In abbreviations, it can represent "trans-" (e.g. XMIT for transmit, XFER for transfer), "cross-" (e.g. X-ing for crossing; XREF for cross-reference), "Christ" (e.g. Xmas for Christmas; Xian for Christian), the "Crys" in Crystal (XTAL), or various words starting with "ex" (e.g. XL for extra large; XOR for exclusive-or).
Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of Χριστος, "Christ." In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, "Christian." But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (ĕksPRIMARY_STRESSməs). Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas. "Xmas" is frowned upon in modern guides for writing styles. Style guides at the New York Times,[2] The Times, The Guardian and the BBC all rule out its use, where possible.
Soources: YourDictionary / Wikipedia
11.27.2009
BONA FIDE = GOOD FAITH = GENUINE = LAWFUL >< BAD FAITH = SHAM = COUNTERFEIT = ILLEGITIMATE
(adjective) genuine, lawful,
bona fide = made or done in good faith - "The power to amend the articles must be exercised bona fide for the benefit of the company as a whole."
Synonyms
genuine: "There was a genuine dispute about ownership of the property."
authentic: "The seller was unable to produce an authentic deed proving that he had title to the property he was trying to sell."
Antonyms
artificial, fraudulent
sham: "It was alleged that the defendant had created a sham company in order to hide sales worth millions."
counterfeit: "More than 3,000 counterfeit DVDs have been seized by Trading Standards officers during an operation in Berkshire."
illegitimate: "The President has condemned elections held in the breakaway region on Saturday as illegitimate."
Source: YourDictionary
bona fide = made or done in good faith - "The power to amend the articles must be exercised bona fide for the benefit of the company as a whole."
Synonyms
genuine: "There was a genuine dispute about ownership of the property."
authentic: "The seller was unable to produce an authentic deed proving that he had title to the property he was trying to sell."
Antonyms
artificial, fraudulent
sham: "It was alleged that the defendant had created a sham company in order to hide sales worth millions."
counterfeit: "More than 3,000 counterfeit DVDs have been seized by Trading Standards officers during an operation in Berkshire."
illegitimate: "The President has condemned elections held in the breakaway region on Saturday as illegitimate."
Source: YourDictionary
11.24.2009
LET'S SEE HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
Vamos ver como é que ficam as coisas...
Fonte: Comentário de PD sobre o próximo Powwow do Proz, no dia 12/12, em Santos. Eu vou!
Fonte: Comentário de PD sobre o próximo Powwow do Proz, no dia 12/12, em Santos. Eu vou!
11.22.2009
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION
How true!
Veja esse e outros provérbios, com a respectiva tradução, aqui: http://www.amar-ela.com/proverbios-ingleses
Veja esse e outros provérbios, com a respectiva tradução, aqui: http://www.amar-ela.com/proverbios-ingleses
MAIEUTICS
Maieutics(noun)/ Maieutic (adj): The Socratic method of teaching by helping someone articulate ideas already in their mind; intellectual midwifery.
----------This voweliferous word denotes an approach to teaching that has survived for 2500 years. Socrates believed that all humans innately possess the concepts necessary for understanding the world.
----------Some people seem to understand it better than others because they are better at organizing those ideas or have had someone to help them "deliver" or raise those concepts to consciousness.
----------Socrates did not give answers; rather, he asked carefully articulated questions that led his students, step by step, to logical conclusions. [Realmente, fazer a pergunta certa é tão importante quanto a resposta.] Socratic teachers do not deliver ideas to students but from them, teaching them in the process to think, to organize and focus the murky [lacking clarity or distinctness; cloudy or obscure], innate ideas already within themselves.
Source: YourDictionary
----------This voweliferous word denotes an approach to teaching that has survived for 2500 years. Socrates believed that all humans innately possess the concepts necessary for understanding the world.
----------Some people seem to understand it better than others because they are better at organizing those ideas or have had someone to help them "deliver" or raise those concepts to consciousness.
----------Socrates did not give answers; rather, he asked carefully articulated questions that led his students, step by step, to logical conclusions. [Realmente, fazer a pergunta certa é tão importante quanto a resposta.] Socratic teachers do not deliver ideas to students but from them, teaching them in the process to think, to organize and focus the murky [lacking clarity or distinctness; cloudy or obscure], innate ideas already within themselves.
Source: YourDictionary
IMMINENT / EMINENT / IMMANENT
(adjective)
Imminent: "impending, verging on occurrence" as an imminent thunderstorm.
Eminent: "prominent, outstanding or standing out above others" as an "eminent peak" or an "eminent logician."
Immanent: 1) Bodily fluids and semi-fluids such as blood, lymph, or glandular secretions that excite a response; the fluids of the eye; 2) The comical, what is funny and anything that causes it; also, a mood.
Suggested Usage: An immanent evil is a pervasive evil fully integrated into humans, society, or some other system. A person might be guilty of an immanent affection for someone else, i.e. a purely mental, interior or subjective love that the affection's target might be unaware of. We all enjoy people possessed of an immanent light that illumines all the places they go.
Source: YourDictionary
Imminent: "impending, verging on occurrence" as an imminent thunderstorm.
Eminent: "prominent, outstanding or standing out above others" as an "eminent peak" or an "eminent logician."
Immanent: 1) Bodily fluids and semi-fluids such as blood, lymph, or glandular secretions that excite a response; the fluids of the eye; 2) The comical, what is funny and anything that causes it; also, a mood.
Suggested Usage: An immanent evil is a pervasive evil fully integrated into humans, society, or some other system. A person might be guilty of an immanent affection for someone else, i.e. a purely mental, interior or subjective love that the affection's target might be unaware of. We all enjoy people possessed of an immanent light that illumines all the places they go.
Source: YourDictionary
PROLEGOMENON = PREFACE = FOREWORD
(noun): A preliminary discussion; a preface or foreword. Plural is "prolegomena". The adjective is "prolegomenous."
This is a somber [gloomy, serious, grave] term for sedate [dignified, serenely deliberate] occasions, "As a prolegomenon to this meeting, I would like for us to discuss the advantages of simply taking whatever they offer and levanting [run off without paying; “cair fora”]."
It sounds a bit misplaced in normal social intercourse, "Arnold proposed to me last night. As a prolegomenon to his proposal, he gave me an in-depth analysis of his financial situation."
Source: YourDictionary
This is a somber [gloomy, serious, grave] term for sedate [dignified, serenely deliberate] occasions, "As a prolegomenon to this meeting, I would like for us to discuss the advantages of simply taking whatever they offer and levanting [run off without paying; “cair fora”]."
It sounds a bit misplaced in normal social intercourse, "Arnold proposed to me last night. As a prolegomenon to his proposal, he gave me an in-depth analysis of his financial situation."
Source: YourDictionary
11.19.2009
HUMOR, HUMOUR
(só para lembrar que “humor” também pode ter outros significados)
(noun): 1) Bodily fluids and semi-fluids such as blood, lymph, or glandular secretions that excite a response; the fluids of the eye; 2) The comical, what is funny and anything that causes it; also, a mood..
Usage: 1) The word is used in the sense of "bodily fluids" mostly in medicine and biology; 2) In Britain it is spelt "humour;" in the U. S. it is spelled "humor."
Suggested Usage: The meaning "bodily fluid" is still in use, especially in medicine, and can enrich our speech: "He makes me so mad that all my humors boil!" You may also use it as an alternative to that well-worn stand-by "mood": "What is your humor today?" Let's take advantage of the semantic heritage of this word before we lose it.
Source: YourDictionary
1 Estado de espírito, bom ou mal; DISPOSIÇÃO; TEMPERAMENTO: Ela às vezes está de bom/ mau humor
2 Espírito ou veia cômica, sua tendência e expressão; COMICIDADE; GRAÇA: O adorável humor do barão de Itararé [ Antôn.: gravidade, seriedade.]
3 Sensibilidade para perceber ou expressar o cômico: Só o humor atenua os males da política nacional.
4 Fisl. Qualquer substância líquida existente no corpo, como o sangue, a bile, a linfa
Humor aquoso: 1 Anat. Ópt. Líquido do olho, entre o cristalino e a córnea.
Humor negro: 1 Tipo de humorismo que tem como tema uma situação trágica, macabra etc.
Humor vítreo: 1 Antq. Anat. Ópt. Termo que designava na antiga nomenclatura anatômica, substância gelatinosa do globo ocular, entre o cristalino e a retina; corpo vítreo.
Quatro humores: 1 Fil. Hist. Segundo Galeno, quatro líquidos do corpo cujo equilíbrio era vital para saúde; eram o sangue, a bílis negra, a fleuma e a bílis amarela.
Fonte: Aulete Digital
(noun): 1) Bodily fluids and semi-fluids such as blood, lymph, or glandular secretions that excite a response; the fluids of the eye; 2) The comical, what is funny and anything that causes it; also, a mood..
Usage: 1) The word is used in the sense of "bodily fluids" mostly in medicine and biology; 2) In Britain it is spelt "humour;" in the U. S. it is spelled "humor."
Suggested Usage: The meaning "bodily fluid" is still in use, especially in medicine, and can enrich our speech: "He makes me so mad that all my humors boil!" You may also use it as an alternative to that well-worn stand-by "mood": "What is your humor today?" Let's take advantage of the semantic heritage of this word before we lose it.
Source: YourDictionary
1 Estado de espírito, bom ou mal; DISPOSIÇÃO; TEMPERAMENTO: Ela às vezes está de bom/ mau humor
2 Espírito ou veia cômica, sua tendência e expressão; COMICIDADE; GRAÇA: O adorável humor do barão de Itararé [ Antôn.: gravidade, seriedade.]
3 Sensibilidade para perceber ou expressar o cômico: Só o humor atenua os males da política nacional.
4 Fisl. Qualquer substância líquida existente no corpo, como o sangue, a bile, a linfa
Humor aquoso: 1 Anat. Ópt. Líquido do olho, entre o cristalino e a córnea.
Humor negro: 1 Tipo de humorismo que tem como tema uma situação trágica, macabra etc.
Humor vítreo: 1 Antq. Anat. Ópt. Termo que designava na antiga nomenclatura anatômica, substância gelatinosa do globo ocular, entre o cristalino e a retina; corpo vítreo.
Quatro humores: 1 Fil. Hist. Segundo Galeno, quatro líquidos do corpo cujo equilíbrio era vital para saúde; eram o sangue, a bílis negra, a fleuma e a bílis amarela.
Fonte: Aulete Digital
11.17.2009
AUGHT
(pronoun): Anything, all, everything; nothing, zero; (adverb) at all.
Usage: English has a peculiar way of expressing years, "nineteen (hundred) twenty-three," and so forth, omitting the "hundred." This presents a problem for the first decade of a millennium since "twenty hundred" is unacceptable and to refer to a year as simply "two" would be incomprehensible. The solution is to use the term "ought two" ('02). But if the original meaning of "aught" was "everything," how can it now mean "nothing, zero?" The etymology will explain all.
Suggested Usage: We are not suggesting that the entire English-speaking world surrender its conviction that aught means "zero," but here is how things would go if we did: "I have naught but good things to say about him since he was released back in [n]aught one ('01)." On the positive side, we may continue to say, "Has she aught to recommend her for the job?"—those of us who talked this way to begin with.
Source: YourDictionary
Usage: English has a peculiar way of expressing years, "nineteen (hundred) twenty-three," and so forth, omitting the "hundred." This presents a problem for the first decade of a millennium since "twenty hundred" is unacceptable and to refer to a year as simply "two" would be incomprehensible. The solution is to use the term "ought two" ('02). But if the original meaning of "aught" was "everything," how can it now mean "nothing, zero?" The etymology will explain all.
Suggested Usage: We are not suggesting that the entire English-speaking world surrender its conviction that aught means "zero," but here is how things would go if we did: "I have naught but good things to say about him since he was released back in [n]aught one ('01)." On the positive side, we may continue to say, "Has she aught to recommend her for the job?"—those of us who talked this way to begin with.
Source: YourDictionary
11.15.2009
SPRANQ ECO SANS: FONTE ECOLÓGICA E ECONÔMICA
Pequenos espaços em branco garantem economia sem diminuir qualidade de leitura
Que tal abandonar a Arial e a Times New Roman e passar a usar a Ecofont? Além de bonita, ela também é ecologicamente correta e economiza em 20% o gasto com tinta na sua impressora. Veja em:
http://olhardigital.uol.com.br/central_de_videos/video_wide.php?id_conteudo=8845
ou em:
http://www.ecofont.eu/ecofont_pt.html
A Ecofont
Todos os dias gastamos muitos papéis fazendo os nossos impressos. Além disso, gastamos também muita tinta e, segundo a SPRANQ agência de comunicação (Utrecht, Holanda), parcialmente sem necessidade. Por isso, a SPRANQ criou uma fonte nova: a Ecofont.
Uma idéia boa é sempre fácil: olhando a forma de uma letra, em quanto podemos reduzí-la sem que fique ilegível? Uma pesquisa testou vários formatos e teve o seguinte resultado: tirar círculos pequenos. Assim foi possível criar uma fonte que economiza 20% em tinta. A Ecofont pode ser baixada e usada gratuitamente.
Que tal abandonar a Arial e a Times New Roman e passar a usar a Ecofont? Além de bonita, ela também é ecologicamente correta e economiza em 20% o gasto com tinta na sua impressora. Veja em:
http://olhardigital.uol.com.br/central_de_videos/video_wide.php?id_conteudo=8845
ou em:
http://www.ecofont.eu/ecofont_pt.html
A Ecofont
Todos os dias gastamos muitos papéis fazendo os nossos impressos. Além disso, gastamos também muita tinta e, segundo a SPRANQ agência de comunicação (Utrecht, Holanda), parcialmente sem necessidade. Por isso, a SPRANQ criou uma fonte nova: a Ecofont.
Uma idéia boa é sempre fácil: olhando a forma de uma letra, em quanto podemos reduzí-la sem que fique ilegível? Uma pesquisa testou vários formatos e teve o seguinte resultado: tirar círculos pequenos. Assim foi possível criar uma fonte que economiza 20% em tinta. A Ecofont pode ser baixada e usada gratuitamente.
11.12.2009
LIBERTY or FREEDOM?
POST NO. 300!
Já comentei elsewhere neste blog o meu quase “transtorno obssessivo-compulsivo” (“TOC”) de andar pelas ruas traduzindo tudo que vejo. Pois bem, da minha janela vejo o “Torii” da Rua Galvão Bueno, no bairro oriental chamado “Liberdade”. Encafifei com a tradução desse termo. Seria “liberty” ou “freedom”? Bem, primeiro, temos que saber a origem do nome. Encontrei:
“O bairro da Liberdade
-------Antes de ser conhecido como "O Bairro Japonês", e mais recentemente, como "O Bairro Oriental" de São Paulo, a Liberdade era pouco mais que uma passagem para o gado e outros produtos que vinham das chácaras da Zona Sul para o Centro.
-------A partir dos séculos XVIII e XIX o bairro começou a ser mais conhecido, ainda que por um motivo lúgubre: ali foi instalada uma forca destinada a punir escravos fugitivos, criminosos comuns e revoltosos.
-------Um triste evento desta natureza é relatado quando se explica a origem do nome "Liberdade". Consta que, no ano de 1821, dois soldados amotinados foram submetidos ao patíbulo: Joaquim José Cotintiba e Francisco Jospe das Chagas, o Chaguinhas. Enquanto a execução do primeiro transcorreu sem problemas, a do segundo tornou-se extremamente difícil à medida que, sucessivamente, arrebentavam as cordas que deveriam asfixiá-lo. Segundo a narrativa, ele só teria morrido após inúmeras tentativas do carrasco, nao sem antes contar com a aclamação da multidão de populares que, considerando o estranho fato prova de sua inocência, clamava aos gritos que lhe fosse concedida a Liberdade. Lenda ou não, o fato é que o local conhecido como "Campo da Forca" é agora ocupado pela famosa "Praça da Liberdade".
-------A ocupação pelos imigrantes japoneses só se efetivaria a partir da primeira década do século XX, numa progressão que seria reduzida ao término da Segunda Grande Guerra. Na ocasião, as beiras de várzeas, preenchidas por vários casarões desocupados dos antigos fazendeiros, ofereciam uma moradia razoável para as numerosas famílias orientais que aportavam em Santos, após semanas cruzando os oceanos.
-------Nas décadas de 1980-90, o fluxo se reverteria pela remessa de trabalhadores nisseis e sanseis, descendentes dos japoneses da primeira e da segunda geração, enviados ao Japão na qualidade de trabalhadores não especializados, dekasseguis.
De qualquer maneira, o fato de haver “um pequeno Japão”, encravado em pleno centro da cidade de São Paulo, contribuiu efetivamente para o intercâmbio entre as culturas e a projeção de vários membros da colônia japonesa entre os cidadãos brasileiros.
Fonte: http://literatura.moderna.com.br/moderna/literatura/arte/icones/ohtake/comunic”
Agora vamos ver a definição de “liberty” e “freedom”:
LIBERTY: The condition of being free from restriction or control. The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing. The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor. See synonyms at freedom. Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control. A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights. A breach or overstepping of propriety or social convention. Often used in the plural. A statement, attitude, or action not warranted by conditions or actualities: a historical novel that takes liberties with chronology. An unwarranted risk; a chance: took foolish liberties on the ski slopes. A period, usually short, during which a sailor is authorized to go ashore. Idiom: at liberty: Not in confinement or under constraint; free. Not employed, occupied, or in use.
FREEDOM: The condition of being free of restraints. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression. Political independence. Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition: freedom from want. The capacity to exercise choice; free will: We have the freedom to do as we please all afternoon. Ease or facility of movement: loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve: the new freedom in movies and novels. The right to unrestricted use; full access: was given the freedom of their research facilities. The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship: the freedom of the city. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference: "the seductive freedoms and excesses of the picaresque form" (John W. Aldridge).
Parece que os dois termos são sinônimos. Eu até preferiria usar “liberty”, que é mais parecido com o original, contudo, em vista da explicação abaixo, parece que o termo mais adequado é “Freedom”:
SYNONYMS freedom, liberty, license. These nouns refer to the power to act, speak, or think without externally imposed restraints. Freedom is the most general term: "In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free" (Abraham Lincoln). Liberty stresses the power of free choice: "liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases" (William Hazlitt). License sometimes denotes deliberate deviation from normally applicable rules or practices to achieve a desired effect: poetic license. Frequently, though, it denotes undue freedom: "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break . . . the rules of decorum" (Edmund Burke).
Source: Your Dicitionary
Portanto, estou saindo para visitar o bairro oriental de “FREEDOM”!
Já comentei elsewhere neste blog o meu quase “transtorno obssessivo-compulsivo” (“TOC”) de andar pelas ruas traduzindo tudo que vejo. Pois bem, da minha janela vejo o “Torii” da Rua Galvão Bueno, no bairro oriental chamado “Liberdade”. Encafifei com a tradução desse termo. Seria “liberty” ou “freedom”? Bem, primeiro, temos que saber a origem do nome. Encontrei:
“O bairro da Liberdade
-------Antes de ser conhecido como "O Bairro Japonês", e mais recentemente, como "O Bairro Oriental" de São Paulo, a Liberdade era pouco mais que uma passagem para o gado e outros produtos que vinham das chácaras da Zona Sul para o Centro.
-------A partir dos séculos XVIII e XIX o bairro começou a ser mais conhecido, ainda que por um motivo lúgubre: ali foi instalada uma forca destinada a punir escravos fugitivos, criminosos comuns e revoltosos.
-------Um triste evento desta natureza é relatado quando se explica a origem do nome "Liberdade". Consta que, no ano de 1821, dois soldados amotinados foram submetidos ao patíbulo: Joaquim José Cotintiba e Francisco Jospe das Chagas, o Chaguinhas. Enquanto a execução do primeiro transcorreu sem problemas, a do segundo tornou-se extremamente difícil à medida que, sucessivamente, arrebentavam as cordas que deveriam asfixiá-lo. Segundo a narrativa, ele só teria morrido após inúmeras tentativas do carrasco, nao sem antes contar com a aclamação da multidão de populares que, considerando o estranho fato prova de sua inocência, clamava aos gritos que lhe fosse concedida a Liberdade. Lenda ou não, o fato é que o local conhecido como "Campo da Forca" é agora ocupado pela famosa "Praça da Liberdade".
-------A ocupação pelos imigrantes japoneses só se efetivaria a partir da primeira década do século XX, numa progressão que seria reduzida ao término da Segunda Grande Guerra. Na ocasião, as beiras de várzeas, preenchidas por vários casarões desocupados dos antigos fazendeiros, ofereciam uma moradia razoável para as numerosas famílias orientais que aportavam em Santos, após semanas cruzando os oceanos.
-------Nas décadas de 1980-90, o fluxo se reverteria pela remessa de trabalhadores nisseis e sanseis, descendentes dos japoneses da primeira e da segunda geração, enviados ao Japão na qualidade de trabalhadores não especializados, dekasseguis.
De qualquer maneira, o fato de haver “um pequeno Japão”, encravado em pleno centro da cidade de São Paulo, contribuiu efetivamente para o intercâmbio entre as culturas e a projeção de vários membros da colônia japonesa entre os cidadãos brasileiros.
Fonte: http://literatura.moderna.com.br/moderna/literatura/arte/icones/ohtake/comunic”
Agora vamos ver a definição de “liberty” e “freedom”:
LIBERTY: The condition of being free from restriction or control. The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing. The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor. See synonyms at freedom. Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control. A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights. A breach or overstepping of propriety or social convention. Often used in the plural. A statement, attitude, or action not warranted by conditions or actualities: a historical novel that takes liberties with chronology. An unwarranted risk; a chance: took foolish liberties on the ski slopes. A period, usually short, during which a sailor is authorized to go ashore. Idiom: at liberty: Not in confinement or under constraint; free. Not employed, occupied, or in use.
FREEDOM: The condition of being free of restraints. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression. Political independence. Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition: freedom from want. The capacity to exercise choice; free will: We have the freedom to do as we please all afternoon. Ease or facility of movement: loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve: the new freedom in movies and novels. The right to unrestricted use; full access: was given the freedom of their research facilities. The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship: the freedom of the city. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference: "the seductive freedoms and excesses of the picaresque form" (John W. Aldridge).
Parece que os dois termos são sinônimos. Eu até preferiria usar “liberty”, que é mais parecido com o original, contudo, em vista da explicação abaixo, parece que o termo mais adequado é “Freedom”:
SYNONYMS freedom, liberty, license. These nouns refer to the power to act, speak, or think without externally imposed restraints. Freedom is the most general term: "In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free" (Abraham Lincoln). Liberty stresses the power of free choice: "liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases" (William Hazlitt). License sometimes denotes deliberate deviation from normally applicable rules or practices to achieve a desired effect: poetic license. Frequently, though, it denotes undue freedom: "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break . . . the rules of decorum" (Edmund Burke).
Source: Your Dicitionary
Portanto, estou saindo para visitar o bairro oriental de “FREEDOM”!
ORDEAL
noun: A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance. See synonyms at trial. A method of trial in which the accused was subjected to physically painful or dangerous tests, the result being regarded as a divine judgment of guilt or innocence.
“sufoco” que é o que acabo de vivenciar nesses últimos dias tentando me livrar de um vírus. O anti-vírus leva 4 h para rodar e, enquanto isso, o PC fica lento, além de travar a cada 5 minutos - um liga-desliga sem fim. Finalmente, instalei o Norton Security 2010 e tudo se resolveu. Aleluia!
“sufoco” que é o que acabo de vivenciar nesses últimos dias tentando me livrar de um vírus. O anti-vírus leva 4 h para rodar e, enquanto isso, o PC fica lento, além de travar a cada 5 minutos - um liga-desliga sem fim. Finalmente, instalei o Norton Security 2010 e tudo se resolveu. Aleluia!
11.08.2009
ANIMADVERSION
(noun): Strong/hostile criticism, a critical or censorious remark. Act of perceiving an object; attention; severe censure; reproof; serious blame; punishment. This word combines with on or upon but not with to from and for. So you wouldn't say "He has an animadversion to that house." You could say, "His animadversions on that house were totally uncalled for." It acquired more meaning due to the fact that paying close attention to anyone's conduct will surely show all their minor imperfections and in turn may cause someone to find fault with them. -----"He entertained serious animadversions concerning that country and its behavior on the international scene."
-----“I hardly ever have any animadversion on blogs but yours I had to stop and say Tremendous Blog!”
-----"This is as much an engrossing human interest story as it is a fascinating record of the metapolitics of that period or a wise animadversion on today’s political realities."
-----I wonder if my animadversion to the stiffness I found in his book is actually a pointer to a taste grounded in a kind of exteriorised sentimentality--a Dickensian mannikinesque or roboticised outward projection of the inner life”.
Source: YourDictionary
-----“I hardly ever have any animadversion on blogs but yours I had to stop and say Tremendous Blog!”
-----"This is as much an engrossing human interest story as it is a fascinating record of the metapolitics of that period or a wise animadversion on today’s political realities."
-----I wonder if my animadversion to the stiffness I found in his book is actually a pointer to a taste grounded in a kind of exteriorised sentimentality--a Dickensian mannikinesque or roboticised outward projection of the inner life”.
Source: YourDictionary
11.04.2009
ENJOY A DECADENT MEAL FOR TWO!
Era isso que dizia a propaganda que recebi hoje de um supermercado britânico. E continuava:
"The Finest side dishes (Mashed Potatoes or Green Vegetable Selection), main course (Steak Diane or Chicken Kiev), dessert (Cheesecake or Banoffee Pie) and wine for £9! "
Hardly a “decadente” meal, eh? Rather, this is pure comfort food! (Pensando bem, tudo isso para 2 pessoas e por 9 pounds? (vinho incluído?) – BA, aqui vou eu!
(adj.): Being in a state of decline or decay. Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.
(noun): A person in a condition or process of mental or moral decay. A member of the Decadence movement.
"The Finest side dishes (Mashed Potatoes or Green Vegetable Selection), main course (Steak Diane or Chicken Kiev), dessert (Cheesecake or Banoffee Pie) and wine for £9! "
Hardly a “decadente” meal, eh? Rather, this is pure comfort food! (Pensando bem, tudo isso para 2 pessoas e por 9 pounds? (vinho incluído?) – BA, aqui vou eu!
(adj.): Being in a state of decline or decay. Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.
(noun): A person in a condition or process of mental or moral decay. A member of the Decadence movement.
ORIENT or ORIENTATE?
(verb): 1) To place facing east or to point east; 2) determine the position of something with reference to the east; 3) orient; 4) figuratively to determine one's true position. To align or position with respect to a point or system of reference: oriented the telescope toward the moon; oriented her interests toward health care. to determine the bearings of. To make familiar with or adjusted to facts, principles, or a situation. To focus (the content of a story or film, for example) toward the concerns and interests of a specific group. Familiarize. --It is suggested that "orientated" is used more by the British while "oriented" is used more by Americans, and more specifically in technical works.
---------Oriented and orientated are used interchangeably. Both verbs also mean to adjust to new surroundings or circumstances. When speaking or writing technically we talk about being oriented as in object-oriented programming while when speaking casually we can use orientated or oriented. Preference dictates usage although using either word may get you quizzical looks depending on your audience.
---------Service-oriented architecture (SOA), pode ser traduzido como arquitetura orientada a serviços, e é um estilo de arquitetura de software cujo princípio fundamental preconiza que as funcionalidades implementadas pelas aplicações devem ser disponibilizadas na forma de serviços.[1][2] Freqüentemente estes serviços são organizados através de um "barramento de serviços" (enterprise service bus, em inglês).
---------Oriented:
Service-oriented approach
Aspect-oriented software
object-oriented programming / thinking / design
concept-oriented paradigm
transist-oriented planning
Let's join hands and work together for the establishment of the good-neighbourly partnership of mutual trust oriented to the 21st century.
Quality services model oriented to customers.
Create a corporate culture oriented to optimizing performance...
Getting oriented to patient-oriented outcomes.
Cooperation oriented to the development of local “know how” and experience
---------Orientated:
A free UK orientated web directory that offers direct links for websites with no reciprocal required.
Are You A Family Orientated Person?
Poverty Orientated Agricultural and Rural Development.
Intervention orientated to the reduction in the vulnerability of women belonging to aboriginal communities
Align text orientated to the west at the lower right corner of ..
When a country changes from an inward orientated to an outward orientated strategy different economic policies are introduced
All new staff should be orientated to the policy within their first week of employment and then fully trained to implement it.
"He . . . stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge"
---------Antonym: disorient
Sources: YourDictionary / Wikipedia
---------Oriented and orientated are used interchangeably. Both verbs also mean to adjust to new surroundings or circumstances. When speaking or writing technically we talk about being oriented as in object-oriented programming while when speaking casually we can use orientated or oriented. Preference dictates usage although using either word may get you quizzical looks depending on your audience.
---------Service-oriented architecture (SOA), pode ser traduzido como arquitetura orientada a serviços, e é um estilo de arquitetura de software cujo princípio fundamental preconiza que as funcionalidades implementadas pelas aplicações devem ser disponibilizadas na forma de serviços.[1][2] Freqüentemente estes serviços são organizados através de um "barramento de serviços" (enterprise service bus, em inglês).
---------Oriented:
Service-oriented approach
Aspect-oriented software
object-oriented programming / thinking / design
concept-oriented paradigm
transist-oriented planning
Let's join hands and work together for the establishment of the good-neighbourly partnership of mutual trust oriented to the 21st century.
Quality services model oriented to customers.
Create a corporate culture oriented to optimizing performance...
Getting oriented to patient-oriented outcomes.
Cooperation oriented to the development of local “know how” and experience
---------Orientated:
A free UK orientated web directory that offers direct links for websites with no reciprocal required.
Are You A Family Orientated Person?
Poverty Orientated Agricultural and Rural Development.
Intervention orientated to the reduction in the vulnerability of women belonging to aboriginal communities
Align text orientated to the west at the lower right corner of ..
When a country changes from an inward orientated to an outward orientated strategy different economic policies are introduced
All new staff should be orientated to the policy within their first week of employment and then fully trained to implement it.
"He . . . stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge"
---------Antonym: disorient
Sources: YourDictionary / Wikipedia
11.03.2009
SMITHEREENS
(noun): A multitude of bits and pieces (to smash to smithereens).
-------This word seems to be a plural noun, since the singular is all but never used. However, D. H. Lawrence proved it still performs creatively when he wrote, "The sun went bang, with smithereens of birds bursting in all directions,"
-------The fragments referred to by this word may be abstract as well as concrete: "His life was reduced to smithereens (reduzida a pó, ficou em pedaços) when his wife refused to surrender the remote control of the TV."
----- Why not use the singular? "Who shattered my Ming vase! You clean up the mess and pick up every single smithereen!"
Source: YourDictionary
-------This word seems to be a plural noun, since the singular is all but never used. However, D. H. Lawrence proved it still performs creatively when he wrote, "The sun went bang, with smithereens of birds bursting in all directions,"
-------The fragments referred to by this word may be abstract as well as concrete: "His life was reduced to smithereens (reduzida a pó, ficou em pedaços) when his wife refused to surrender the remote control of the TV."
----- Why not use the singular? "Who shattered my Ming vase! You clean up the mess and pick up every single smithereen!"
Source: YourDictionary
11.02.2009
DIVERSION = DEVIATION = DIVERGENCE / AMUSEMENT = ENTERTAINMENT = RECREATION
noun:
1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation. A departing from what is prescribed: change in a course, path. A change made in a prescribed route for operational or tactical reasons. A diversion order will not constitute a change of destination. A rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination or on a different mode of transportation prior to arrival at ultimate destination. A turning aside or altering of the natural course or route of a thing. The term is chiefly applied to the unauthorized change or alteration of a water course to the prejudice of a lower riparian, or to the unauthorized use of funds. Aberration, departure, deviation, divergence, divergency. See approach/retreat, correct/incorrect. Antonyms: conforming, staying
2. Activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement: disport, fun, play, recreation, sport. See work/play.
3. Entertainment, recreation. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains, especially a performance or show, designed to entertain: amusement, distraction, entertainment, recreation. See excite/bore/interest. Antonyms: chore, task, vocation, work
4. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy. The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal operation; an attack, alarm, or feint that diverts attention. In naval-mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area. A diversion may connect one channel to another, or it may branch from a channel and rejoin it on the other side of the danger.
Legal: A program for the disposition of a criminal charge without a criminal trial; sometimes called operation de nova, intervention, or deferred prosecution. The disposition is conditional on the defendant's performing certain tasks or participating in a treatment program. If the conditions are successfully completed, the charge is dismissed. But if the accused does not meet his or her obligations, prosecution may be instituted.
Diversion may refer to:
1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation. A departing from what is prescribed: change in a course, path. A change made in a prescribed route for operational or tactical reasons. A diversion order will not constitute a change of destination. A rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination or on a different mode of transportation prior to arrival at ultimate destination. A turning aside or altering of the natural course or route of a thing. The term is chiefly applied to the unauthorized change or alteration of a water course to the prejudice of a lower riparian, or to the unauthorized use of funds. Aberration, departure, deviation, divergence, divergency. See approach/retreat, correct/incorrect. Antonyms: conforming, staying
2. Activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement: disport, fun, play, recreation, sport. See work/play.
3. Entertainment, recreation. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains, especially a performance or show, designed to entertain: amusement, distraction, entertainment, recreation. See excite/bore/interest. Antonyms: chore, task, vocation, work
4. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy. The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal operation; an attack, alarm, or feint that diverts attention. In naval-mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area. A diversion may connect one channel to another, or it may branch from a channel and rejoin it on the other side of the danger.
Legal: A program for the disposition of a criminal charge without a criminal trial; sometimes called operation de nova, intervention, or deferred prosecution. The disposition is conditional on the defendant's performing certain tasks or participating in a treatment program. If the conditions are successfully completed, the charge is dismissed. But if the accused does not meet his or her obligations, prosecution may be instituted.
Diversion may refer to:
- Pharmaceutical diversion, the diversion of licit drugs for illicit purposes
- Product diversion, the sale of products in unintended markets
- A distraction
- Diversion program, criminal justice scheme usually for minor offenses
- A detour, especially of an airplane flight due to severe weather or mechanical failure, or of an ambulance from a fully-occupied emergency room to one another nearby hospital
- The rerouting of water from a river or lake for flood control, or as part of a water supply network for drinking water or irrigation
- Diversionary tactic, also known as feint; a military deception designed to draw enemy strength away from a primary target
IMPOSE = LEVY = PRESCRIBE
(verb) to burden with some form of duty
"Obligations were imposed by contractual provisions."
Synonyms
levy (often used when discussing taxes, tariffs and other charges): "The government continues to levy charges on people who switch to another mortgage lender."
prescribe: "The Act prescribes wage protections."
Other form of the word
imposition: "The article addresses the possible imposition of liability on estate agents."
Common phrases
"The Commission concluded that it could impose a fine."
"Do you feel that society has a right to impose the death penalty for especially heinous crimes?"
"Congress has never been willing to impose a rule that can be found in nearly every other democracy in the world."
Source:YourDictionary
"Obligations were imposed by contractual provisions."
Synonyms
levy (often used when discussing taxes, tariffs and other charges): "The government continues to levy charges on people who switch to another mortgage lender."
prescribe: "The Act prescribes wage protections."
Other form of the word
imposition: "The article addresses the possible imposition of liability on estate agents."
Common phrases
"The Commission concluded that it could impose a fine."
"Do you feel that society has a right to impose the death penalty for especially heinous crimes?"
"Congress has never been willing to impose a rule that can be found in nearly every other democracy in the world."
Source:YourDictionary
ALMS
(noun): Money or other valuables given to charity or the poor.
”Almsman" and "almswoman" as alternates for "beggar" are a bit more outmoded, but the base word, "alms," itself is still available for use. Although originally a singular noun, today it is plural: "alms are an expression of charity in both senses of the word."
If you are looking for a more literary and emphatic turn of phrase than "handout," try today's word: "I'm not asking for alms; I'll pay you back when I get my paycheck." When you need an arresting hyperbole to defend yourself against the children's relentless requests for money, today's word can work for you in many ways: "You'll drive us all to the alms house!"
Source: YourDictionary
”Almsman" and "almswoman" as alternates for "beggar" are a bit more outmoded, but the base word, "alms," itself is still available for use. Although originally a singular noun, today it is plural: "alms are an expression of charity in both senses of the word."
If you are looking for a more literary and emphatic turn of phrase than "handout," try today's word: "I'm not asking for alms; I'll pay you back when I get my paycheck." When you need an arresting hyperbole to defend yourself against the children's relentless requests for money, today's word can work for you in many ways: "You'll drive us all to the alms house!"
Source: YourDictionary
11.01.2009
STRAITLACED
(adjective) (1) Wearing a garment that is tightly laced up; (2) excessively conservative in opinion and behavior, very prudish, priggish. (conservador, “certinho”)
This word has been misspelled "straight-laced" for so long that this spelling is now accepted everywhere. The adverb, though rarely used, is "straitlacedly" while the noun is "straitlacedness" (with or without the hyphen).
"My sister is so strait-laced she won't let her teenage sons eat Lady Godiva chocolates."
"Her straitlaced husband won't even go out on the beach without a tie and jacket."
"I work in a straitlaced office where the men's cubicles are on one side of the building and the women's are on the other."
Source: YourDictionary
This word has been misspelled "straight-laced" for so long that this spelling is now accepted everywhere. The adverb, though rarely used, is "straitlacedly" while the noun is "straitlacedness" (with or without the hyphen).
"My sister is so strait-laced she won't let her teenage sons eat Lady Godiva chocolates."
"Her straitlaced husband won't even go out on the beach without a tie and jacket."
"I work in a straitlaced office where the men's cubicles are on one side of the building and the women's are on the other."
Source: YourDictionary
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