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mana

Portuguese translation: autoridade ou domínio (neste contexto)

23:34 Nov 26, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: mana
sanctioned by the tribe holding the mana of the historical narrative

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Bruno Dutra
Brazil
Local time: 19:44
Portuguese translation:autoridade ou domínio (neste contexto)
Explanation:
(...) over which its members are said to "hold the mana" (authority) and on which they are therefore the tangata. whenua (people of the land)(...).
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Felipe Lacerda
Brazil
Local time: 19:44
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2autoridade ou domínio (neste contexto)
Felipe Lacerda
3 +2Mana
Filipe Nascimento


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
autoridade ou domínio (neste contexto)


Explanation:
(...) over which its members are said to "hold the mana" (authority) and on which they are therefore the tangata. whenua (people of the land)(...).

Felipe Lacerda
Brazil
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alessandro Nogueira: Isso aí. Ou até "prestígio" também poderia ser uma opção: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/mana
4 mins
agree  Thomas Melo
7 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Mana


Explanation:
Um termo universal parece...

O negócio é ver os detalhamentos e/ou as nuances de seu significado, mas usa-se mana em.portugues também.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2020-11-27 18:31:58 GMT)
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No momento, estava sem poder fazer uma pesquisa mais detalhada, e poder oferecer uma explicação melhor. Mas, sabendo que "Mana" é um termo difundido, quis deixar registrado esse caminho possível. Porém, as colocações de Felipe Lacerda e Nick Taylor apenas ajudaram e melhoraram a questão presente.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2020-11-27 18:34:09 GMT)
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E de Alessandro Yoshinaga também.

Filipe Nascimento
Brazil
Local time: 19:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: "Mana" with an explanation maybe...Power, authority, ownership, status, influence, dignity, respect derived from the god
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Nick.
agree  Claudio Machado Junior
12 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Claudio.
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