we hew to

Portuguese translation: subscrever

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English term or phrase:hew
Portuguese translation:subscrever
Entered by: Marta Dutra (X)

09:48 Apr 20, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / Philosophy of art
English term or phrase: we hew to
"Greenberg's essentialism requires that WE HEW TO the modernist's discovery of the essential meaning of the history of painting...".

A definição literal de hew, será cortar, derrubar, deitar abaixo, decepar.

Neste contexto significará SUBMISSÃO?
Marta Dutra (X)
conformar
Explanation:
...exige que conformemos

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Note added at 2002-04-20 10:04:28 (GMT)
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Or aderir. The idea is to conform, subscribe or adhere to a particular idea
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Daniel Marcus
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:32
Grading comment
Muito obrigado pela ajuda.
Utilizarei o verbo subscrever.
Thanks
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4 +1conformar
Daniel Marcus
5agree with Daniel
airmailrpl
5aderimos
Theodore Fink


  

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conformar


Explanation:
...exige que conformemos

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Note added at 2002-04-20 10:04:28 (GMT)
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Or aderir. The idea is to conform, subscribe or adhere to a particular idea

Daniel Marcus
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:32
PRO pts in pair: 20
Grading comment
Muito obrigado pela ajuda.
Utilizarei o verbo subscrever.
Thanks

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agree  airmailrpl
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
agree with Daniel


Explanation:
Merriam-Webster OnLine
... 2 : CONFORM, ADHERE -- often used in the phrase hew to the line <no pressure ...
on newspapers to hew to the official line -- NY Times Magazine> - hew·er noun. ...
www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Hew

airmailrpl
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Local time: 03:32
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aderimos


Explanation:
(cheguei tarde...)

Theodore Fink
Local time: 02:32
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