colação de grau

English translation: Graduation ceremony & graduation ball (baile)--- prom

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Portuguese term or phrase:colação de grau
English translation:Graduation ceremony & graduation ball (baile)--- prom
Entered by: Veronikka (X)

03:41 Jul 18, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: colação de grau
Festa de formatura
Veronikka (X)
Graduation ceremony - graduation ball
Explanation:
In the UK the 'colação de grau' is "the graduation ceremony" and the "festa de formatura" is "the graduation ball"
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Alyson Steele Weickert, Ph.D.
Brazil
Local time: 19:24
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Summary of answers provided
5 +11Graduation ceremony - graduation ball
Alyson Steele Weickert, Ph.D.
5commencement
Carlos Quandt
4graduation
Marcos Antonio
4 -1conference
Leniel Maccaferri


  

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conference


Explanation:
colação de grau
n. conference

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festa de formatura = prom

prom
n. formal dance celebrating the end of high school (in the USA)
N. Amer. a formal dance, especially one at a high school or college.

prom
s. baile colegial, festa de formatura do segundo grau (E.U.A.)

Noun
1. a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

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You can also use:

degree day
Noun
1. the day on which university degrees are conferred

commencement day
Noun
1. the day on which university degrees are conferred

commencement
N. Amer. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred.

commencement
s. começo, início; cerimônia de distribuição de diplomas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduation

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or simply graduation day

Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 19:24
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Paul Dixon: I have never heard "conference" used in this sense.
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Graduation ceremony - graduation ball


Explanation:
In the UK the 'colação de grau' is "the graduation ceremony" and the "festa de formatura" is "the graduation ball"

Alyson Steele Weickert, Ph.D.
Brazil
Local time: 19:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks to all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arlete Moraes
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agree  Marcella S.
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agree  Alexandra Gouveia
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agree  Catarina Aleixo: That sounds good to me
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agree  Elvira Alves Barry
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agree  R. Alex Jenkins
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agree  Enza Longo
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agree  Fernanda Rocha
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agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed.
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agree  Marcelo Gonçalves
1 day 7 hrs

agree  Italo & Beverly Sessegolo
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graduation


Explanation:
Sug.

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 19:24
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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commencement


Language variant: US

Explanation:
S: (n) commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)

Commencement is a public celebration recognizing either a graduation or entrance into a college/university.

The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university.

Example sentence(s):
  • Commencement is the ceremony marking graduation. Students maybe awarded diplomas following the summer 2, fall, spring, and summer 1 semesters. HCC's commencement ceremony takes place in May, immediately following the end of the spring semester.

    Reference: http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=commencement
    Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/commencement
Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Local time: 20:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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