capacidade de oração na accção

English translation: ability to pray whilst doing something

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Portuguese term or phrase:capacidade de oração na accção
English translation:ability to pray whilst doing something

21:45 Dec 22, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-12-25 22:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: capacidade de oração na accção
Não é que não reze, pois já Inácio do Loyola falava na «capacidade de oração na acção. Para se ser criativo e dinâmico»
Duarte de Sande seria certamente um homem de acção.
Era preciso sê-lo para viajar num país com a dimensão da China.
Monica Merrill
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:01
ability to pray whilst doing something
Explanation:
capability of praying whilst doing something positive.
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Dr Lofthouse
France
Local time: 15:01
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4 +1ability to pray whilst doing something
Dr Lofthouse
4 +1ability to pray when in action
Marlene Curtis
4capacity for active prayer
Annie Sapucaia


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ability to pray whilst doing something


Explanation:
capability of praying whilst doing something positive.

Dr Lofthouse
France
Local time: 15:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Catarina Lopes
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ability to pray when in action


Explanation:

That's how I would put it.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 583

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agree  Paulinho Fonseca
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1 day 36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
capacity for active prayer


Explanation:
I found instances of "active prayer" when referring to combining prayer and action. See reference below.


    Reference: http://books.google.ca/books?id=aB9kmG5QdJgC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA1...
Annie Sapucaia
Canada
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: English
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