Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tons of disease
Portuguese translation:
inúmeras doenças
English term
Brazil
Genuine dedication and professionalism
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
tons of disease
Jun 1, 2015 03:03: Sonia Lindblom Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Sweden
Passion and precision
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, Swedish to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, and 1 more.
inúmeras doenças
Mas ainda há inúmeras doenças sem cura no mundo.
United States
Scientific translator, Ph.D. in Biology
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese
muitas doenças
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Danik 2014
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Obrigada, Danik!
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Madalena Ribeiro
16 mins
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Obrigada, Madalena!
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Ana Vozone
: Eu diria talvez "muita doença" ... "ainda há muita doença"
1 hr
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Obrigada, Ana! O texto é tão informal, acho que dava até para usar "um monte de doença"
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
1 hr
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Obrigada, Patricia!
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Rafael Mantovani
: também concordo com "um monte de doença", no singular. Nada no texto diz que é mais de uma doença, pode ser por exemplo uma doença só, com uma carga de vírus/bactéria/etc. muito alta
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Obrigada, Rafael! Boa observação.
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ferreirac
17 hrs
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Obrigada!
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António Ribeiro
18 hrs
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Obrigada!
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Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
uma alta presença de enfermidades
A tradução ao pé da letra "toneladas de enfermidades" me parece estranha.
Australia
Our target is having zero errors in all
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
toneladas de doença
This expression is common ALSO in Portuguese, in precisely the same way.
This is an informal way of speaking and writing, and therefore we should not correct the expression and make it look more formal or better than it is.
Brazil
Professional Translator/Linguist
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 3 more.
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