Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
cruza-se com mais de quatro décadas de vida do país
English translation:
spans more than four decades of the nation's history
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Mar 8, 2020 18:07
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Portuguese term
cruza-se com mais de quatro décadas de vida do país
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Architecture
Hello! I am proofreading an Article about an architect and the translation of "cruza-se com mais de quatro décadas de vida do país" as "crosses over four decades in the life of the country" doesn't sound right to me!
I really appreciate your opinion!
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Proposed translations
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Mark Robertson
Native in English
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
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spans more than four decades of the nation's history
We translate meaning, not words...
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot! Sounds much better to me now! |
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Katarina Peters
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Nick Taylor
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Thank you.
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Ana Vozone
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Obrigado.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Obrigado.
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Lara Barnett
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Beatriz Souza
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Obrigado.
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Mario Freitas
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much!"
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we go through more than four decades of life in the country
:) The idea is to experiment the country history appreciating the architect work
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
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English
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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(covers) or (coincides) or conrcurs with more than four decades...
It depends a lot on the phrase before this.
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intertwines with over four decades
or maybe entangles or overlapes I belive the word 'spans' does not provide the meaning intended with 'cruza-se' as it gives an idea IMO of parallel where the portuguese word as in intent of overlaping
Reference comments
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Reference:
Crosses himself over the course of more than four decades.
another hint: Crosses himself over the course of more
than four decades.
Eric Johnson has been traveling on a prolific odyssey over the course of more than four decades.- https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/eric-johnson-...
than four decades.
Eric Johnson has been traveling on a prolific odyssey over the course of more than four decades.- https://www.timessquarenyc.org/whats-happening/eric-johnson-...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Mark Robertson
: Deve ser um arquiteto papa-missas...
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papa léguas
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