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português term or phrase:
O prefeito vai decretar 'estado de calamidade pública'.
inglês translation:
the mayor is going to declare a state of emergency
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Jan 9, 2007 11:02
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português term
O prefeito vai decretar 'estado de calamidade pública'.
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Se as chuvas não pararem dentro de dois dias, o prefeito será obrigado a decretar 'calamidade pública'. A enchente já atingiu diversos bairros e os desabrigados somam 200 famílias.
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| 4 +5 | the mayor is going to declare a state of public emergency |
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the mayor is going to declare a state of public emergency
In English "estado de calamidade pública" is usually "state of emergency" or "state of public emergency". I also think "mayor" is the best translation of "prefeito" but you could write:
the prefect is going to declare a state of public emergency
Some examples:
Britain placed under state of emergency | International | The Observer
Britain is to be placed under a state of 'public emergency' as part of an unprecedented government move to allow internment without trial of suspected ...
observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,591394,00.html
State of emergency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain ... Egypt has been in a state of emergency almost without interruption since the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency
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Note added at 34 mins (2007-01-09 11:36:54 GMT)
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to tell you the truth, I would translate as:
"the mayor is going to declare a state of emergency"
the prefect is going to declare a state of public emergency
Some examples:
Britain placed under state of emergency | International | The Observer
Britain is to be placed under a state of 'public emergency' as part of an unprecedented government move to allow internment without trial of suspected ...
observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,591394,00.html
State of emergency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain ... Egypt has been in a state of emergency almost without interruption since the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency
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Note added at 34 mins (2007-01-09 11:36:54 GMT)
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to tell you the truth, I would translate as:
"the mayor is going to declare a state of emergency"
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Feliz 2007 !"
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