borges
United States
Local time: 02:03
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
strength


Explanation:
The number of people in the armny.

Antonio Costa (X)
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agree  DrSantos: OK also
12 hrs
agree  lexical
2 days 2 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
number of enlisted


Explanation:
o efetivos das FAB inclui 75.000 reservistas...
the number of enlisted in the FAB includes 75,000 reservists...

ddasdores

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agree  John Punchard
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
contingent


Explanation:
Efetivo means, as somebody else has already pointed, the number of soldiers enlisted. Contingent, according to AHD is a share or quota as of troops. The Cambridge Dictionary of American English says "a group of people representing an organization or a country, or a part of a military force.

Ana Rita Santiago
Brazil
Local time: 03:03
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  DrSantos: This is the best translation.
12 hrs
agree  Rafa Lombardino
1 day 21 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"troop strength"


Explanation:
I think everyone's got it basiscally right. "Troop strength" is the right idiomatic Pentagon-speak for this idea, I think.

Colin Brayton
Local time: 02:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  JoeM
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effective


Explanation:
The effective of the Brazialian Armed Forces includes....

"effective" é a palavra correcta quando se trata do número de homens de uma força militar/policial etc.

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Note added at 2002-02-18 03:15:06 (GMT)
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Gostariamos de saber qual foi o termo usado na sua tradução

António Ribeiro
Local time: 16:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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