(Esta é do meu tempo!)
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When the moon is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
The peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius, Aquarius
Harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounding
No more false hoods or derisions, golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelations, and the mind's true liberations
Aquarius, Aquarius, Aquarius!
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The Sunshine in
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", sometimes referred to as "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In", is a medley of two songs from the musical Hair ("Aquarius" and "The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)") written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot, and released as a single in 1969 by The 5th Dimension.
7.30.2009
RAINY DAY / RAINCHECK / IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS /
Rainy Day: Além de ser o dia chuvoso de hoje, it’s a time of (possible) (future) (financial) need or trouble.
Rain Check: an offer to renew or defer an unaccepted invitation or offer; a coupon, issued by a store to a customer, which guarantees that an item that is on sale at a reduced price but has been sold out may be purchased by that customer in the future at the lower price (nunca no Brasil!); the stub of a ticket to a ballgame or other outdoor event, entitling the holder to be admitted at a future date if the original event is rained out. Example: declined the invitation to dinner, but asked for a rain check. I can't come to dinner Tuesday but hope you'll give me a rain check.
Rains: A rainy season.
rain out: To force the cancellation or postponement of (an outdoor event) because of rain. Used in passive constructions: The ball game was rained out.
rain cats and dogs (Informal): To rain very heavily.
Rainy weather
It's raining men, hallelujah... Isso já é outra história ... veja lyrics em:
http://www2.uol.com.br/cante/lyrics/Geri_Halliwell_-_Its_raining_man.htm
Sources: Answers. com; Your Dictionary et al
Rain Check: an offer to renew or defer an unaccepted invitation or offer; a coupon, issued by a store to a customer, which guarantees that an item that is on sale at a reduced price but has been sold out may be purchased by that customer in the future at the lower price (nunca no Brasil!); the stub of a ticket to a ballgame or other outdoor event, entitling the holder to be admitted at a future date if the original event is rained out. Example: declined the invitation to dinner, but asked for a rain check. I can't come to dinner Tuesday but hope you'll give me a rain check.
Rains: A rainy season.
rain out: To force the cancellation or postponement of (an outdoor event) because of rain. Used in passive constructions: The ball game was rained out.
rain cats and dogs (Informal): To rain very heavily.
Rainy weather
It's raining men, hallelujah... Isso já é outra história ... veja lyrics em:
http://www2.uol.com.br/cante/lyrics/Geri_Halliwell_-_Its_raining_man.htm
Sources: Answers. com; Your Dictionary et al
7.29.2009
EXECUTION
(n) The act of executing something. The state of being executed. The manner, style, or result of performance: The plan was sound; its execution, faulty. The act or an instance of putting to death or being put to death as a lawful penalty. The act of beginning and carrying through to completion: discharge, effectuation, performance, prosecution. See do/not do. One's artistic conception as shown by the way in which something such as a dramatic role or musical composition is rendered: interpretation, performance, reading, realization, rendering, rendition. See performing arts.
Business Law: the signing, sealing, and delivering of a contract or agreement making it valid. The carrying into effect of a court judgment. A writ empowering an officer to enforce a judgment. Validation of a legal document by the performance of all necessary formalities. Computer and Software Engineering: process by which a computer or a virtual machine carries out the instructions of a computer program.
Criminal Law: Capital punishment. The carrying out of some act or course of conduct to its completion. In criminal law, the carrying out of a death sentence.
Investment: The completion of a buy or sell order for a security. Investopedia Says: Brokers are required by law to give investors the best execution possible. “Understanding Order Execution: Often investors and traders alike do not fully understand what happens when you click the "enter" button on your online trading account. If you think your order is always filled immediately after you click the button in your account, you are mistaken. In fact, you might be surprised at the variety of possible ways in which an order can be filled and the associated time delays. How and where your order is executed can affect the cost of your transaction and the price you pay for the stock. “
Securities: carrying out a trade. A broker who buys or sells shares is said to have executed an order.
Definition: carrying out of a task / Antonyms: abandoning, disregard, failure, forgetting, ignorance, leaving, neglect
Definition: killing / Antonyms: birth
Archaic: Effective, punitive, or destructive action. Malexecution = bad execution
Source: Answers.com
Business Law: the signing, sealing, and delivering of a contract or agreement making it valid. The carrying into effect of a court judgment. A writ empowering an officer to enforce a judgment. Validation of a legal document by the performance of all necessary formalities. Computer and Software Engineering: process by which a computer or a virtual machine carries out the instructions of a computer program.
Criminal Law: Capital punishment. The carrying out of some act or course of conduct to its completion. In criminal law, the carrying out of a death sentence.
Investment: The completion of a buy or sell order for a security. Investopedia Says: Brokers are required by law to give investors the best execution possible. “Understanding Order Execution: Often investors and traders alike do not fully understand what happens when you click the "enter" button on your online trading account. If you think your order is always filled immediately after you click the button in your account, you are mistaken. In fact, you might be surprised at the variety of possible ways in which an order can be filled and the associated time delays. How and where your order is executed can affect the cost of your transaction and the price you pay for the stock. “
Securities: carrying out a trade. A broker who buys or sells shares is said to have executed an order.
Definition: carrying out of a task / Antonyms: abandoning, disregard, failure, forgetting, ignorance, leaving, neglect
Definition: killing / Antonyms: birth
Archaic: Effective, punitive, or destructive action. Malexecution = bad execution
Source: Answers.com
LEGITIMATE = APPROPRIATE = LAWFUL = VALID >< ILLEGITIMATE = UNLAWFUL
(adjective) according to law, rules or principles; genuine, authentic
"He had a legitimate claim against the company."
Synonyms
valid: "The defense attorney raised a valid objection to the prosecutor's attempt to introduce hearsay evidence."
lawful: "Citizens in this jurisdiction have a lawful right to own registered guns for the purpose of hunting."
appropriate: "The police officer's use of force was appropriate in light of the fact that the suspect was threatening him with a baseball bat."
Antonyms
illegitimate: "The military operation was questioned as an illegitimate use of force."
unlawful: "Solicitation of prostitution is an unlawful activity."
Common phrases: legitimate right - legitimate claim - legitimate interest - legitimate use
Note: The term "legitimate" is also used to describe children of parents lawfully married to each other.
Source: Translegal
"He had a legitimate claim against the company."
Synonyms
valid: "The defense attorney raised a valid objection to the prosecutor's attempt to introduce hearsay evidence."
lawful: "Citizens in this jurisdiction have a lawful right to own registered guns for the purpose of hunting."
appropriate: "The police officer's use of force was appropriate in light of the fact that the suspect was threatening him with a baseball bat."
Antonyms
illegitimate: "The military operation was questioned as an illegitimate use of force."
unlawful: "Solicitation of prostitution is an unlawful activity."
Common phrases: legitimate right - legitimate claim - legitimate interest - legitimate use
Note: The term "legitimate" is also used to describe children of parents lawfully married to each other.
Source: Translegal
METHOD / METHODOLOGY
(noun): A set of methods or procedures used in a discipline; the theoretical analysis of methods of inquiry or principles guiding a certain field.
Usage: Otherwise careful speakers confuse this word with "method." The two words are not synonymous. A method is the tool or procedure by which an activity is carried out. A methodology is the set of principles that determine how methods are used. The methodology of the social sciences include field study, statistical analysis, and theoretical constructs, each of which represents a method of studying social issues.
Suggested Usage: Many of us are guilty of the same sin: a preference for talking to doing, "Reingold and Philip argued the methodology of cooking poultry, comparing the relative advantages of baking, frying, boiling and grilling. In the meantime, Geraldine chose one method and baked a duck for herself and the boys." Remember, a methodology is a panoply of methods: "Our methodology for controlling our employees comprises several procedures, including trading unruly ones to nearby companies that pay less."
Source: YourDictionary
Usage: Otherwise careful speakers confuse this word with "method." The two words are not synonymous. A method is the tool or procedure by which an activity is carried out. A methodology is the set of principles that determine how methods are used. The methodology of the social sciences include field study, statistical analysis, and theoretical constructs, each of which represents a method of studying social issues.
Suggested Usage: Many of us are guilty of the same sin: a preference for talking to doing, "Reingold and Philip argued the methodology of cooking poultry, comparing the relative advantages of baking, frying, boiling and grilling. In the meantime, Geraldine chose one method and baked a duck for herself and the boys." Remember, a methodology is a panoply of methods: "Our methodology for controlling our employees comprises several procedures, including trading unruly ones to nearby companies that pay less."
Source: YourDictionary
7.27.2009
SEVERANCE >< CONSOLIDATION
severance. 1 - (civil procedure) cisão, separação, desdobramento (de processos). Sinônimos em inglês: severance of actions; severance of claims.
"Severance is the converse [opposite] of consolidation. By severance, a single action is divided into two or more separate actions each of which terminates in a separate judgment" (desconstituição do concurso de pessoas (para que os réus possam ser processados individualmente).
Fonte: Dicionário de “Direito, Economia e Contabilidade: Inglês-Português / Português-Inglês“, de Marcílio Moreira de Castro.
"Severance is the converse [opposite] of consolidation. By severance, a single action is divided into two or more separate actions each of which terminates in a separate judgment" (desconstituição do concurso de pessoas (para que os réus possam ser processados individualmente).
Fonte: Dicionário de “Direito, Economia e Contabilidade: Inglês-Português / Português-Inglês“, de Marcílio Moreira de Castro.
CONSOLIDATED OR RESTATED BYLAWS?
Depende. Se forem vários Estatutos Sociais reunidos e consolidados em um único documento: “consolidated”. Agora, se for apenas um Estatuto Social alterado, o termo mais apropriado será: “restated”. Embora em português, muitas vezes, seja utilizado o termo “Estatuto Social Consolidado”.
RESTATE = REPEAT = REITERATE = INGEMINATE = ITERATE = RETELL
(v): 1. To state again: iterate, reiterate, repeat. See repetition. 2. To express the meaning of in other, especially simpler, words: paraphrase, render, rephrase, reword, translate. to say, state, or perform again.
Source: Answers.com
Source: Answers.com
CONSOLIDATE / COMBINE / MAKE FIRM >< DIVIDE / DISJOIN / DISPERSE / SEPARATE
CONSOLIDATE: (v. tr.):
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine: consolidated five separate agencies into a single department.
2. To make strong or secure; strengthen: She consolidated her power during her first year in office.
3. To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.
(v.intr.): 1. To become solidified or united. 2. To join in a merger or union: The two firms consolidated under a new name. To combine the assets, liabilities and other financial items of two or more entities into one.
Investopedia Says: This term is generally used in the context of consolidated financial statements. When statements are consolidated, all subsidiaries report under the umbrella of the parent company.
Source: Answers.com
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine: consolidated five separate agencies into a single department.
2. To make strong or secure; strengthen: She consolidated her power during her first year in office.
3. To make firm or coherent; form into a compact mass.
(v.intr.): 1. To become solidified or united. 2. To join in a merger or union: The two firms consolidated under a new name. To combine the assets, liabilities and other financial items of two or more entities into one.
Investopedia Says: This term is generally used in the context of consolidated financial statements. When statements are consolidated, all subsidiaries report under the umbrella of the parent company.
Source: Answers.com
CLOSURE
(noun) (fecho, fechamento, encerramento de uma etapa da vida, de uma atividade): Ordinarily, the word refers to the act of closing but it has recently taken on a new, pop psychological meaning referring to a specific physical act required to put a traumatic event behind us.
Usage: Today's word originates in the work of Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer (1929) but the meaning of the term never stabilized. In the US media, it has taken on the aura of a psychological necessity of all human beings before they can move on after a traumatic event. Burial of the remains seems to constitute closure for the pain of accidental or natural death. In the case of a murder, however, only watching the execution of the person convicted of the crime (guilty or not) constitutes closure in the US. Some believe it simply another term in the arsenal of psychobabble referring to a touching photogenic event for the media.
Suggested Usage: There are traumatic moments in life not associated with death; do they require closure, too? "The new lock that Bob Wire found on his office door signaled closure for his career at the Cook, Books, & Hyde Accounting Agency." Are there also varying degrees of trauma requiring closure? "Les Sweet claims that only a substantial dessert can bring closure to his evening meal."
Other:
The preliminary findings of the Traffic Management Plan do not support or recommend closure of Golden Avenue (or any other major traffic management measures) as volumes do not warrant it.
Closure of Golden Street is not part of the Richmond Road Community Design Plan.
This necklace has a gold closure clasp. This bag has a magnetic golden closure.
This event was the golden closure (encerramento com fecho de ouro?) of the 20th Century.
Source: YourDictionary et al.
Usage: Today's word originates in the work of Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer (1929) but the meaning of the term never stabilized. In the US media, it has taken on the aura of a psychological necessity of all human beings before they can move on after a traumatic event. Burial of the remains seems to constitute closure for the pain of accidental or natural death. In the case of a murder, however, only watching the execution of the person convicted of the crime (guilty or not) constitutes closure in the US. Some believe it simply another term in the arsenal of psychobabble referring to a touching photogenic event for the media.
Suggested Usage: There are traumatic moments in life not associated with death; do they require closure, too? "The new lock that Bob Wire found on his office door signaled closure for his career at the Cook, Books, & Hyde Accounting Agency." Are there also varying degrees of trauma requiring closure? "Les Sweet claims that only a substantial dessert can bring closure to his evening meal."
Other:
The preliminary findings of the Traffic Management Plan do not support or recommend closure of Golden Avenue (or any other major traffic management measures) as volumes do not warrant it.
Closure of Golden Street is not part of the Richmond Road Community Design Plan.
This necklace has a gold closure clasp. This bag has a magnetic golden closure.
This event was the golden closure (encerramento com fecho de ouro?) of the 20th Century.
Source: YourDictionary et al.
7.25.2009
‘EUROPEAN UNION’, ‘EUROPEAN COMMUNITY’ OR ‘EUROPEAN COMMISSION’?
Q.: Which is the correct term: ‘European Union’, ‘European Community’ or ‘European Commission’?
A.:They are all correct for different occasions.
The European Union came into being with the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty on 1 November 1993. In discussing events prior to this date the term ‘European Community’ or even its predecessor, "European Economic Community", would be more accurate. Since 1 November 1993, the term ‘European Union’ has replaced in common usage the term ‘European Community’ which in most cases refers to the group of Member States making up the European Union.
The European Commission on the other hand, is the executive body of the European Union. The European Union, as such, has no overseas diplomatic representation. It is the European Commission that is represented by diplomatic missions overseas and the correct appellation, for example, is: Delegation of the European Commission to Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and East Timor.
Source: Wikipedia
A.:They are all correct for different occasions.
The European Union came into being with the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty on 1 November 1993. In discussing events prior to this date the term ‘European Community’ or even its predecessor, "European Economic Community", would be more accurate. Since 1 November 1993, the term ‘European Union’ has replaced in common usage the term ‘European Community’ which in most cases refers to the group of Member States making up the European Union.
The European Commission on the other hand, is the executive body of the European Union. The European Union, as such, has no overseas diplomatic representation. It is the European Commission that is represented by diplomatic missions overseas and the correct appellation, for example, is: Delegation of the European Commission to Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and East Timor.
Source: Wikipedia
EURO
Outro dia um cliente enviou um texto para tradução em que todos os valores em euros eram mostrados assim: “€U 000”. Fiquei intrigada e fui pesquisar se isso tinha algum fundamento. Encontrei na Wikipedia:
Where should the euro symbol be placed: ‘€ 100’ or ‘100 €’?
There are no official standards on where to place the euro symbol. In English text, the usual practice is to place the symbol "€" before the amount in figures, i.e. € 100. In French text, the symbol is usually placed after the amount in figures, i.e. 100 €. On the spelling of the word ‘euro’, the European Commission has issued guidelines for all European Union official languages (see table). It is recommended that the ISO currency code "EUR" rather than the symbol "€" be used for expressing amounts in official documents, e.g. contracts and eurocheques.
LINGUISTIC ISSUES CONCERNING THE EURO
The formal titles of the currency are euro for the major unit and cent for the minor (one hundredth) unit and for official use in most Eurozone languages; according to the ECB, all languages should use the same spelling for the nominative singular. This may contradict normal rules for word formation in some languages; e.g., those where there is no eu diphthong. For non-legally binding texts in English, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation recommends that the plural forms euros and cents should be used when appropriate.
Where should the euro symbol be placed: ‘€ 100’ or ‘100 €’?
There are no official standards on where to place the euro symbol. In English text, the usual practice is to place the symbol "€" before the amount in figures, i.e. € 100. In French text, the symbol is usually placed after the amount in figures, i.e. 100 €. On the spelling of the word ‘euro’, the European Commission has issued guidelines for all European Union official languages (see table). It is recommended that the ISO currency code "EUR" rather than the symbol "€" be used for expressing amounts in official documents, e.g. contracts and eurocheques.
LINGUISTIC ISSUES CONCERNING THE EURO
The formal titles of the currency are euro for the major unit and cent for the minor (one hundredth) unit and for official use in most Eurozone languages; according to the ECB, all languages should use the same spelling for the nominative singular. This may contradict normal rules for word formation in some languages; e.g., those where there is no eu diphthong. For non-legally binding texts in English, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation recommends that the plural forms euros and cents should be used when appropriate.
7.22.2009
AMAZING NEW WORLD: New technology to make digital data self-destruct
A group of computer scientists at the University of Washington has developed a way to make electronic messages "self destruct" after a certain period of time, like messages in sand lost to the surf. The researchers said they think the new software, called Vanish, which requires encrypting messages, will be needed more and more as personal and business information is stored not on personal computers, but on centralized machines, or servers. In the term of the moment this is called cloud computing, and the cloud consists of the data - including e-mail and Web-based documents and calendars - stored on numerous servers. The idea of developing technology to make digital data disappear after a specified period of time is not new. A number of services that perform this function exist on the World Wide Web, and some electronic devices like FLASH memory chips have added this capability for protecting stored data by automatically erasing it after a specified period of time. But the researchers said they had struck upon a unique approach that relies on "shattering" an encryption key that is held by neither party in an e-mail exchange but is widely scattered across a peer-to-peer file sharing system. Public key cryptography makes it possible for two parties who have never physically met to share a digital secret and as a result engage in a secure electronic conversation sheltered from potential eavesdroppers. The technology is at the heart of most modern electronic commerce systems.
The potential value of such technology was brought into stark relief last week when a computer hacker stole data belonging to the social media company Twitter and e-mailed it to Web publishing companies in the United States and France. The significance of the advance is that the Vanish "trust model" does not depend on the integrity of third parties, as other systems do. The researchers cite an incident in which a commercial provider of encrypted e-mail services revealed the contents of digital communication when served with a subpoena by a Canadian law enforcement agency. The researchers acknowledged that there are unexplored legal issues surrounding the use of their technology. For example, certain laws require that corporations archive e-mails and make them accessible. The researchers have developed a prototype of the Vanish system based on a plug-in module for the Mozilla Firefox Web browser. Using the system requires that both parties of the communication have a copy of the module, which is one of the limits of the technology. Mr. Kohno said that he did not envision Vanish being used for all communications, but only for sensitive ones.
Source: Migalhas International
The potential value of such technology was brought into stark relief last week when a computer hacker stole data belonging to the social media company Twitter and e-mailed it to Web publishing companies in the United States and France. The significance of the advance is that the Vanish "trust model" does not depend on the integrity of third parties, as other systems do. The researchers cite an incident in which a commercial provider of encrypted e-mail services revealed the contents of digital communication when served with a subpoena by a Canadian law enforcement agency. The researchers acknowledged that there are unexplored legal issues surrounding the use of their technology. For example, certain laws require that corporations archive e-mails and make them accessible. The researchers have developed a prototype of the Vanish system based on a plug-in module for the Mozilla Firefox Web browser. Using the system requires that both parties of the communication have a copy of the module, which is one of the limits of the technology. Mr. Kohno said that he did not envision Vanish being used for all communications, but only for sensitive ones.
Source: Migalhas International
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY / JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE
joint and several liability: liability of more than one person for which each person has a duty to fully perform and may be sued for the entire amount of damages done by all
"The owner and the manager were held to have joint and severally liability for the entire amount of damages claimed."
have joint and several liability: If two parties have joint liability, they are each liable for the full amount of the debt. However, if the creditor sues only one party and not the other, and the party he sues cannot pay, he cannot sue the second party.
severally liable: If the parties are severally liable, each party is only liable for a portion of the debt, and the creditor must sue all of them to recover the full amount.
jointly and severally liable: However, if the parties are jointly and severally liable, the creditor need only sue one party (although he can sue all of them if he wishes). He can recover from any or all of the parties, and it is up to the parties with joint and several liability to sort out who is to pay what amount; in other words, the creditor receives payment and can walk away, while the parties with joint and several liability remain to decide how much each of them was obligated to contribute to the payment to the creditor.
Source: Translegal
"The owner and the manager were held to have joint and severally liability for the entire amount of damages claimed."
have joint and several liability: If two parties have joint liability, they are each liable for the full amount of the debt. However, if the creditor sues only one party and not the other, and the party he sues cannot pay, he cannot sue the second party.
severally liable: If the parties are severally liable, each party is only liable for a portion of the debt, and the creditor must sue all of them to recover the full amount.
jointly and severally liable: However, if the parties are jointly and severally liable, the creditor need only sue one party (although he can sue all of them if he wishes). He can recover from any or all of the parties, and it is up to the parties with joint and several liability to sort out who is to pay what amount; in other words, the creditor receives payment and can walk away, while the parties with joint and several liability remain to decide how much each of them was obligated to contribute to the payment to the creditor.
Source: Translegal
7.17.2009
PRONOUNCE
“I now pronounce you man and wife” (“E eu os declaro marido e mulher.”)
Humor de 6ª. feira: An old man goes to the wizard [sábio] to ask him if he can remove a curse [maldição] he has been living with for the last 40 years The wizard says, ``Maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you.'' The old man says without hesitation, ``I now pronounce you man and wife.''
v.tr.: To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.
v.intr.: To say words; speak. To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day.
Source: Answers.com et al
Humor de 6ª. feira: An old man goes to the wizard [sábio] to ask him if he can remove a curse [maldição] he has been living with for the last 40 years The wizard says, ``Maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you.'' The old man says without hesitation, ``I now pronounce you man and wife.''
v.tr.: To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.
v.intr.: To say words; speak. To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day.
Source: Answers.com et al
7.15.2009
IMPLEMENT = EXECUTE = CARRY OUT >< CANCEL
Implement (verb): to put into effect through a definite plan.
"The employees were informed that the new policy on data creation and retention would be implemented starting on Monday."
Synonyms:
execute: "The board of directors executed the shareholder resolution to issue new shares."
carry out: "The Government decided to carry out extensive reform of the public procurement process."
Antonym:
cancel: "The company cancelled the share issue when it realized that the issue price was so high that it discouraged potential shareholders."
Source: Translegal
"The employees were informed that the new policy on data creation and retention would be implemented starting on Monday."
Synonyms:
execute: "The board of directors executed the shareholder resolution to issue new shares."
carry out: "The Government decided to carry out extensive reform of the public procurement process."
Antonym:
cancel: "The company cancelled the share issue when it realized that the issue price was so high that it discouraged potential shareholders."
Source: Translegal
7.13.2009
REPRISE = RESUME = REPEAT = RECAPITULATE
(verb): To repeat or resume an action; to recapitulate.
Usage: Today's verb has spawned two different nouns. The noun "reprise," without a suffix, shows up mostly in the musical lexicon, where it refers to a repetition of or return to a phrase or theme. It could also mean a repetition of a performance. A reprisal, on the other hand, is an act of vengeance taken against injuries received involving the seizure or damage of person or property. It derives from an earlier meaning of the verb.
Suggested Usage: Parenting often involves repetition that could be expressed by today's verb: "Why are you reprising your excuses of last weekend for coming home late? They didn't work then and they won't work now." This word is most closely associated with the arts, "Jack Nicholson starred in the 1981 reprise of the 1946 classic, 'The Postman Always Rings Twice."
Source: YourDictionary
Usage: Today's verb has spawned two different nouns. The noun "reprise," without a suffix, shows up mostly in the musical lexicon, where it refers to a repetition of or return to a phrase or theme. It could also mean a repetition of a performance. A reprisal, on the other hand, is an act of vengeance taken against injuries received involving the seizure or damage of person or property. It derives from an earlier meaning of the verb.
Suggested Usage: Parenting often involves repetition that could be expressed by today's verb: "Why are you reprising your excuses of last weekend for coming home late? They didn't work then and they won't work now." This word is most closely associated with the arts, "Jack Nicholson starred in the 1981 reprise of the 1946 classic, 'The Postman Always Rings Twice."
Source: YourDictionary
7.12.2009
CANTANKEROUS = BAD-TEMPERED = ILL-TEMPERED = QUARRELSOME = GRUMPY = IRRITABLE = QUERULOUS
Assisti hoje o filme “Tinha Que Ser Você” (Last Chance, Harvey), onde aparece o seguinte diálogo: “I may be cantankerous”. Isso foi traduzido por: “Posso ser irritável”. Acho que uma tradução melhor poderia ser: "Posso ser chata / irritante / briguenta". Mas reconheço que traduzir legenda de filme não é fácil.
(adj) Having or showing a bad temper: bad-tempered, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish. Informal crabby, mean.
Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: "disliked her cantankerous landlord".
Difficult to handle: “had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous”.
Source: YourDictionary
(adj) Having or showing a bad temper: bad-tempered, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish. Informal crabby, mean.
Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: "disliked her cantankerous landlord".
Difficult to handle: “had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous”.
Source: YourDictionary
PRECIPITATE / PRECIPITOUS / PRECIPICE
Precipitate: (adj: although it may be used in the sense of "steep," this adjective more commonly indicates rash actions or decisions). (verb: to throw down or initiate or intensify in headlong fashion.)
Precipitous: Extremely steep and thus resembling a precipice.
Precipice (noun): a high, steep embankment.
"His precipitate decision to climb the precipitous precipice precipitated his demise."
"Once upon a time, the barons of the land initiated a precipitous rise in energy prices. When the populace threatened to rebel, they were lulled back into complacency by a precipitate rebate from their own treasury, putting into one pocket what had been taken from the other."
Source: YourDictionary
Precipitous: Extremely steep and thus resembling a precipice.
Precipice (noun): a high, steep embankment.
"His precipitate decision to climb the precipitous precipice precipitated his demise."
"Once upon a time, the barons of the land initiated a precipitous rise in energy prices. When the populace threatened to rebel, they were lulled back into complacency by a precipitate rebate from their own treasury, putting into one pocket what had been taken from the other."
Source: YourDictionary
7.11.2009
AJAR
(adjective): Referring to a door: barely open, cracked (entreaberta)
This adjective is used only in the predicate after connective verbs like "be," "seem," "become," and "remain". "Fritz left the door ajar," is acceptable but NOT "an ajar door."
It also does not compare and, though it may be used as an adverb, the suffix -ly is never attached. All English adjectives bearing the prefix a- exhibit the same behavior: "aglow," "afloat," "aboard," "adrift," etc.
"Ajar" also means "at odds" ("Sheila is ajar with her friends since piercing her eyelids") (this comes from the verb "jar" in the sense of "jarred loose."
Source: YourDictionary
This adjective is used only in the predicate after connective verbs like "be," "seem," "become," and "remain". "Fritz left the door ajar," is acceptable but NOT "an ajar door."
It also does not compare and, though it may be used as an adverb, the suffix -ly is never attached. All English adjectives bearing the prefix a- exhibit the same behavior: "aglow," "afloat," "aboard," "adrift," etc.
"Ajar" also means "at odds" ("Sheila is ajar with her friends since piercing her eyelids") (this comes from the verb "jar" in the sense of "jarred loose."
Source: YourDictionary
7.08.2009
GENERAL COUNSEL
(noun) the chief lawyer of a legal department of a company, government authority or other organization. “The General Counsel represents the Commission in litigation in federal courts, recommends decisions in adjudicatory matters before the Commission, and performs a variety of legal functions regarding internal and other administrative matters.”
in-house counsel: lawyer working at a company; corporate counsel. The top in-house counsel may be referred to as the general counsel. "She left private practice to work as in-house counsel at a large oil company."
defense counsel: (UK spelling: defence): lawyer representing a defendant in criminal or civil actions. "Her defense counsel had considerable experience in defending money laundering cases."
opposing counsel: lawyer representing the other side (the opponents) in a dispute. "She was a good lawyer and generally found it easy to cooperate with opposing counsel."
Source: TransLegal
in-house counsel: lawyer working at a company; corporate counsel. The top in-house counsel may be referred to as the general counsel. "She left private practice to work as in-house counsel at a large oil company."
defense counsel: (UK spelling: defence): lawyer representing a defendant in criminal or civil actions. "Her defense counsel had considerable experience in defending money laundering cases."
opposing counsel: lawyer representing the other side (the opponents) in a dispute. "She was a good lawyer and generally found it easy to cooperate with opposing counsel."
Source: TransLegal
7.07.2009
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
Há expressões que muitas vezes são um desafio tradutório. E outras que são, nada mais, nada menos, uma tradução "ao pé da letra*", como é o caso desta.
"RI Insight: The Growing Role of TransparencyNon-Members can read this Insight which is an excerpt from Reputation Intelligence, RI's newly released publication for RI Members, featuring key insights and learnings from the 2009 Global Reputation Pulse study. Doctors take the ancient Hippocratic oath to "do no harm" when they enter the medical profession. Most patients still trust doctors to help them when they are sick, and give them the benefit of the doubt when under their care. Contrast this with the way CEOs and corporate boards have been treated during the current economic slowdown. Stakeholders are quicker to judge and slower to forgive than ever, and the benefit of the doubt is becoming harder for companies to achieve. Greater calls for transparency from all circles have moved the governance attribute to center stage, and made "doing what's right" the new reputational imperative for these times. "
Source: The Reputation Institute
*"Ao Pé da Letra" é um livro elaborado pelo professor Pasquale, que tira as dúvidas de português através de um método simples e inovador. A Linguagem é desenvolvida de forma que desperte afeto, cuidado e atenção com a língua portuguesa .Traz vários tipos de textos cotidianos, como canções, vícios de linguagem, artigos de jornais, propaganda, placas de rua, poemas, entre outros.
"RI Insight: The Growing Role of TransparencyNon-Members can read this Insight which is an excerpt from Reputation Intelligence, RI's newly released publication for RI Members, featuring key insights and learnings from the 2009 Global Reputation Pulse study. Doctors take the ancient Hippocratic oath to "do no harm" when they enter the medical profession. Most patients still trust doctors to help them when they are sick, and give them the benefit of the doubt when under their care. Contrast this with the way CEOs and corporate boards have been treated during the current economic slowdown. Stakeholders are quicker to judge and slower to forgive than ever, and the benefit of the doubt is becoming harder for companies to achieve. Greater calls for transparency from all circles have moved the governance attribute to center stage, and made "doing what's right" the new reputational imperative for these times. "
Source: The Reputation Institute
*"Ao Pé da Letra" é um livro elaborado pelo professor Pasquale, que tira as dúvidas de português através de um método simples e inovador. A Linguagem é desenvolvida de forma que desperte afeto, cuidado e atenção com a língua portuguesa .Traz vários tipos de textos cotidianos, como canções, vícios de linguagem, artigos de jornais, propaganda, placas de rua, poemas, entre outros.
7.06.2009
BIAS=INCLINATION=INCLINE=LEANING=PARTIALITY=PENCHANT =PREDILECTION = PREDISPOSITION = PROCLIVITY=PROPENSITY=TENDENCY>< DISINCLINATION
Bias: (noun) A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric: Cut the cloth on the bias. A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment. An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.A statistical sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others. Sports. A weight or irregularity in a ball that causes it to swerve, as in lawn bowling. The tendency of such a ball to swerve. The fixed voltage applied to an electrode. (adj. ) Slanting or diagonal; oblique: a bias fold.
Proclivity (noun) : A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition; a strong, inborn preference or fondness for something: "Inclination" implies a mild interest in something. "Proclivity" indicates a strong interest or fondness. "Fetish" implies an unusually strong, even unnatural proclivity toward an object.Suggested Usage: The word "fetish" is both mis- and overused, so bring "proclivity" into play when speaking of strong but comprehensible preferences. "He has a proclivity for peanut butter and guacamole sandwiches" or "She has a proclivity to overstate the historical importance of her ancestors."
Predilection: A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
Converse of object
have: Foreign banks do not have a proclivity nor do they really feel an interest or need to go down market.
demonstrate: Furthermore, Jeremiah does not elsewhere demonstrate a proclivity for making such specific predictions.
Adjective modifier
ideological: And that primitivism, shorn of all its ideological proclivities, is better off with another name.
political: As to contemporary issues, the book concludes in a way that hardly matches my own political proclivities.
personal: There's nothing overtly broken with the game, but you may love or hate certain aspects of it depending on your personal proclivities. natural: Janardhana was, by instinct and natural proclivity, a person who wanted to talk to families on a personal basis.
Source: YourDictionary/Answers.com
Proclivity (noun) : A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition; a strong, inborn preference or fondness for something: "Inclination" implies a mild interest in something. "Proclivity" indicates a strong interest or fondness. "Fetish" implies an unusually strong, even unnatural proclivity toward an object.Suggested Usage: The word "fetish" is both mis- and overused, so bring "proclivity" into play when speaking of strong but comprehensible preferences. "He has a proclivity for peanut butter and guacamole sandwiches" or "She has a proclivity to overstate the historical importance of her ancestors."
Predilection: A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
Converse of object
have: Foreign banks do not have a proclivity nor do they really feel an interest or need to go down market.
demonstrate: Furthermore, Jeremiah does not elsewhere demonstrate a proclivity for making such specific predictions.
Adjective modifier
ideological: And that primitivism, shorn of all its ideological proclivities, is better off with another name.
political: As to contemporary issues, the book concludes in a way that hardly matches my own political proclivities.
personal: There's nothing overtly broken with the game, but you may love or hate certain aspects of it depending on your personal proclivities. natural: Janardhana was, by instinct and natural proclivity, a person who wanted to talk to families on a personal basis.
Source: YourDictionary/Answers.com
7.02.2009
AUTHORIZE = ELIGIBLE = ENTITLE = VEST
Entitle (verb): to have a right or claim. "The shareholders were entitled to a dividend."
Authorize (verb): "The General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to resolve on a new share issue during the coming year."
Eligible (adj): "Lawyers who have practiced family law for five years are eligible to apply for specialist certification."
Vest (verb): "The right to purchase new shares in the company vests in all current shareholders."
entitlement (noun): "Upon death, the pension entitlement passes to the surviving spouse."
entitled to exercise: "The employee was entitled to exercise the option to purchase shares in the company."
entitled to equal rights: "All citizens, regardless of race, are entitled to equal rights under the law."
Note: Entitled can also refer to the name of something. "The book is entitled A Survey of Scandinavian Commercial Law."
Source: Translegal
Authorize (verb): "The General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to resolve on a new share issue during the coming year."
Eligible (adj): "Lawyers who have practiced family law for five years are eligible to apply for specialist certification."
Vest (verb): "The right to purchase new shares in the company vests in all current shareholders."
entitlement (noun): "Upon death, the pension entitlement passes to the surviving spouse."
entitled to exercise: "The employee was entitled to exercise the option to purchase shares in the company."
entitled to equal rights: "All citizens, regardless of race, are entitled to equal rights under the law."
Note: Entitled can also refer to the name of something. "The book is entitled A Survey of Scandinavian Commercial Law."
Source: Translegal
7.01.2009
LEAVE ALONE / LET ALONE INCREDIBLE / INCREDULOUS
Leave alone means leave in solitude.
Let alone means refrain from disturbing.
Incredible means unbelievable.
Incredulous means unbelieving.
Source: ProofreadNow
Let alone means refrain from disturbing.
Incredible means unbelievable.
Incredulous means unbelieving.
Source: ProofreadNow
DO UP = FASTEN
to fasten something
(This verb has more than one meaning)
E.g.1. Could you help me do up the top button on my shirt?
E.g.2. She did her coat up and put her hat on.
This phrasal verb can be separated.
Source: Knights English
(This verb has more than one meaning)
E.g.1. Could you help me do up the top button on my shirt?
E.g.2. She did her coat up and put her hat on.
This phrasal verb can be separated.
Source: Knights English
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