testemunha parcial

English translation: biased witness

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Portuguese term or phrase:testemunha parcial
English translation:biased witness
Entered by: judith ryan

14:40 Jul 1, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: testemunha parcial
This is an informed consent document from Portugal, having trouble understanding what parcial means here (as opposed to imparcial)

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judith ryan
Brazil
Local time: 22:20
biased witness
Explanation:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q="biased witness"

Acredito ser parcial neste sentido:

3 que toma partido a favor ou contra uma pessoa, uma facção etc., sem que importe a justiça ou a verdade; injusto, partidário
Ex.: juiz parcial


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Parece que partial witness é possível em inglês também: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q="partial witness" Ver principalmente o primeiro link com a definição de dicionário: 2. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy: a partial witness.

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Note added at 9 mins (2015-07-01 14:49:42 GMT)
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Talvez seja um dado curioso: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=partial witnes...
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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biased witness


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q="biased witness"

Acredito ser parcial neste sentido:

3 que toma partido a favor ou contra uma pessoa, uma facção etc., sem que importe a justiça ou a verdade; injusto, partidário
Ex.: juiz parcial


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Note added at 7 mins (2015-07-01 14:47:56 GMT)
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Parece que partial witness é possível em inglês também: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q="partial witness" Ver principalmente o primeiro link com a definição de dicionário: 2. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy: a partial witness.

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Note added at 9 mins (2015-07-01 14:49:42 GMT)
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Talvez seja um dado curioso: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=partial witnes...

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
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