Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

A CAMINHO DE ...

English translation:

On the eve (On the eve of its 30 anniversary;Approaching the 30th anniversary)

Added to glossary by Virginia De Klerk
Aug 20, 2009 03:16
14 yrs ago
Portuguese term

A CAMINHO DE ...

Portuguese to English Other Journalism
Would you please help me to come up with a suitable phrase in English for "A CAMINHO DOS 30 ANOS. A empresa completará 30 anos em 2010, todos eles dedicados ao desenvolvimento de tecnologias e soluções inovadoras para atender as necessidades dos mais diversos segmentos da indústria pesqueira ...".
Thanks in advance.
Change log

Aug 30, 2009 09:11: Virginia De Klerk Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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On the eve of the 30 anniversary

Will any of these do?
On the eve of the 30 anniversary; On the path to its 30th anniversary; Approaching the 30th anniversary; Close to the 30th anniversary; Reaching 30 years…
Peer comment(s):

agree Carla Selyer : on the eve of its 30th anniversary
52 mins
agree R. Alex Jenkins
3 hrs
agree Marlene Curtis
3 hrs
agree Silvia Aquino
4 hrs
disagree Robert Forstag : Sorry, but given that the timeline involves the anniversary being months away, I don't think "eve" works here.
5 hrs
Hi Robert, yes, but it can also, in some cases, mean “period of time before an event” or “the run-up to a date”
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Dear Virginia, I thank you very much for your suggestion (On the eve of 30 anniversary)."
5 mins

underway to 30th anniversary

underway to 30th anniversary

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-08-20 03:24:35 GMT)
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Countdown/Preparations underway to commemorate 30th anniversary...
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22 mins

30th anniversary draws near

"Underway to 30th anniversary" does not work in English.

Boa sorte.
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+1
2 hrs

On The Way To The 30th Anniversary

Sugestão.
Peer comment(s):

agree Flavia Martins dos Santos
5 hrs
Obrigado, Flávia.
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4 hrs
4 hrs

Close on 30 years

Another suggestion
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+1
7 hrs

Approaching the 30 year mark

Another suggestion.
Peer comment(s):

agree Luiza Modesto : awesome
58 mins
Thanks Luiza
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