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English translation: Metaphysics

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Portuguese term or phrase:Metamorphosys
English translation:Metaphysics
Entered by: Robert Anderson

22:02 Feb 6, 2023
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / School Transcrip
Portuguese term or phrase: Metamorphosys
I am translating an academic transcript from Portuguese to English.
I have the following subjects:

Biology
Philosophy
Physics
Geography
History
Portuguese Language
Mathematics
METAMORPHOSYS
Study Orientation
Life Project
Chemistry
Sociology
Technology and Innovation

What could "METAMORPHOSYS" mean in this context?
(This has nothing to do with Kafka!)

REA / Chicago, IL, USA
Robert Anderson
United States
Metaphysics
Explanation:
I think it should be "Metafísica" in the original and someone mistyped it.
Selected response from:

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 02:26
Grading comment
This appears to be correct.
REA
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Metamorfose
Nick Taylor
5Metamorfose
Fabrício Taborda
4Metamorfismo
ZT-Translations
3Metaphysics
Mario Freitas


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Metamorfose


Explanation:
Metamorfose

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Note added at 54 mins (2023-02-06 22:56:37 GMT)
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I.e. Metamorphosis

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Note added at 56 mins (2023-02-06 22:58:21 GMT)
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used figuratively of course.

Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 136

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
8 mins
  -> Thanks Mário
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
11 mins
  -> Thanks Paulinho
neutral  philgoddard: I don't think this really answers the question. My guess is that Robert wants to know what "metamorfose" is doing on a school transcript.
4 hrs
neutral  Mark Robertson: I agree with Phil. What does figurative mean in this context, anyway? The original Metamorphoses is a mythological history of the Greco-Roman world.
8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Metamorfose


Explanation:
metamorfose


    https://www.google.com/search?q=metamorfose&sxsrf=AJOqlzX_BP4HCjpGg0GeJ5e95r67Gm7fyw:1675730686747&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwillc
Fabrício Taborda
Brazil
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mario Freitas: Você não gostou da resposta do Nick?
46 mins
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Metamorphism
Metamorfismo


Explanation:
Pode também se tratar do metamorfismo (geologia). É importante se atentar ao fato de que existem termos que não são apenas matérias de estudo, já que o texto também inclui tópicos específicos, como este, "life project" e outros.


    https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorfismo
    https://www.google.com/search?q=geologia+metamorfismo&oq=geologia+metamorfismo
ZT-Translations
Brazil
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Metaphysics


Explanation:
I think it should be "Metafísica" in the original and someone mistyped it.

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 224
Grading comment
This appears to be correct.
REA
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