English-Portuguese translations for commentary

• comentário
  Gostaria, igualmente, de lhe agradecer, Senhor Comissário, o seu comentário tão pormenorizado. Likewise, I would also like to thank you, Commissioner, for your thorough commentary.
  Não creio que se possa encontrar um melhor comentário ao processo em que estamos presentemente envolvidos. I do not think we could find a better commentary on the process that we are currently undergoing.
  Grande parte do artigo é um comentário político sem qualquer interesse para o Parlamento como instituição. Much of this article is political commentary which is of no interest to Parliament as an institution.

Definition of commentary

• a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work
• a brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum
• an oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs

Examples

• We listened to the football commentary while watching the match
• Caesars Commentaries on the Gallic War

Related words

• commentariat
• subcommentary
• audio commentary