手早い答え
dado は記録されたデータや事実、informação はそれらが文脈で伝える内容です。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
dado
data point or given fact
Use dado for a recorded measurement, observation, value, or item used in analysis.
informação
information
Use informação for meaningful knowledge communicated or produced by organizing and interpreting data.
選び方
- dado: Choose dado if the sentence points to a recorded measurement, observation, value, or item used in analysis.
- informação: Choose informação if the sentence points to meaningful knowledge communicated or produced by organizing and interpreting data.
例文
O dado mostra uma queda de dez por cento.
The data point shows a ten percent drop.
A informação foi confirmada pela equipe.
The information was confirmed by the team.
よくある落とし穴
In ordinary speech they overlap. In analysis, keep dados as the evidence and informação as the meaning drawn or communicated.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はdadoで、もう一度はinformaçãoで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。