Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
obscurantismo
English translation:
(entrenched in the) dark ages
Added to glossary by
Douglas Bissell
Jan 22, 2016 18:21
8 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
obscurantismo
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Philosophy
"O que nós constatamos nos interrogatórios” indica que “a situação está ligada ao obscurantismo e a ignorância",
Speaking about attacks on albinos in sub-saharan Africa
'sheer fucking stupidity' jumps to mind, but anything else I think of comes out very racially slanted
Speaking about attacks on albinos in sub-saharan Africa
'sheer fucking stupidity' jumps to mind, but anything else I think of comes out very racially slanted
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | (entrenche in the) dark ages |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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| 2 +3 | obscurantism |
Matheus Chaud
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| 3 +2 | obscurantism |
Edmundo Biglia
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| 4 +1 | deeply entrenched beliefs |
Nick Taylor
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Proposed translations
11 mins
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
(entrenche in the) dark ages
É claro que o termo obscurantism existe, está correto e tem o mesmo significado que em português, mas em português usamo-lo muito mais frequentemente que em inglês, daí a minha sugestão.
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Note added at 43 mins (2016-01-22 19:05:15 GMT)
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Entrenched. Desculpem-me o erro de digitação.
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Note added at 43 mins (2016-01-22 19:05:15 GMT)
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Entrenched. Desculpem-me o erro de digitação.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "The 'dark ages' was the idea I was looking for, good call, thanks, as opposed to the enlightenment"
+3
7 mins
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
obscurantism
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/obscurantism?s=t
obscurantism = opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
WordNet:
obscurantism = a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
obscurantism = opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
WordNet:
obscurantism = a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
Peer comment(s):
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I tried a lot of other synonyms, but in the end I think this is best.
8 hrs
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Thanks, Muriel!
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T o b i a s
2 days 3 hrs
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Thanks, Tobias!
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airmailrpl
3 days 38 mins
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Thanks, Robert!
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+2
7 mins
Edmundo Biglia
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Experienced, detail-oriented, committed
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
obscurantism
+1
19 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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8
deeply entrenched beliefs
deeply entrenched beliefs
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