fault lines

Portuguese translation: fragilidades

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English term or phrase:fault lines
Portuguese translation:fragilidades
Entered by: Lilian Magalhães

17:22 Jun 30, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / politica e religiao
English term or phrase: fault lines
não está no sentido geológico, mas sim no de "a problem that may not be obvious and could cause something to fail"

The fault lines of imperfect peace deals are already showing

Evolution education may be poised to become another fault line of religious-political conflict, as creationist ideas are increasingly making their way into public school curricula

Disagreement intensifies into conflict as it is reinforced by the fault lines of religious identity.
Lilian Magalhães
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fragilidades
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Claudia Marques
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2fragilidades
Claudia Marques
5cavalo de batalha
Hidson Guimarães
4pontos de atrito/tensão
Beatriz Lessa
3limitações; pontos fracos
Matheus Chaud
3descontinuidade
Maria Carolina Silva Andrea
3inconsistências
MARCOS BAZILIO
3controvérsias/disputas
Geocinara Avila
3Incompatibilidades
Alessandro Nogueira
1 +1Problemas; falhas; deficiências
Rafael Anselmé


  

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limitações; pontos fracos


Explanation:

Traduziria como "limitações" ou "pontos fracos", com base na segunda definição do link abaixo:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fault-l...

Matheus Chaud
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fragilidades


Explanation:
Sugestão

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agree  Leonardo Futuro
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agree  Renata Pochini Pereira
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descontinuidade


Explanation:
Sugestão. Para o seguinte sentido: " a boundary between incompatible or irreconcilable beliefs, cultures, or the like."

Example sentence(s):
  • "Eles criaram uma descontinuidade em termos da situação regulamentar .."
  • "A Europa continua sendo a principal descontinuidade no Partido Conservador."

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20lines
    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/fault+line
Maria Carolina Silva Andrea
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Problemas; falhas; deficiências


Explanation:
Sugestão


Rafael Anselmé
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agree  Nick Taylor: falhas to keep close to the source text
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inconsistências


Explanation:
acho que vai bem nas duas partes do contexto.

MARCOS BAZILIO
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pontos de atrito/tensão


Explanation:
A metáfora continua funcionando aí. É o lugar onde as placas tectônicas estão em atrito entre si ou em tensão. O mesmo ocorre com os grupos políticos ou religiosos.

Beatriz Lessa
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cavalo de batalha


Explanation:
Assunto ao qual se dá importância, no qual se insiste.
Criando outro cavalo-de-batalha no conflito político-religioso...

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(sem hífen com este significado)

Hidson Guimarães
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controvérsias/disputas


Explanation:
Com base em algumas leituras e no exemplo abaixo:

Example sentence(s):
  • This fault line is what we call tightness versus looseness. Tight groups are defined by strict rules and social order, tradition and predictability. Loose groups eschew rules, welcome new ideas and embrace tolerance.

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-cultural-fault-line-that-is-reshaping-global-politics/
Geocinara Avila
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Incompatibilidades


Explanation:
Apenas uma sugestão

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