c.

English translation: c

22:50 Nov 12, 2019

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Fernando Pessoa

Portuguese term or phrase: c.

Hi!

I need to find the correct translation for c. + date (cerca de) from Portuguese to English. Here you have the context: "o poema XVI (c. 4 de Março de 1914), o poema XVII e o poema XVIII (ambos de c. 7 de Março de 1914)."

Thank you so much in advance,
Clara

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English translation:c

Explanation:
While 'circa' is indeed used in English, I would use an abbreviation, as does the Portuguese text, especially as the dates are in brackets. In British English, 'c' or 'ca' (without the full stop) is used (see the reference from the Oxford English Dictionary), and 'c.' with the period in American English (see the reference from Wikipedia).

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Manie van den Heever
Local time: 10:20

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circa

Laura Hafner

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circa

Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa

Laura Hafner
Canada
Local time: 04:20
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English,

Portuguese

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peer agreement (net): +1

born c 4 March 1914
died ca 17 October 1935

Reference: http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english...
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa

Manie van den Heever
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