falaciosas razões de veto

English translation: It is fallacious to justify the veto by claiming that ...

04:43 Nov 9, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Science (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: falaciosas razões de veto
As falaciosas razões de veto são de que a “atual política energética do País já tem priorizado a utilização de fontes de energia renováveis em sua matriz e obtido avanços amplamente reconhecidos no uso de tecnologias limpas.
Cintilante
Brazil
Local time: 11:12
English translation:It is fallacious to justify the veto by claiming that ...
Explanation:
You can't pile up all the words, as you proposed. It would be unacceptable English.

Note that the sentence is ungrammatical. There is only one reason, not several.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 07:12
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4 +2It is fallacious to justify the veto by claiming that ...
Muriel Vasconcellos
4 +1the spurious justification for the veto
Martin Riordan


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
It is fallacious to justify the veto by claiming that ...


Explanation:
You can't pile up all the words, as you proposed. It would be unacceptable English.

Note that the sentence is ungrammatical. There is only one reason, not several.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 07:12
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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Asker: You are completely right! I guess I was a bit tired and focused only at the "fallacious" issue. Thank you very much!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
21 mins
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agree  Paulinho Fonseca
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the spurious justification for the veto


Explanation:
Minha sugestão. Como diz a Muriel, há apenas uma razão e portanto é singular, não plural.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like this, too.
7 hrs
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