Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
wilderness
Portuguese translation:
Selvagem
English term
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
wilderness
...a wilderness srea should be large enough to absorb a two-week pack trip...
...setting the pattern for the wilderness areas that we have today in this country...
...he had walked through so much of the American wilderness by the late 30s...
...and protect the national wilderness areas...
...millions of acres as wilderness, but preservationists feared that would change...
| 4 +8 | selvagem |
André Fernandes
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| 4 +1 | florestas, mata |
reginalobo
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| 4 | silvestre |
Claudio Mazotti
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| 4 | áreas inabitadas / inóspitas / inexploradas / nativas |
Beto Monteiro
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Feb 16, 2006 11:54: Carla Araújo changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (1): Beto Monteiro
Non-PRO (3): Marco Schaumloeffel, lenapires, Carla Araújo
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Proposed translations
Portugal
Excellence always on time
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
selvagem
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
silvestre
www.unb.br/ics/dan/Serie222empdf.pdf
experience and reliability
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
florestas, mata
national wilderness areas - áreas de proteção ambiental
Brazil
Responsibility and dedication
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Romanian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
áreas inabitadas / inóspitas / inexploradas / nativas
1. wilderness sea - mar situado em áreas inabitadas
2. wilderness areas - áreas inabitadas
3. American wilderness - áreas inóspitas/inexploradas dos EUA
4. national wilderness areas - áreas nativas do país
5. wilderness - áreas nativas
É mais complexo do que parece à primeira vista. Esse conceito está muito presente, em particular, na literatura canadense.
Espero ter contribuído para o debate.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-02-16 17:22:29 GMT)
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Outra possibilidade é 'sertão', mas aqui no Brasil esse termo parece muito diretamente associado à região Nordeste, nas áreas onde há seca etc. Confesso que pus o tico e o teco pra trabalhar nesta pergunta... :-)
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