o Brasil, o Chile, a Bolívia,

Portuguese translation: o Brasil, o Chile, a Bolívia / la economia

08:38 Aug 14, 2000
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Spanish term or phrase: o Brasil, o Chile, a Bolívia,
tengo otra duda en mi traducción, en este caso respecto al uso del artículo en el caso que se enumere una serie de países. Quiero decir, es correcto que se diga "la economia do Brasil, Chile, Bolívia e Argentina"? o es obligatório el uso del artículo antes de cada uno de los nombres de países? Atte, MS
marcelo silva
Portuguese translation:o Brasil, o Chile, a Bolívia / la economia
Explanation:
Marcelo,

I hope you speak English. I would say "do Brasil, Chile, Bolívia e Argentina." In Portuguese, when there is one masculine noun present in a group, that noun takes precedence over any feminine nouns. For example, if there were a group of people made up of one man and one woman, the group could be referred to as "eles."

Incidentally, you meant to write "a economia" and not "la economia."
I hope that helps!

Sincerely,
Anna Estep
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na +2As economias do Brasil, Chile, Bolívia e Argentina
António Ribeiro
na +1o Brasil, o Chile, a Bolívia / la economia
amestep
na +1es absolutamente correcto decir:
Luis Luis


  

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o Brasil, o Chile, a Bolívia / la economia


Explanation:
Marcelo,

I hope you speak English. I would say "do Brasil, Chile, Bolívia e Argentina." In Portuguese, when there is one masculine noun present in a group, that noun takes precedence over any feminine nouns. For example, if there were a group of people made up of one man and one woman, the group could be referred to as "eles."

Incidentally, you meant to write "a economia" and not "la economia."
I hope that helps!

Sincerely,
Anna Estep

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es absolutamente correcto decir:


Explanation:
"... a economia do Brasil, Chile, Bolivia e Argentina."

lo artículo no debe ser usado antes de cada uno de los nombres de países como esto. Pero se dito separadamente seria:

o Brasil
o Chile
a Bolivia
a Argentina, etc.

Buena suerte. Al dispor,
Luis M. Luis


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As economias do Brasil, Chile, Bolívia e Argentina


Explanation:
As palavras Brsil, Chile, Bolívia e Argentina não necessitam de artigo, mas em minha opinião penso que a frase deveria ser no plural: "as economias do....."

António Ribeiro
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