Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
com pess. (OR com. pess.)
English translation:
et al
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Jun 15, 2008 16:07
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Portuguese term
com pess. (OR com. pess.)
Portuguese to English
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This appears in a reference in an academic study - "(Augusto Figueira, com pess.)". The footnote reference from here (not that I think this helps at all) is to this website - http://www.capt-ed.com/best_fishing_times.htm
There are lots of hits for "com pess." and also "com. pess." on Google, always following an author's name. It looks like a Portuguese variant of "et al". I have also seen "com pers.". Can anyone please confirm?
There are lots of hits for "com pess." and also "com. pess." on Google, always following an author's name. It looks like a Portuguese variant of "et al". I have also seen "com pers.". Can anyone please confirm?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | et al |
Leniel Maccaferri
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| 5 +2 | comunicação pessoal |
Alexandra Carvalho
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Proposed translations
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Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Computer Engineer expert @ Soft/Hardware
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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et al
com pess. (OR com. pess.) = com pessoal/outras pessoas = et al
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Comment: "Thanks for confirming this, Leniel (and Augusta and José Henrique)."
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Alexandra Carvalho
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Biologist, Translator & Subtitler
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese
comunicação pessoal
The correct notation is com. pess. and it means "comunicação pessoal" (or personal communication). It's not a portuguese equivalent of the latin expression "et alii".
It's used in an academic or scientific context, when you're directly citing an author rather than published facts or findings (that author has personally communicated said facts or findings to you).
Unlike with the usage of "et al.", "com. pess." isn't succeeded by a date (the year).
It's used in an academic or scientific context, when you're directly citing an author rather than published facts or findings (that author has personally communicated said facts or findings to you).
Unlike with the usage of "et al.", "com. pess." isn't succeeded by a date (the year).
Example sentence:
Em 1998, estimava-se em 1.000.000 a quantidade total de animais errantes (entre cães e gatos) em Portugal, calculando-se que esse número possa ascender aos 10.000.000 em 2005 (Moutinho, com. pess.).
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Fell
: Thank you, it helped me with "com. pers." in Spanish :-)
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| agree |
Marcelo Pinheiro
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