Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items based on the text above.

Inter-semiotic translation can be said to be a translation between two different communication systems.

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In the text, the word “bias” (L.5)

means often supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way by allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment.

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Judge the following items based on the text above.

The translation act can be described as the rephrasing of original verbal utterances.

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Considering translation and some of the notions it envolves, judge the following items.

Acceptations which go beyond the primary meaning of a linguistic expression can be said to be connotative.

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Considering the text and the topics to which it refers, judge the items below.

Context should be treated as a constraint or a set of restrictions on what one can or cannot achieve in translation.

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Based on the text above, judge the items below.

The word “rampant” (L.9) is the same as restrained.

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Considering the text and the topics to which it refers, judge the items below.

The notion of context has been extensively invoked and elaborated in the study of translation and interpreting.

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Based on the text above, judge the items below.

The fragment “that must be taken on board” (L.1-2) can be correctly translated as que deve influenciar.

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Considering the SONY TV ad above, it is correct to state that

“indulge” (L.2) could be correctly translated as permitir-se.

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Judge the following items, which offer a suggestion for a translation into Portuguese of passages in English.

An appropriate and correct translation of this passage would be: Os índios maias viveram no México há milhares de anos, mesmo antes da chegada dos espanhóis em 1500. Os maias eram um povo inteligente, culturalmente rico, cujas conquistas foram muitas. Eles tinham fazendas, belos palácios e cidades com muitos edifícios. O povo maia sabia muito sobre a natureza e o mundo ao seu redor. Esse conhecimento os ajudou a viver uma vida melhor do que a maioria das pessoas daquele tempo, porque poderiam usá-lo para tornar suas vidas mais confortáveis e gratificantes. Conhecimento sobre ferramentas e agricultura, além disso, fizeram o seu trabalho mais fácil e mais produtivo

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