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English translation: common knowledge; everyday knowledge; daily knowledge

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Portuguese term or phrase:"saberes cotidianos"
English translation:common knowledge; everyday knowledge; daily knowledge
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

14:35 Jul 19, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Portuguese term or phrase: "saberes cotidianos"
The text talks about education and the need to "valorizar saberes cotidianos". I believe this is a term used by sociologist Moscovici. Not sure whether it would be "daily knowledge" in English. Suggestions appreciated.
Colin Bowles
Brazil
Local time: 09:21
everyday knowledge
Explanation:
much more common than "daily kowledge" - altough both are correct:

Everyday KnowledgeEveryday Knowledge. Thursday, December 21. Higher paying Savings acct - Presidential Bank. I used to think that INGDirect was pretty good with their ...
everydayknowledge.blogspot.com/ - 38k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Testing Everyday KnowledgeTesting Everyday Knowledge. Let's consider what one has to do in order to get a driver's license. The driver's license exam consist of two sections: a ...
www.engines4ed.org/hyperbook/nodes/NODE-65-pg.html - 6k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

The Questia Online LibraryEveryday Knowledge and Uncommon Truths: Women of the Academy. Book by Linda K. Christian-Smith, Kristine S. Kellor; Westview Press, 1998. 238 pgs. ...
www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=85684104 - Similar pages - Note this


Mike :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 08:21
Grading comment
Great - that's it! Thanks a lot...
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4 +4everyday knowledge
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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everyday knowledge


Explanation:
much more common than "daily kowledge" - altough both are correct:

Everyday KnowledgeEveryday Knowledge. Thursday, December 21. Higher paying Savings acct - Presidential Bank. I used to think that INGDirect was pretty good with their ...
everydayknowledge.blogspot.com/ - 38k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Testing Everyday KnowledgeTesting Everyday Knowledge. Let's consider what one has to do in order to get a driver's license. The driver's license exam consist of two sections: a ...
www.engines4ed.org/hyperbook/nodes/NODE-65-pg.html - 6k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

The Questia Online LibraryEveryday Knowledge and Uncommon Truths: Women of the Academy. Book by Linda K. Christian-Smith, Kristine S. Kellor; Westview Press, 1998. 238 pgs. ...
www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=85684104 - Similar pages - Note this


Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 08:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Great - that's it! Thanks a lot...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Copeland: Everyday/Daily/Common knowledge
1 min
  -> Thank you, Robert - Mike :)

agree  jack_speak: or common knowledge
21 mins
  -> Thank you, Jack - Mike :) Absolutely, as both you and Robert have suggested "common knowledge" is correct, too, and probably even more common than "everyday knowledge". Mike :)

agree  veratek: I like everyday best.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, vera-tech - Mike :)

agree  John Milan: I'd go with "common knowledge" too...
1 hr
  -> Thank you, John - Mike :)
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