1 KEuro = 1.000 Euros
A salary of 23KE = um salário de 23 mil euros
11.23.2008
11.14.2008
DISCLOSE >< CONCEAL
disclose (verb): "The parties agree not to disclose the contents of this agreement to any third party."divulge: "As a rule, a bank is not permitted to divulge information about its customers."
disclosure (noun): "The Prime Minister's stance against disclosure is threatened by...". Public policy considerations favoured disclosure rather than confidentiality." concealment (noun) : "The defendant was found guilty of fraud by concealment."
reveal: "The documents revealed that the builder knew that the construction failed to meet industry standards."
conceal (verb): to hide, to keep secret, to withhold from disclosure. "When he applied for a driving licence in England, he concealed the fact that his Mexican driving licence had been suspended."
conceal assets: to hide cash or other assets from a governmental authority. "In this jurisdiction, it is a crime to conceal assets from the court during divorce proceedings."
conceal the facts: to hide the truth. "One of the purposes of corporate governance statutes is to prevent companies from concealing the facts about intra-group transactions."
conceal sources: the refusal of a journalist to reveal the source of his or her information. "The court found that the reporter's right to conceal her sources was unequivocal in this case."
Source: Translegal and other
disclosure (noun): "The Prime Minister's stance against disclosure is threatened by...". Public policy considerations favoured disclosure rather than confidentiality." concealment (noun) : "The defendant was found guilty of fraud by concealment."
reveal: "The documents revealed that the builder knew that the construction failed to meet industry standards."
conceal (verb): to hide, to keep secret, to withhold from disclosure. "When he applied for a driving licence in England, he concealed the fact that his Mexican driving licence had been suspended."
conceal assets: to hide cash or other assets from a governmental authority. "In this jurisdiction, it is a crime to conceal assets from the court during divorce proceedings."
conceal the facts: to hide the truth. "One of the purposes of corporate governance statutes is to prevent companies from concealing the facts about intra-group transactions."
conceal sources: the refusal of a journalist to reveal the source of his or her information. "The court found that the reporter's right to conceal her sources was unequivocal in this case."
Source: Translegal and other
11.13.2008
EDGES / BOUNDARIES
Pushing Your Edges - Gently
by Suzie Heumann
“Don’t reject anything you are experiencing. Meet it instead with a brief moment of non-judgmental awareness – touching it and letting it be.” From Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships by John Welwood.
Tantric practice invites us to push our boundaries, just a bit, so that we experience something new and unique, not about the ‘thing’ we do but about the way in which we experience and then handle the situation. There is a profound practice that is essential for any Tantrica – nonjudgmental witnessing.
It looks like this: “I’m noticing that I’m beginning to raise my voice.” or “I’m really feeling grateful and happy right now.” Period. Nothing more - nothing less. It isn’t: “I’m raising my voice and that’s going to get me in trouble.” That statement is judgmental and inflicts a little ‘ding’ on your psyche whenever you speak it to yourself. In the same respect, it isn’t this either: “I’m really feeling grateful and happy right now and I deserve it.” Yes, you deserve it but even adding that piece to the simple acknowledged presence of the ‘feeling’ contains elements of judgment.
This is a practice that helps you pay attention to how you are feeling, to what your gut is telling you. You already know, in your psyche, that that means you are becoming angry or that you are feeling proud of being deserving. You can go on to simply notice that fact. Don’t judge your self, don’t think about what you should-of, could-of done, don’t do anything to take yourself out of the ‘feeling’ mode of the witnessing.When this ‘witnessing’ becomes second nature it will nurture your spirit and lead you to greater understanding of who you are. There is no higher goal in life than to find out the details of the real you. That is the beginning of a beautiful relationship – you loving you!"
by Suzie Heumann
“Don’t reject anything you are experiencing. Meet it instead with a brief moment of non-judgmental awareness – touching it and letting it be.” From Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships by John Welwood.
Tantric practice invites us to push our boundaries, just a bit, so that we experience something new and unique, not about the ‘thing’ we do but about the way in which we experience and then handle the situation. There is a profound practice that is essential for any Tantrica – nonjudgmental witnessing.
It looks like this: “I’m noticing that I’m beginning to raise my voice.” or “I’m really feeling grateful and happy right now.” Period. Nothing more - nothing less. It isn’t: “I’m raising my voice and that’s going to get me in trouble.” That statement is judgmental and inflicts a little ‘ding’ on your psyche whenever you speak it to yourself. In the same respect, it isn’t this either: “I’m really feeling grateful and happy right now and I deserve it.” Yes, you deserve it but even adding that piece to the simple acknowledged presence of the ‘feeling’ contains elements of judgment.
This is a practice that helps you pay attention to how you are feeling, to what your gut is telling you. You already know, in your psyche, that that means you are becoming angry or that you are feeling proud of being deserving. You can go on to simply notice that fact. Don’t judge your self, don’t think about what you should-of, could-of done, don’t do anything to take yourself out of the ‘feeling’ mode of the witnessing.When this ‘witnessing’ becomes second nature it will nurture your spirit and lead you to greater understanding of who you are. There is no higher goal in life than to find out the details of the real you. That is the beginning of a beautiful relationship – you loving you!"
11.11.2008
PAYOFF / KICKBACK / BRIBERY / BAKSHEESH
*payoff* (Slang) =
1: A final payment or reward.E.g.: What's the payoff for finishing school? There are no good jobs even if you have your degree.
2: A bribe or illegal contribution of money to another; to bribe someone. E.g.: I wonder how much of a payoff the policeman got for not writing him a speeding ticket. You can't trust anyone these days--everyone has been paid off in one way or another.
Kickback = a return of a part of a sum received often because of confidential agreement or coercion. E.g.: Every city contract had been let with a ten percent kickback to city officials.
Hush money is an informal term for financial incentives or reward (bribery) offered in exchange for not divulging information.
Baksheesh is a Persian word, written بخشش and originating from the Pahlavi (Middle Iranian) language. It is a term used to describe tipping, charitable giving, and certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East and South Asia.
1: A final payment or reward.E.g.: What's the payoff for finishing school? There are no good jobs even if you have your degree.
2: A bribe or illegal contribution of money to another; to bribe someone. E.g.: I wonder how much of a payoff the policeman got for not writing him a speeding ticket. You can't trust anyone these days--everyone has been paid off in one way or another.
Kickback = a return of a part of a sum received often because of confidential agreement or coercion. E.g.: Every city contract had been let with a ten percent kickback to city officials.
Hush money is an informal term for financial incentives or reward (bribery) offered in exchange for not divulging information.
Baksheesh is a Persian word, written بخشش and originating from the Pahlavi (Middle Iranian) language. It is a term used to describe tipping, charitable giving, and certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East and South Asia.
11.10.2008
PROCURAÇÃO
Veja no link abaixo: Aspectos lingüísticos da procuração "ad judicia".
NBR 6023:2002 da Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas(ABNT), o texto científico publicado em periódico eletrônico deve ser citado da seguinte forma:
VIANA, Joseval. Aspectos lingüísticos da procuração "ad judicia". Disponível em http://www.abdir.com.br/doutrina/ver.asp?art_id=911&categoria=Linguagem%20Forense
NBR 6023:2002 da Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas(ABNT), o texto científico publicado em periódico eletrônico deve ser citado da seguinte forma:
VIANA, Joseval. Aspectos lingüísticos da procuração "ad judicia". Disponível em http://www.abdir.com.br/doutrina/ver.asp?art_id=911&categoria=Linguagem%20Forense
11.08.2008
CAVEAT EMPTOR
“O comprador que se cuide." (Por conta e risco do comprador)
A Latin term that means “Let the buyer beware”. It is typically used in reference to consumer transactions.
The legal principle that, unless the quality of a product is guaranteed in a warranty, the buyer purchases the product as it is and cannot hold another liable for any defects. Statutes and court decisions concerning products liability and implied warranties have substantially altered this rule.
Source: YourDictonary
A Latin term that means “Let the buyer beware”. It is typically used in reference to consumer transactions.
The legal principle that, unless the quality of a product is guaranteed in a warranty, the buyer purchases the product as it is and cannot hold another liable for any defects. Statutes and court decisions concerning products liability and implied warranties have substantially altered this rule.
Source: YourDictonary
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11.07.2008
BREACH
BREACH = A breach is a party's failure to perform some contracted-for or agreed-upon act, or his failure to comply with a duty imposed by law, which is owed to another or to society.
ANTICIPATORY BREACH = (arrependimento contratual; ocorrência de tentativa de violação) breach committed before the arrival of the actual time of required performance. It occurs when one party by declaration repudiates his contractual obligation before it is due, so that he refuses to honor the contract. The repudiation required is 'a positive statement indicating that the promisor will not or cannot substantially perform his contractual duties.' A repudiation will justify a demand by the aggrieved party for an 'assurance of performance.' Or an action for relief in a breached contract.
ANTICIPATORY REPUDIATION = a refusal by one party to a contract to perform his or her future obligations under the contract that is expressed either by a clear statement of refusal or by a statement or action that clearly implies refusal . Where the anticipatory repudiation is by the party's conduct rather than by declaration it is called VOLUNTARY DISABLEMENT. For example, if A promises to give B a unique sculpture in exchange for B painting A's house, but A then sells the sculpture to C before B completes the job, this act by A constitutes an anticipatory repudiation which excuses B from completing the job. Once the sculpture has left A's possession, there is no way that A can fulfill the promise to give the sculpture to B. See:"The Convention on the International Sale of Goods: Anticipatory Repudiation Provisions and Developing Countries". Upon breach of contract, the aggrieved party is entitled to damages and, depending upon the nature of the breach, may also be discharged from performing its remaining obligations under the contract. May these same remedies be invoked prior to the time that performance is due if a party obligated to perform states that it does not intend to perform or cannot perform or if it becomes apparent that the party obligated to perform cannot perform? The doctrine of anticipatory repudiation responds to this question. Hochster v. DeLaTour, involving a courier discharged by his employer prior to the time employment was to start, is the classic case on anticipatory repudiation. Short of an indication that one party does not intend to perform or will not be able to perform, the other party nevertheless may become insecure about the prospect of receiving the benefit of its promised performance. For transactions in goods, where there are reasonable grounds for such insecurity, U.C.C. 2-609 provides a right of the insecure party to demand and receive adequate assurance of performance from the other.
EFFICIENT BREACH = breach of contract in economic theory in which it is more profitable for the breaching party to breach the contract and pay damages than to perform under the contract
MATERIAL BREACH = a breach of contract that is so substantial that it defeats the purpose of the parties in making the contract and gives the non breaching party the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages. Whether a breach is material is a question of fact. Under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts, a material breach gives rise to the right to suspend performance but not to cancel the contract until there is a total breach.
PARTIAL BREACH = a breach of contract in which the breaching party's nonperformance is minor and gives rise to the right to sue for damages but not to suspend performance or cancel the contract, since it does not substantially impairs the value of the contract and does not give the injured party cause to abandon the whole contract. For example, you order a white yacht, and the seller delivers a yellow yacht; you may seek damages for the cost of painting the yacht white.
TOTAL BREACH = a breach of contract under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts that is so substantial that it gives rise to the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages.
BREACH OF DUTY -= a failure to perform a duty owed to another or to society; a failure to exercise that care which a reasonable man would exercise under similar circumstances.
BREACH OF TRUST = a violation by a trustee of a duty which equity lays upon him, whether willful and fraudulent, or done through negligence, or arising through mere oversight and forgetfulness.
BREACH OF WARRANTY = an infraction to an express or implied agreement as to the title, quality, content or condition of a thing sold or bailed. A warranty is a guarantee and is breached when the thing so guaranteed is deficient according to the terms of the warranty. A seller may be liable for a breach of warranty even without any negligence or misconduct.
action for breach = ação por violação
anticipatory breach = (arrependimento contratual; ocorrência de tentativa de violação) occurs when a party indicates in advance, by words or conduct, that it does not intend to fulfill an obligation when it falls due under a contract. (withdrawable)
breach of bank secrecy = violação de sigilo bancário (sentido negativo)
breach of close = invasão de domicílio
breach of confidence occurs when a person who has been entrusted with confidential information uses that information improperly 370
breach of confidentiality = violação de sigilo
breach of confidentiality = violação de sigilo
breach of contract / default / noncompliance = inexecução da obrigação, violação de contrato, dano de confiança, culpa contratual; inadimplemento; incumprimento do contrato, quebra/rompimento de contrato, inadimplemento contratual, falta de cumprimento de um contrato ou qualquer de suas condições, culpa contratual, quebramento, ruptura
breach of duty to take care / negligent bailee / unfaithful depositary inbreach of duty / = violação do dever de vigilância (faulty bailee depositário infiel)
breach of peace; tumult; street riot; brawl. arruaça
breach of prison = fuga da prisão
breach of representation. incumprimento de representação
breach of rules of procedure (penalty for) = sanções processuais
breach of the right to jurisdictional protection by the courts = violação à irrecusabilidade da jurisdição estatal
breach of trust, betrayal of confidence, detournment, embezzlement, treachery; perfidy = abuso de confiança, aleivosia
breach of warranty of authority occurs when an agent indicates that it is authorized to act for a principal when it is not.
constructive breach of contract. incumprimento implícito
damage resulting from breach of contract. prejuízo positivo
defense of breach of contract. exceção do contrato não cumprido
direct inducement to breach of contract occurs when the defendant directly persuades a third party to break its contract with the plaintiff
indirect inducement to breach of contract occurs when the defendant indirectly persuades a third party to break its contract with the plaintiff
knowing or fraudulent breach = violação dolosa ou fraudulenta
material breach = violação significativa; grave infração contratual
perfect law; law that sanctions breach with nullity = lei perfeita
willful breach = violação intencional
Source: Various
ANTICIPATORY BREACH = (arrependimento contratual; ocorrência de tentativa de violação) breach committed before the arrival of the actual time of required performance. It occurs when one party by declaration repudiates his contractual obligation before it is due, so that he refuses to honor the contract. The repudiation required is 'a positive statement indicating that the promisor will not or cannot substantially perform his contractual duties.' A repudiation will justify a demand by the aggrieved party for an 'assurance of performance.' Or an action for relief in a breached contract.
ANTICIPATORY REPUDIATION = a refusal by one party to a contract to perform his or her future obligations under the contract that is expressed either by a clear statement of refusal or by a statement or action that clearly implies refusal . Where the anticipatory repudiation is by the party's conduct rather than by declaration it is called VOLUNTARY DISABLEMENT. For example, if A promises to give B a unique sculpture in exchange for B painting A's house, but A then sells the sculpture to C before B completes the job, this act by A constitutes an anticipatory repudiation which excuses B from completing the job. Once the sculpture has left A's possession, there is no way that A can fulfill the promise to give the sculpture to B. See:"The Convention on the International Sale of Goods: Anticipatory Repudiation Provisions and Developing Countries". Upon breach of contract, the aggrieved party is entitled to damages and, depending upon the nature of the breach, may also be discharged from performing its remaining obligations under the contract. May these same remedies be invoked prior to the time that performance is due if a party obligated to perform states that it does not intend to perform or cannot perform or if it becomes apparent that the party obligated to perform cannot perform? The doctrine of anticipatory repudiation responds to this question. Hochster v. DeLaTour, involving a courier discharged by his employer prior to the time employment was to start, is the classic case on anticipatory repudiation. Short of an indication that one party does not intend to perform or will not be able to perform, the other party nevertheless may become insecure about the prospect of receiving the benefit of its promised performance. For transactions in goods, where there are reasonable grounds for such insecurity, U.C.C. 2-609 provides a right of the insecure party to demand and receive adequate assurance of performance from the other.
EFFICIENT BREACH = breach of contract in economic theory in which it is more profitable for the breaching party to breach the contract and pay damages than to perform under the contract
MATERIAL BREACH = a breach of contract that is so substantial that it defeats the purpose of the parties in making the contract and gives the non breaching party the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages. Whether a breach is material is a question of fact. Under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts, a material breach gives rise to the right to suspend performance but not to cancel the contract until there is a total breach.
PARTIAL BREACH = a breach of contract in which the breaching party's nonperformance is minor and gives rise to the right to sue for damages but not to suspend performance or cancel the contract, since it does not substantially impairs the value of the contract and does not give the injured party cause to abandon the whole contract. For example, you order a white yacht, and the seller delivers a yellow yacht; you may seek damages for the cost of painting the yacht white.
TOTAL BREACH = a breach of contract under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts that is so substantial that it gives rise to the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages.
BREACH OF DUTY -= a failure to perform a duty owed to another or to society; a failure to exercise that care which a reasonable man would exercise under similar circumstances.
BREACH OF TRUST = a violation by a trustee of a duty which equity lays upon him, whether willful and fraudulent, or done through negligence, or arising through mere oversight and forgetfulness.
BREACH OF WARRANTY = an infraction to an express or implied agreement as to the title, quality, content or condition of a thing sold or bailed. A warranty is a guarantee and is breached when the thing so guaranteed is deficient according to the terms of the warranty. A seller may be liable for a breach of warranty even without any negligence or misconduct.
action for breach = ação por violação
anticipatory breach = (arrependimento contratual; ocorrência de tentativa de violação) occurs when a party indicates in advance, by words or conduct, that it does not intend to fulfill an obligation when it falls due under a contract. (withdrawable)
breach of bank secrecy = violação de sigilo bancário (sentido negativo)
breach of close = invasão de domicílio
breach of confidence occurs when a person who has been entrusted with confidential information uses that information improperly 370
breach of confidentiality = violação de sigilo
breach of confidentiality = violação de sigilo
breach of contract / default / noncompliance = inexecução da obrigação, violação de contrato, dano de confiança, culpa contratual; inadimplemento; incumprimento do contrato, quebra/rompimento de contrato, inadimplemento contratual, falta de cumprimento de um contrato ou qualquer de suas condições, culpa contratual, quebramento, ruptura
breach of duty to take care / negligent bailee / unfaithful depositary inbreach of duty / = violação do dever de vigilância (faulty bailee depositário infiel)
breach of peace; tumult; street riot; brawl. arruaça
breach of prison = fuga da prisão
breach of representation. incumprimento de representação
breach of rules of procedure (penalty for) = sanções processuais
breach of the right to jurisdictional protection by the courts = violação à irrecusabilidade da jurisdição estatal
breach of trust, betrayal of confidence, detournment, embezzlement, treachery; perfidy = abuso de confiança, aleivosia
breach of warranty of authority occurs when an agent indicates that it is authorized to act for a principal when it is not.
constructive breach of contract. incumprimento implícito
damage resulting from breach of contract. prejuízo positivo
defense of breach of contract. exceção do contrato não cumprido
direct inducement to breach of contract occurs when the defendant directly persuades a third party to break its contract with the plaintiff
indirect inducement to breach of contract occurs when the defendant indirectly persuades a third party to break its contract with the plaintiff
knowing or fraudulent breach = violação dolosa ou fraudulenta
material breach = violação significativa; grave infração contratual
perfect law; law that sanctions breach with nullity = lei perfeita
willful breach = violação intencional
Source: Various
11.04.2008
EE / ER
ee is widely used in the payroll processing industry as an abbreviation for employee (cf. er (employer))
E.g.: Pennsylvania Unemployment EE
Source: Answers.com
E.g.: Pennsylvania Unemployment EE
Source: Answers.com
INVITE (SOMEONE) ROUND
convidar = to invite someone to visit you in your house.
E.g.1. John and Sue have invited us round to their house for dinner on Friday.
E.g.2. Shall we invite the new neighbours round for coffee?
This phrasal verb can be separated
Source: Knights' English
E.g.1. John and Sue have invited us round to their house for dinner on Friday.
E.g.2. Shall we invite the new neighbours round for coffee?
This phrasal verb can be separated
Source: Knights' English
11.03.2008
PINK SLIP (USA) / P45 (UK)
Pink slip: Notice of termination of employment; a note from your employer telling you that you've lost your job. (USA)
P45: In the United Kindgom and Ireland, P45 is the reference code of a form titled Details of employee leaving work.
In the 1920's, large corporations developed color-coded paper communication systems. Pink paper was used to send the message "you're fired."
1) I think our boss enjoys handing out pink slips.
2) The factory is closing next week, and all 500 employees received pink slips today.
3) On June 27, 2007, the day of his resignation as Prime Minister, Tony Blair jokingly remarked during his final Prime Minister's Questions about receiving his P45: “I received the following communication by urgent letter yesterday: “Details of employee leaving work: Surname Blair. First name T”
4) "A hora do bilhete azul pode ser cor-de-rosa... Investe-se de forma a tornar o tão temido bilhete azul em algo menos traumático para o funcionário. "
Source: Knights English and Other
P45: In the United Kindgom and Ireland, P45 is the reference code of a form titled Details of employee leaving work.
In the 1920's, large corporations developed color-coded paper communication systems. Pink paper was used to send the message "you're fired."
1) I think our boss enjoys handing out pink slips.
2) The factory is closing next week, and all 500 employees received pink slips today.
3) On June 27, 2007, the day of his resignation as Prime Minister, Tony Blair jokingly remarked during his final Prime Minister's Questions about receiving his P45: “I received the following communication by urgent letter yesterday: “Details of employee leaving work: Surname Blair. First name T”
4) "A hora do bilhete azul pode ser cor-de-rosa... Investe-se de forma a tornar o tão temido bilhete azul em algo menos traumático para o funcionário. "
Source: Knights English and Other
10.31.2008
ACCREDITATION
(noun) Credenciamento
“accredited" = "ACCREDIT -> To supply with credentials or authority; authorize": credenciado, autorizado, certificado, registrado (contador, por ex.)
to bring into credit or favor
to authorize; give credentials to an accredited representative
to believe in; take as true
to certify as meeting certain set standards colleges may be accredited by regional associations
to attribute; credit an action accredited to him
The use of the participle "credentialed" to refer to certified teachers and other professionals is well established (She became credentialed through a graduate program at a local college), but its more general use to mean "possessing professional or expert credentials" is still widely considered jargon.
Source: Your Dictionar and other
“accredited" = "ACCREDIT -> To supply with credentials or authority; authorize": credenciado, autorizado, certificado, registrado (contador, por ex.)
to bring into credit or favor
to authorize; give credentials to an accredited representative
to believe in; take as true
to certify as meeting certain set standards colleges may be accredited by regional associations
to attribute; credit an action accredited to him
The use of the participle "credentialed" to refer to certified teachers and other professionals is well established (She became credentialed through a graduate program at a local college), but its more general use to mean "possessing professional or expert credentials" is still widely considered jargon.
Source: Your Dictionar and other
10.29.2008
SNAP UP
Um verbo que veio a calhar (como é mesmo “veio a calhar”? - to come in handy) hoje, Dia da Feira Escandinava.
to buy something quickly before other people buy it, because it is cheap (bem, as coisas lá não são that cheap, but, anyway, it’s charity)
E.g.1: These new toys are very popular, so I snapped one up before the shop sold them all.
E.g.2: My friend is very mean; he goes on holiday at Christmas then snaps up all the cheap gifts in the January sales and gives them to his friends as late Christmas presents (a cavalo dado...)
(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning; it can be separated.) Source: Knight's English
So, go to Feira Escandinava (Clube Pinheiros – Av. Faria Lima) and snap up everything you can! (not my case, baby, my thing now is “the simple life” but, some smoked salmon from time to time is rather nice)
to buy something quickly before other people buy it, because it is cheap (bem, as coisas lá não são that cheap, but, anyway, it’s charity)
E.g.1: These new toys are very popular, so I snapped one up before the shop sold them all.
E.g.2: My friend is very mean; he goes on holiday at Christmas then snaps up all the cheap gifts in the January sales and gives them to his friends as late Christmas presents (a cavalo dado...)
(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning; it can be separated.) Source: Knight's English
So, go to Feira Escandinava (Clube Pinheiros – Av. Faria Lima) and snap up everything you can! (not my case, baby, my thing now is “the simple life” but, some smoked salmon from time to time is rather nice)
10.28.2008
HOUSEWARMING PARTY >< HOUSE COOLING PARTY
A housewarming party is a party held on the occasion of moving into a new residence. It is an occasion for the hosts to present their new home to their friends, and sometimes for friends to give gifts to furnish the new home. Housewarming parties are generally informal; usually there are no planned activities besides a possible tour.
Welcome to my house warming party on Saturday. OPM*!
*OPM: oma pullo mukaan, i.e. bring your own booze. A Finnish expression that is used in an invitation. If service is limited to beer, cider and non-alcoholic beverages, the invitation may encourage people to bring their own alcoholic drinks with them.
A house cooling party is a party to celebrate moving out of a place. Opposite of "House Warming Party". Instead of guests bringing gifts for your new home, they can be given things you want to get rid of.
“We're moving out of our place next month, so you're invited to our house cooling party this Saturday. Please bring your own bag, and be prepared to go home with some lovely parting gifts.”
Source: "YourDictionary" and other
Welcome to my house warming party on Saturday. OPM*!
*OPM: oma pullo mukaan, i.e. bring your own booze. A Finnish expression that is used in an invitation. If service is limited to beer, cider and non-alcoholic beverages, the invitation may encourage people to bring their own alcoholic drinks with them.
A house cooling party is a party to celebrate moving out of a place. Opposite of "House Warming Party". Instead of guests bringing gifts for your new home, they can be given things you want to get rid of.
“We're moving out of our place next month, so you're invited to our house cooling party this Saturday. Please bring your own bag, and be prepared to go home with some lovely parting gifts.”
Source: "YourDictionary" and other
YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER = YOUR BETTER HALF
cara-metade
When your significant other is a computer!
It’s the relationship you spend more time on than any other. It has deepened even during the past few years. When things go wrong, you become enraged and tearful and attack inanimate objects — but you’re willing to spend hours making things right.
Obviously, we’re talking about your relationship with your personal computer.
Consider this: In a survey earlier this year, 64 percent of Americans say they spend more time with their computer than with their significant other. Meanwhile, 84 percent said they were more dependent on their computer than they were three years ago.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21154311/
Finding your Better Half
If coding is not your forte, I would highly recommend finding your better half. This means you should team up with a freelance coder or a company who specializes in web design so you can get clients sites up quickly!
Source: http://www.youthedesigner.com/2008/02/20/finding-your-better-half/
When your significant other is a computer!
It’s the relationship you spend more time on than any other. It has deepened even during the past few years. When things go wrong, you become enraged and tearful and attack inanimate objects — but you’re willing to spend hours making things right.
Obviously, we’re talking about your relationship with your personal computer.
Consider this: In a survey earlier this year, 64 percent of Americans say they spend more time with their computer than with their significant other. Meanwhile, 84 percent said they were more dependent on their computer than they were three years ago.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21154311/
Finding your Better Half
If coding is not your forte, I would highly recommend finding your better half. This means you should team up with a freelance coder or a company who specializes in web design so you can get clients sites up quickly!
Source: http://www.youthedesigner.com/2008/02/20/finding-your-better-half/
DISMISS >< ALLOW
(verb) to send away or dispose of, causing a matter to be removed temporarily or permanently.
"The court dismissed the claim without prejudice."
Antonym: allow: "After hearing the defendants' objection on the grounds of jurisdiction, the court decided to allow the claim."
dismissal (noun): "The defendant filed a motion for dismissal of the plaintiff's action."
Common phrases
dismiss with prejudice: to dismiss a case and disallow the plaintiff from refiling the action. This would occur in the event that the court finds that there are no legal grounds for the action. "Since the court found that the plaintiff's lawsuit had no merit and was filed solely for the purpose of harassing the defendant, the case was dismissed with prejudice."
dismiss without prejudice: to dismiss a case but allow the plantiff to refile the action. This occurs, for example, if the plaintiff has filed an action in a court that does not have jurisdiction over the matter or where the plaintiff incorrectly identifies the defendant. "A patent claim filed in a court of general jurisdiction will be dismissed without prejudice, and thus the plaintiff can refile the action in the patent court."
Source: translegal
"The court dismissed the claim without prejudice."
Antonym: allow: "After hearing the defendants' objection on the grounds of jurisdiction, the court decided to allow the claim."
dismissal (noun): "The defendant filed a motion for dismissal of the plaintiff's action."
Common phrases
dismiss with prejudice: to dismiss a case and disallow the plaintiff from refiling the action. This would occur in the event that the court finds that there are no legal grounds for the action. "Since the court found that the plaintiff's lawsuit had no merit and was filed solely for the purpose of harassing the defendant, the case was dismissed with prejudice."
dismiss without prejudice: to dismiss a case but allow the plantiff to refile the action. This occurs, for example, if the plaintiff has filed an action in a court that does not have jurisdiction over the matter or where the plaintiff incorrectly identifies the defendant. "A patent claim filed in a court of general jurisdiction will be dismissed without prejudice, and thus the plaintiff can refile the action in the patent court."
Source: translegal
10.27.2008
NEOTERIST >< MISONEIST
Neoterist: Someone who has a PDA, a cell phone with e-mail and Web access, a laptop with DVD and ZIP drive. (neoterista, novidadeiro)
Misoneist: Someone who dislikes anything neoteric—especially gadgets that buzz or ring during chamber music concerts. (Misoneista, "dinossauro", detesta mudança)
E.g.: "Let's do something neoteric and eat out all weekend." If you love restaurant dining, accuse your significant other of misoneism at the suggestion that you stay home for a meal every now and again.
Source: YourDictionary
Misoneist: Someone who dislikes anything neoteric—especially gadgets that buzz or ring during chamber music concerts. (Misoneista, "dinossauro", detesta mudança)
E.g.: "Let's do something neoteric and eat out all weekend." If you love restaurant dining, accuse your significant other of misoneism at the suggestion that you stay home for a meal every now and again.
Source: YourDictionary
10.25.2008
QUALIFICATION / ABILITY / APTITUDE / ELIGIBILITY >< DISQUALIFICATION, INABILITY, INAPTITUDE, LACK
qualificação / capacitação / habilitação / aptidão
The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified.
Qualification = entitlement
1. A quality, ability, or accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task.
2. A condition or circumstance that must be met or complied with: fulfilled the qualifications for registering to vote in the presidential election.
3. A restriction or modification: an offer with a number of qualifications.
4. Reference in the audit report (por exemplo: uma "ressalva" / "exceção") to a material limitation placed on the auditor's examination or to uncertainty regarding a specific item in the financial statements. See also Qualified Opinion, Report. A restricting or modifying element: condition, provision, proviso, reservation, specification, stipulation, term (often used in plural). Informal string (often used in plural). See limited/unlimited.
without provisos or qualifications = sem ressalvas ou emendas
qualified acceptance = aceitação com ressalvas
unqualified / without qualification = sem ressalvas
5. Reservation in a proposed agreement making the agreement unenforceable unless a specified condition is met.
6. Technical competence to perform a particular job, such as passing the CPA examination and meeting experience requirements in order to be licensed as a certified public accountant.
The quality or state of being eligible: eligibility, fitness, suitability, suitableness, worthiness. See ability/inability.
A particular attribute, quality, property, or possession that an individual must have in order to be eligible to fill an office or perform a public duty or function.
For example, attaining the age of majority is a qualification that must be met before an individual has the capacity to enter into a contract.
IN BRIEF: Any skill that fits a person for some work.The term qualification may refer to:
·Professional certification (also called simply qualification) = ·A certificate of having passed a course such as a GCSE.
·Product certification (also called product qualification)
·A process of deciding the running order in many racing events, and other sport.
·Qualification problem of non-monotonic logic.
procedural qualification claim = pedido de habilitação processual
qualification of goods = qualificativo de mercadoria
Antonyms:
Motion For Disqualification: Exceção de impedimento e suspeição
Disqualification: Descredenciamento, desclassificação, incompetência (court)
non-qualification: não qualificação
Source: Answers.com
The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified.
Qualification = entitlement
1. A quality, ability, or accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task.
2. A condition or circumstance that must be met or complied with: fulfilled the qualifications for registering to vote in the presidential election.
3. A restriction or modification: an offer with a number of qualifications.
4. Reference in the audit report (por exemplo: uma "ressalva" / "exceção") to a material limitation placed on the auditor's examination or to uncertainty regarding a specific item in the financial statements. See also Qualified Opinion, Report. A restricting or modifying element: condition, provision, proviso, reservation, specification, stipulation, term (often used in plural). Informal string (often used in plural). See limited/unlimited.
without provisos or qualifications = sem ressalvas ou emendas
qualified acceptance = aceitação com ressalvas
unqualified / without qualification = sem ressalvas
5. Reservation in a proposed agreement making the agreement unenforceable unless a specified condition is met.
6. Technical competence to perform a particular job, such as passing the CPA examination and meeting experience requirements in order to be licensed as a certified public accountant.
The quality or state of being eligible: eligibility, fitness, suitability, suitableness, worthiness. See ability/inability.
A particular attribute, quality, property, or possession that an individual must have in order to be eligible to fill an office or perform a public duty or function.
For example, attaining the age of majority is a qualification that must be met before an individual has the capacity to enter into a contract.
IN BRIEF: Any skill that fits a person for some work.The term qualification may refer to:
·Professional certification (also called simply qualification) = ·A certificate of having passed a course such as a GCSE.
·Product certification (also called product qualification)
·A process of deciding the running order in many racing events, and other sport.
·Qualification problem of non-monotonic logic.
procedural qualification claim = pedido de habilitação processual
qualification of goods = qualificativo de mercadoria
Antonyms:
Motion For Disqualification: Exceção de impedimento e suspeição
Disqualification: Descredenciamento, desclassificação, incompetência (court)
non-qualification: não qualificação
Source: Answers.com
10.22.2008
SWEAR IN
Definition: to make someone promise to do their duty truthfully either at the beginning of a trial in a court of law or at the beginning of a new official appointment.
E.g.:
The jury was selected and sworn in on Monday and the trial started on Tuesday.
The court often swears the jury in the day before the start.
The new president will be sworn in next week.
I was sworn in as Public Translator in the year 2000.
My group of public translators was sworn in in the year 2000.
E.g.:
The jury was selected and sworn in on Monday and the trial started on Tuesday.
The court often swears the jury in the day before the start.
The new president will be sworn in next week.
I was sworn in as Public Translator in the year 2000.
My group of public translators was sworn in in the year 2000.
10.21.2008
COB
Algumas vezes encontramos "XYZ, Inc. cob as "ZZX", ou seja, "XYZ, Inc. carrying on business as "ZZX", ou seja, atuando com o nome de "ZZX".
10.18.2008
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE = CONTRADICTORY >< RECONCILABLE
(adjective) two things that cannot be simultaneously true: "The message that green business and profit are not mutually exclusive has become a favorite of the former Vice President."
Synonym: contradictory: "The articles of association and the shareholders' agreement contain contradictory provisions."
Antonym: reconcilable: "The member state's Companies Act was reconcilable with the new EU directive and thus it was not necessary to amend the national legislation."
Related words and concepts - Mutual means having the same relationship each to the other, or directed and received by each toward the other, or possessed in common, and is often used in these phrases:
mutually acceptable: acceptable to both parties. "Following extensive negotiations, the parties were able to reach a mutually acceptable solution."
mutually beneficial: good for both parties. "Parties enter into co-operation agreements when they find that pooling their resources will be mutually beneficial."
mutual mistake: the situation whereby two parties enter into a contract based on the same mistake of fact. "In most jurisdictions, payments made as the result of mutual mistake are fully refundable."
mutual assent: joint agreement. "By mutual assent of the parties, the proceedings were stayed pending appointment of a new arbitrator."
Source: Translegal
Synonym: contradictory: "The articles of association and the shareholders' agreement contain contradictory provisions."
Antonym: reconcilable: "The member state's Companies Act was reconcilable with the new EU directive and thus it was not necessary to amend the national legislation."
Related words and concepts - Mutual means having the same relationship each to the other, or directed and received by each toward the other, or possessed in common, and is often used in these phrases:
mutually acceptable: acceptable to both parties. "Following extensive negotiations, the parties were able to reach a mutually acceptable solution."
mutually beneficial: good for both parties. "Parties enter into co-operation agreements when they find that pooling their resources will be mutually beneficial."
mutual mistake: the situation whereby two parties enter into a contract based on the same mistake of fact. "In most jurisdictions, payments made as the result of mutual mistake are fully refundable."
mutual assent: joint agreement. "By mutual assent of the parties, the proceedings were stayed pending appointment of a new arbitrator."
Source: Translegal
10.16.2008
COMINGS AND GOINGS / IN AND OUT
andanças, movimentações (movements), atividades
Ex.:
"He's in and out of the office; I can't keep up with his comings and goings."
"In her job on the school board, Mrs. Smith keeps track of all the comings and goings in town."
Ex.:
"He's in and out of the office; I can't keep up with his comings and goings."
"In her job on the school board, Mrs. Smith keeps track of all the comings and goings in town."
SYCOPHANT
puxa-saco (?)
Definition: Someone who flatters people of influence in hopes of having some influence spent in her direction; a person who seeks to further himself by licking the boots of his superiors; a "yes man."
Usage: The rather worn joke goes something like this—Lackey: "Yes, boss, whatever you say, boss." Boss: "'Yes? Yes? Why do you say 'yes' to whatever I say? What kind of sycophant are you?" Lackey: "Um, what kind do you want me to be?" The noun is "sycophancy."
Definition: Someone who flatters people of influence in hopes of having some influence spent in her direction; a person who seeks to further himself by licking the boots of his superiors; a "yes man."
Usage: The rather worn joke goes something like this—Lackey: "Yes, boss, whatever you say, boss." Boss: "'Yes? Yes? Why do you say 'yes' to whatever I say? What kind of sycophant are you?" Lackey: "Um, what kind do you want me to be?" The noun is "sycophancy."
SKIVE OFF
matar aula (?)
Definition: to avoid work or study by not going to the place where you should do it. (UK informal)
E.g.1: I don't feel like working today. I'm going to skive off and spend the day at the beach.
E.g.2: I skived off college yesterday, but my tutor saw me drinking in the bar!
Definition: to avoid work or study by not going to the place where you should do it. (UK informal)
E.g.1: I don't feel like working today. I'm going to skive off and spend the day at the beach.
E.g.2: I skived off college yesterday, but my tutor saw me drinking in the bar!
10.12.2008
MUGWUMP
ser "do contra" (?)
A mugwump (noun) behaves mugwumpishly (the adverb), is positively mugwumpish (the adjective) for engaging in mugwumpery (the noun).
Definition: A person who acts independently, whose position is distinct from all other positions on an issue; in particular, a politician who acts independent of any party.
Usage: This is a word that sounds odd, even in English. However, it has been used as a verb without suffix or prefix, as to mugwump on a controversial issue.
"Jiggs is an old mugwump who threw his vote away on the Save-the-Platypus Party in the last election." The difference is that a mugwump is a political rebel of sorts—any sort: "Zelda, you're just a mugwump; you never want to do what the rest of the family does."
Source: YourDictionary.com
A mugwump (noun) behaves mugwumpishly (the adverb), is positively mugwumpish (the adjective) for engaging in mugwumpery (the noun).
Definition: A person who acts independently, whose position is distinct from all other positions on an issue; in particular, a politician who acts independent of any party.
Usage: This is a word that sounds odd, even in English. However, it has been used as a verb without suffix or prefix, as to mugwump on a controversial issue.
"Jiggs is an old mugwump who threw his vote away on the Save-the-Platypus Party in the last election." The difference is that a mugwump is a political rebel of sorts—any sort: "Zelda, you're just a mugwump; you never want to do what the rest of the family does."
Source: YourDictionary.com
10.10.2008
QUORUM
(noun) the minimum number of persons required at a board meeting or general meeting in order for business to be conducted. E.g.: "The charter required a quorum of two-thirds of the shareholders to vote on new issues of shares."
Other forms of the word/phrases
quorate (adjective) - having a quorum. "An election will be held at the next quorate board meeting."
have a quorum: "The meeting could not be held because we did not have a quorum."
constitute a quorum: "The board could not resolve on the new share issue because there were not enough members present to constitute a quorum."
Source: Translegal
Other forms of the word/phrases
quorate (adjective) - having a quorum. "An election will be held at the next quorate board meeting."
have a quorum: "The meeting could not be held because we did not have a quorum."
constitute a quorum: "The board could not resolve on the new share issue because there were not enough members present to constitute a quorum."
Source: Translegal
10.09.2008
SELL OUT
Definition: to sell all examples of a particular product in a shop, so there are none left for customers to buy. (vender tudo)
(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)
E.g.1: I'm sorry, we've sold out of bread - we'll have some more tomorrow.
E.g.2: I couldn't get any Cheddar cheese - the shop had sold out.
Source: Knights English
(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)
E.g.1: I'm sorry, we've sold out of bread - we'll have some more tomorrow.
E.g.2: I couldn't get any Cheddar cheese - the shop had sold out.
Source: Knights English
ADAMANT
Definition: (Adjective) Absolutely unyielding on some issue or principle and totally impervious to pleas or reasoning. (definitivamente contra, bater o pé)
Usage: An "adamant" is also a noun meaning a stone impenetrable in its hardness or any extremely hard substance. The adjective has an adverb "adamantly" and a noun "adamancy."
Suggested Usage: Are you failing to alienate your kids? Here is a good way to encourage them to leave home: "I am adamant that you will not see that tattooed idiot with the riveted ears and the motorcycle again!" (Seriously, be flexible and accommodative—accept the tattoos if the motorcycle goes.) "She adamantly refused to board the plane to Europe."
Source: YourDictionary
Usage: An "adamant" is also a noun meaning a stone impenetrable in its hardness or any extremely hard substance. The adjective has an adverb "adamantly" and a noun "adamancy."
Suggested Usage: Are you failing to alienate your kids? Here is a good way to encourage them to leave home: "I am adamant that you will not see that tattooed idiot with the riveted ears and the motorcycle again!" (Seriously, be flexible and accommodative—accept the tattoos if the motorcycle goes.) "She adamantly refused to board the plane to Europe."
Source: YourDictionary
10.03.2008
OUST / REMOVE
Afastar / remover
Shareholders of the US Publishing Company have ousted Nancy Smith, its 75-year-old chairwoman, after voting to bar directors older than 73 from their board. Mrs. Smith, chairwoman of the parent company since 1974, contended that the move on Wednesday violated Federal age discrimination laws and state corporation law. She said she would ask a court to overturn the action.
John Barney, president and chief executive of US Publishing, commended Mrs. Smith for her years of leadership as he took over as chairman, adding that her removal "does not herald a change in ownership, direction or policy."
The removal of Mrs. Smith came after the privately held family company changed its bylaws in a special shareholders meeting. Mrs. Smith, who owns 26 percent of the company's shares, cited clashes with other family members as part of the reason for her removal. Outgoing chairwoman Smith might even try explaining why she said her own shareholders would be "mental" if they didn't accept her decisions.
(Names changed)
Shareholders of the US Publishing Company have ousted Nancy Smith, its 75-year-old chairwoman, after voting to bar directors older than 73 from their board. Mrs. Smith, chairwoman of the parent company since 1974, contended that the move on Wednesday violated Federal age discrimination laws and state corporation law. She said she would ask a court to overturn the action.
John Barney, president and chief executive of US Publishing, commended Mrs. Smith for her years of leadership as he took over as chairman, adding that her removal "does not herald a change in ownership, direction or policy."
The removal of Mrs. Smith came after the privately held family company changed its bylaws in a special shareholders meeting. Mrs. Smith, who owns 26 percent of the company's shares, cited clashes with other family members as part of the reason for her removal. Outgoing chairwoman Smith might even try explaining why she said her own shareholders would be "mental" if they didn't accept her decisions.
(Names changed)
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