Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
...or so ...adverbial phrase
Portuguese translation:
cerca de/ aproximadamente/ mais ou menos
Added to glossary by
Bloomfield
Mar 31, 2004 13:14
20 yrs ago
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English term
United States
...or so... [please refer to sentence]
English to Portuguese
Social Sciences
Journalism
Once upon a time, there were very few human languages and perhaps only one, and if so, all of the 6,000 or so languages spoken round the world today must be descended from it.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +10 | cerca de |
Marsel de Souza
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| 5 +3 | aproximadamente [6000] |
Henrique Serra
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| 5 +1 | mais ou menos |
Lúcia Lopes
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Proposed translations
+10
8 mins
Marsel de Souza
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Premium-quality and friendly service
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
cerca de
Eu havia feito uma sugestão, mas decidi retirar e fazer outra melhor:
"todas as cerca de 6.000 línguas faladas ..."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all once again."
+3
11 mins
Henrique Serra
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Go with the Pro (also an Agronomist)
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
aproximadamente [6000]
something that is about or near the persons or things in question, as in number or amount: Of the original twelve, five or so remain.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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Marcelo Fogaccia
40 mins
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obrigado, Marcelo
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| agree |
isarcat
: good, too
1 hr
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thanks, isarcat
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| agree |
Roberto Cavalcanti
8 hrs
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obrigado, Roberto
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+1
3 hrs
Lúcia Lopes
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Fully committed to excellence
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
mais ou menos
Just one more option, cheerS!
"Once upon a time, there were very few human languages and perhaps only one, and if so, all of the 6,000 or so languages spoken round the world today must be descended from it".
"Houve uma época em que existiam muito poucas línguas faladas pela humanidade, talvez uma apenas; se tiver sido assim, todas as mais ou menos seis mil línguas faladas hoje ao redor do mundo devem, necessariamente, ter sido derivadas dessa(s) língua(s) primitiva(s)".
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Note added at 3 hrs 37 mins (2004-03-31 16:52:24 GMT)
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Outra que me ocorre só agora: por volta de (6.000)
"Once upon a time, there were very few human languages and perhaps only one, and if so, all of the 6,000 or so languages spoken round the world today must be descended from it".
"Houve uma época em que existiam muito poucas línguas faladas pela humanidade, talvez uma apenas; se tiver sido assim, todas as mais ou menos seis mil línguas faladas hoje ao redor do mundo devem, necessariamente, ter sido derivadas dessa(s) língua(s) primitiva(s)".
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Note added at 3 hrs 37 mins (2004-03-31 16:52:24 GMT)
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Outra que me ocorre só agora: por volta de (6.000)
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