Facebook Inc.

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  Nuno 2022年04月17日 16:43

  Julgo que discutir o conteúdo dos testes é inapropriado e possivelmente contra os termos de uso da Gengo Inc., mas "Facebook Inc." é um nome próprio de uma empresa — e como tal não é traduzível.

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  Permanently deleted user 2022年04月17日 22:35

  I vaguely remember from my Portuguese lessons that the feminine definite article is used before company names. Shouldn't it be "a [full company name]" if you have to insert an article? I could be wrong, though, take this with a pinch of salt. I also agree with Nuno on both accounts.

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  Nuno 2022年04月18日 07:36

  I vaguely remember from my Portuguese lessons that the feminine definite article is used before company names. Shouldn't it be "a [full company name]" if you have to insert an article?

  That's a good point, Val. I don't know if it's a steadfast rule, but I've been racking my brain trying to find an exception and couldn't come up with any. Of course there are plenty of businesses that we'd refer to using the masculine definite article (like "o Facebook"), but when we use the full company name, "Facebook, Inc.," it's clear that we're not talking about the website but rather the company that owns the website.

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  Leon 2022年04月29日 00:25

  I've always seen ", Inc." translated to Brazilian Portuguese as "S/A" (Sociedade Anônima). Considering a "Sociedade Anônima" company has got their actions, grosso modo, owned by many shareholders, it indeed makes sense.

  Following that premise, I searched on Wikipedia about how would S/A be treated in anglophone countries. Turns out it really is used for "Incorporated".

  • Publicly traded company or Incorporated (Inc.) in the United States, though the former term does not appear in the names of business entities

  But what I find strange is why didn't the reviewer signal what would be the correct translation.
  
  Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.A._(corporation)