Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

salvador da pátria

English translation:

national saviour

Added to glossary by Anitsa
Feb 26, 2018 18:53
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Portuguese term

salvador da pátria

Portuguese to English Other Government / Politics
A cada nova eleição surge um novo salvador da pátria para o povo seguir cegamente.

Discussion

Savior nos Estados Unidos.
Douglas Bissell Feb 26, 2018:
I don't think any of the answers capture the sarcastic idea of the term, but perhaps putting them in inverted commas would at least help such as the 'national saviour', to show that the idea should not be taken literally

Proposed translations

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national saviour

Peer comment(s):

agree Barbara Cochran, MFA
4 mins
Thanks, Barbara :)
agree Claudio Mazotti
9 mins
Obrigado, Claudio :)
agree Gilmar Fernandes
59 mins
agree Clauwolf
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national saviour

that's it

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Note added at 3 mins (2018-02-26 18:57:11 GMT)
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www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42707957
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21 ene. 2018 - Long presented as the bare-chested, macho leader who defends Russia against the West, President Vladimir Putin now has a rather more mystical image in state media. With elections looming in March, leading state-controlled TV channels are roping in religion to cast him as a national saviour who healed ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Barbara Cochran, MFA
3 mins
thanks Barbara
agree Claudio Mazotti
8 mins
obrigado Claudio
agree Gilmar Fernandes
58 mins
agree Clauwolf
1 hr
agree Sid Ralph (X)
17 hrs
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1 hr

national hero


Just another alternative ;)
Peer comment(s):

neutral Oliver Simões : I don't believe it has the same meaning as "national savior". Check this out: http://www.communityandculture.bm/pages/national-heroes-day
1 day 8 hrs
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the people's champion

salvador da pátria => the people's champion

Foy wins open seat to represent 2nd District; part of sweeping ...
www.insidenova.com/.../election/.../article_1e0f8428-c432-1...
Nov 7, 2017 - Mark Dudenhefer retired to run for supervisor in Stafford. “There needs to be a counterbalance to the Trump politics happening right now, not only in D.C., but also in Richmond,” Foy said in an interview before the election. “I know what it means to be the people's champion.”
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