sujeito a, contanto que (adverbial phrase): being under the authority, control or rule of something. "These rules are subject to three important exceptions."
Synonym: provided that : "The seller will deliver the goods by lorry, provided that the buyer makes available appropriate facilities for parking and unloading."
Antonym: notwithstanding: "The company continued to make automatic deductions from the consumer's bank account, notwithstanding the consumer's request that it stop doing so."
Common phrases
subject to review: it may be examined to determine whether it should be changed or corrected. "All proposed litigation is subject to review by the Department of Justice."
subject to change: it may be changed. "The price stated in the contract is subject to change in the event of significant increases or decreases in the price of raw materials."
subject to termination: something that can be brought to an end. "The contract was subject to termination upon one month's notice by either party."
subject to sale: depending on whether something is sold. "He purchased his new home subject to sale of his old home in order to avoid owning two homes and thus being unable to pay for the new home."
Source: Your Dictionary
3.03.2009
CONTANGO / BACKWARDATION
Contango: Não se traduz. Contango, operação de transferência; juros pela transferência da operação
Não, não é uma noite em Buenos Aires, rather, “this is a pricing situation in which the prices of futures contracts are higher the further out the maturities are. This is the normal pricing pattern because carrying charges such as storage, interest expense, and insurance have to be paid in order to hold onto a commodity. It is the opposite of backwardation.”
“He explained how contango affects the crude oil. Contango is one of the simplest arbitrages in the markets: you buy oil today, contract to sell it at a higher price in a few months' time, and just sit on it in the interim. Oil market participants win precisely because they can play the contango trade effectively and predictably. “
“O mercado de petróleo começa a apresentar um fenômeno característico dos momentos de crise quando os preços do barril desabam. Esse fenômeno é conhecido como contango. O contango é o diferencial entre o preço do barril para entrega imediata e o do barril no mercado futuro. “
Backwardation: Não se traduz. Margem de cobertura; preço para entrega em curto prazo que excede aquele para entrega posteriormente; espécie de comissão e juros em razão da venda de ações a descoberto para entrega futura.
“A Bolsa de Metais de Londres impôs limites de backwardation ao níquel."
“Os crescentes estoques fizeram os preços do cobre caírem numa margem de cobertura, ou "backwardation", no qual o cobre no preço à vista é atualmente US$ XX mais caro do que o de entrega em três meses.“
Não, não é uma noite em Buenos Aires, rather, “this is a pricing situation in which the prices of futures contracts are higher the further out the maturities are. This is the normal pricing pattern because carrying charges such as storage, interest expense, and insurance have to be paid in order to hold onto a commodity. It is the opposite of backwardation.”
“He explained how contango affects the crude oil. Contango is one of the simplest arbitrages in the markets: you buy oil today, contract to sell it at a higher price in a few months' time, and just sit on it in the interim. Oil market participants win precisely because they can play the contango trade effectively and predictably. “
“O mercado de petróleo começa a apresentar um fenômeno característico dos momentos de crise quando os preços do barril desabam. Esse fenômeno é conhecido como contango. O contango é o diferencial entre o preço do barril para entrega imediata e o do barril no mercado futuro. “
Backwardation: Não se traduz. Margem de cobertura; preço para entrega em curto prazo que excede aquele para entrega posteriormente; espécie de comissão e juros em razão da venda de ações a descoberto para entrega futura.
“A Bolsa de Metais de Londres impôs limites de backwardation ao níquel."
“Os crescentes estoques fizeram os preços do cobre caírem numa margem de cobertura, ou "backwardation", no qual o cobre no preço à vista é atualmente US$ XX mais caro do que o de entrega em três meses.“
CONTEMN
To view with contempt; despise (desprezar, menosprezar, desdenhar).
Esta é uma palavra interessante, parecida com “condemn”, mas é uma palavra negativa.
Não tenho muita simpatia por palavras negativas. Quando eu morava no Iraque, tinha aulas de árabe com o Youssef (por onde andará o Youssef?), intérprete libanês que vivia no Brasil e nos acompanhou ao Iraque. O Youssef se recusava a nos ensinar palavras feias (não que alguém pedisse) mas, sábio e diplomático como era, só nos ensinava a falar coisas bonitas, elogios, poesias. E assim, quando encontrávamos algum iraquiano e podíamos mostrar o nosso (parco) conhecimento de árabe era só para dizer: “Como este país é lindo! O por-do-sol é maravilhoso! As tâmaras são muito doces! O calor lembra a minha terra, o Brasil. A história deste país é a história da eternidade.” E por aí afora. Todo mundo ficava feliz.
Suggested Usage: Give "hate" and "despise" a rest and try "I contemn everything he stands for," carefully articulating the "t". "Mary contemns the way her neighbors reduplicate her garden in theirs." (Source: Your Dictionary)
Esta é uma palavra interessante, parecida com “condemn”, mas é uma palavra negativa.
Não tenho muita simpatia por palavras negativas. Quando eu morava no Iraque, tinha aulas de árabe com o Youssef (por onde andará o Youssef?), intérprete libanês que vivia no Brasil e nos acompanhou ao Iraque. O Youssef se recusava a nos ensinar palavras feias (não que alguém pedisse) mas, sábio e diplomático como era, só nos ensinava a falar coisas bonitas, elogios, poesias. E assim, quando encontrávamos algum iraquiano e podíamos mostrar o nosso (parco) conhecimento de árabe era só para dizer: “Como este país é lindo! O por-do-sol é maravilhoso! As tâmaras são muito doces! O calor lembra a minha terra, o Brasil. A história deste país é a história da eternidade.” E por aí afora. Todo mundo ficava feliz.
Suggested Usage: Give "hate" and "despise" a rest and try "I contemn everything he stands for," carefully articulating the "t". "Mary contemns the way her neighbors reduplicate her garden in theirs." (Source: Your Dictionary)
2.27.2009
BAILOUT
cobertura do déficit; operação de socorro; pacote de ajuda
"First it was financial institutions, then the automotive industry. Now it seems as if "la crisi finanziaria mondiale" has even hit Parmigiano-Reggiano. According to The Wall Street Journal, "...though demand for parmigiano is strong in Italy and abroad, producers have been struggling for years to make money, putting the future of Italy's favorite cheese at risk." So in an effort to help producers of the cheese commonly grated over spaghetti, fettuccine, and other pastas, the Italian government has decided on a bailout plan and is buying 100,000 wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano and donating them to charity. What's next? Who will need a bailout too?"
"First it was financial institutions, then the automotive industry. Now it seems as if "la crisi finanziaria mondiale" has even hit Parmigiano-Reggiano. According to The Wall Street Journal, "...though demand for parmigiano is strong in Italy and abroad, producers have been struggling for years to make money, putting the future of Italy's favorite cheese at risk." So in an effort to help producers of the cheese commonly grated over spaghetti, fettuccine, and other pastas, the Italian government has decided on a bailout plan and is buying 100,000 wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano and donating them to charity. What's next? Who will need a bailout too?"
2.20.2009
BULLY / BULLYING / BULLYRAG
O noticiário de hoje comenta as medidas que serão tomadas para coibir, na escola, comportamentos caracterizados como “bullying”. O site “http://www.bullying.com.br” trata disso especificamente e dá a seguinte conceituação:
"O termo BULLYING compreende todas as formas de atitudes agressivas, intencionais e repetidas, que ocorrem sem motivação evidente, adotadas por um ou mais estudantes contra outro(s), causando dor e angústia, e executadas dentro de uma relação desigual de poder. Portanto, os atos repetidos entre iguais (estudantes) e o desequilíbrio de poder são as características essenciais, que tornam possível a intimidação da vítima.
Por não existir uma palavra na língua portuguesa capaz de expressar todas as situações de BULLYING possíveis, o quadro, a seguir, relaciona algumas ações que podem estar presentes: Agredir - Ameaçar - Amedrontar - Assediar - Aterrorizar - Bater - Chutar - Colocar apelidos - Discriminar - Dominar - Empurrar - Encarnar - Excluir - Fazer sofrer - Ferir - Gozar - Humilhar - Ignorar - Intimidar - Isolar - Maltratar - Ofender – Oprimir - Perseguir - Quebrar pertences - Roubar - Sacanear - Tiranizar - Zoar."
O termo “BULLY” também pode significar:
Bravo! Muito bem! (Bully for you!)
Carne Salgada (Bully beef)
Início do jogo de hóquei (Bully-off)
Apesar de ter tantos sinônimos em português, parece que o termo em inglês ("bullying") é o único a comunicar exatamente a qual comportamento estamos nos referindo. Mais uma vez caminhamos para o bilinguismo (bilingualism). Isso é bom ou ruim?
"O termo BULLYING compreende todas as formas de atitudes agressivas, intencionais e repetidas, que ocorrem sem motivação evidente, adotadas por um ou mais estudantes contra outro(s), causando dor e angústia, e executadas dentro de uma relação desigual de poder. Portanto, os atos repetidos entre iguais (estudantes) e o desequilíbrio de poder são as características essenciais, que tornam possível a intimidação da vítima.
Por não existir uma palavra na língua portuguesa capaz de expressar todas as situações de BULLYING possíveis, o quadro, a seguir, relaciona algumas ações que podem estar presentes: Agredir - Ameaçar - Amedrontar - Assediar - Aterrorizar - Bater - Chutar - Colocar apelidos - Discriminar - Dominar - Empurrar - Encarnar - Excluir - Fazer sofrer - Ferir - Gozar - Humilhar - Ignorar - Intimidar - Isolar - Maltratar - Ofender – Oprimir - Perseguir - Quebrar pertences - Roubar - Sacanear - Tiranizar - Zoar."
O termo “BULLY” também pode significar:
Bravo! Muito bem! (Bully for you!)
Carne Salgada (Bully beef)
Início do jogo de hóquei (Bully-off)
Apesar de ter tantos sinônimos em português, parece que o termo em inglês ("bullying") é o único a comunicar exatamente a qual comportamento estamos nos referindo. Mais uma vez caminhamos para o bilinguismo (bilingualism). Isso é bom ou ruim?
SUFFUSE / PERFUSE / INFUSE / EFFUSE
Suffuse: To spread throughout or all over, to permeate or infuse thoroughly (impregnar, derramar, cobrir, molhar, difundir). suffusion/suffusive ("tending to suffuse") as a suffusive sense of happiness at the arrival of spring. Examples: "The sky above the roof is suffused with deep colors”. "The soil was suffused with so much mercury that nothing could be built on it." "Her every word was suffused with warmth and understanding."
Perfuse: To pour all over or throughout (perfundir, derramar, aspergir). Force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); 'perfuse a liver with a salt solution'
Infuse: To infuse is to pour into so as to permeate (infundir, administrar, inspirar). Ex.: Remove from the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.This strike will infuse new life into their ranks. She even manages to infuse warmth and humanity into her novel.
Effuse: to pour forth, usually profusely, as blood from a serious wound or good spirits from a happy person (efundir, emitir / irradiar (metaforicamente) derramar, verter, despejar). Effusive (efusivo). Ex.: His walk, talk and actions seem to effuse comedy. 'The room effuses happiness' .
Source: Answers.com / YourDictionay / Et al
Perfuse: To pour all over or throughout (perfundir, derramar, aspergir). Force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); 'perfuse a liver with a salt solution'
Infuse: To infuse is to pour into so as to permeate (infundir, administrar, inspirar). Ex.: Remove from the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.This strike will infuse new life into their ranks. She even manages to infuse warmth and humanity into her novel.
Effuse: to pour forth, usually profusely, as blood from a serious wound or good spirits from a happy person (efundir, emitir / irradiar (metaforicamente) derramar, verter, despejar). Effusive (efusivo). Ex.: His walk, talk and actions seem to effuse comedy. 'The room effuses happiness' .
Source: Answers.com / YourDictionay / Et al
ARE GENERICS AND BRAND NAMES IDENTICAL?
Este artigo, do site ThirdAge.com, além de interessante, contém um bom vocabulário na área farmacêutica.
"In answering the question "What are Generic Drugs?" on its Web site, the Food and Drug Administration states unequivocally: "A generic drug is identical, or bioequivalent to a brand name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use." But just how true is that?
If you check the Oxford Dictionary, you will find this definition for the word "identical": adj. 1. agreeing in every detail. 2. one and the same. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines "identical" as 1: being the same 2: having such close resemblance as to be essentially the same.
Given such definitions, it's only logical that patients, physicians and pharmacists would assume that all generic drugs are exactly the same as their brand-name counterparts. The reality, however, is not so clear. For one thing, the FDA does not require generic drugs to contain the same inactive ingredients as the brand-name products. That means colors, binders and fillers (that often make up the majority of the pills) can be quite different. In some cases, this may mean someone is allergic to one formulation of a generic drug even though he tolerates the brand name. Many pills are designed to release the active ingredient over a sustained period of time. Generic products may use a different formulation. This may alter the way in which the medicine gets into the bloodstream. "
"In answering the question "What are Generic Drugs?" on its Web site, the Food and Drug Administration states unequivocally: "A generic drug is identical, or bioequivalent to a brand name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use." But just how true is that?
If you check the Oxford Dictionary, you will find this definition for the word "identical": adj. 1. agreeing in every detail. 2. one and the same. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines "identical" as 1: being the same 2: having such close resemblance as to be essentially the same.
Given such definitions, it's only logical that patients, physicians and pharmacists would assume that all generic drugs are exactly the same as their brand-name counterparts. The reality, however, is not so clear. For one thing, the FDA does not require generic drugs to contain the same inactive ingredients as the brand-name products. That means colors, binders and fillers (that often make up the majority of the pills) can be quite different. In some cases, this may mean someone is allergic to one formulation of a generic drug even though he tolerates the brand name. Many pills are designed to release the active ingredient over a sustained period of time. Generic products may use a different formulation. This may alter the way in which the medicine gets into the bloodstream. "
2.11.2009
DEVOLVE = DELEGATE = PASS ON
PASSAR / DELEGAR
To pass on or delegate to another: The senator devolved the duties of office upon a group of aides.
v.intr.
To be passed on or transferred to another: The burden of proof devolved upon the defendant. The estate devolved to an unlikely heir.
To degenerate or deteriorate gradually: After several hours the discussion had devolved into a shouting match.
Archaic. To roll onward or downward.
Source: YourDictionary
To pass on or delegate to another: The senator devolved the duties of office upon a group of aides.
v.intr.
To be passed on or transferred to another: The burden of proof devolved upon the defendant. The estate devolved to an unlikely heir.
To degenerate or deteriorate gradually: After several hours the discussion had devolved into a shouting match.
Archaic. To roll onward or downward.
Source: YourDictionary
1.31.2009
LAWYERS: BILLABLE HOUR VS. FLAT FEE VS. SUCCESS FEE
horas trabalhadas/horas faturáveis vs. honorários fixos vs. honorários de êxito/sucesso
loss of suit cost / losing party’s cost = honorários da sucumbência
"I'm a Trial Lawyer, I Bill by the Hour... This Needs to be Fixed". "Evan Chesler, a Cravath lifer and the firm’s presiding partner (Cravath, Swaine & Moore), writing in Forbes, has become the most recent high profile lawyer to call for nthe end of the billable hour. In the upcoming issue of Forbes, in an article called “Kill the Billable Hour,” he writes: “The billable hour makes no sense, not even for lawyers. If you are successful and win a case early on, you put yourself out of work. If you get bogged down in a land war in Asia, you make more money. That is frankly nuts.” (http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0112/026.html)
"Lawyers are having trouble defending the most basic yardstick of the legal business — the billable hour. ... Mr. Chesler, who is an advocate of the new billing practices, said that instead of paying for hours worked, more clients are paying Cravath flat fees for handling transactions and success fees for positive outcomes, as well as payments for meeting other benchmarks. He said that such arrangements were still a relatively small part of his firm’s total business, but declined to discuss billable rates and prices in detail." [International Herald Tribune - http:// www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/30/business/hours.3-419545.php]
loss of suit cost / losing party’s cost = honorários da sucumbência
"I'm a Trial Lawyer, I Bill by the Hour... This Needs to be Fixed". "Evan Chesler, a Cravath lifer and the firm’s presiding partner (Cravath, Swaine & Moore), writing in Forbes, has become the most recent high profile lawyer to call for nthe end of the billable hour. In the upcoming issue of Forbes, in an article called “Kill the Billable Hour,” he writes: “The billable hour makes no sense, not even for lawyers. If you are successful and win a case early on, you put yourself out of work. If you get bogged down in a land war in Asia, you make more money. That is frankly nuts.” (http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0112/026.html)
"Lawyers are having trouble defending the most basic yardstick of the legal business — the billable hour. ... Mr. Chesler, who is an advocate of the new billing practices, said that instead of paying for hours worked, more clients are paying Cravath flat fees for handling transactions and success fees for positive outcomes, as well as payments for meeting other benchmarks. He said that such arrangements were still a relatively small part of his firm’s total business, but declined to discuss billable rates and prices in detail." [International Herald Tribune - http:// www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/30/business/hours.3-419545.php]
1.22.2009
TO USE OR NOT TO USE “SHALL" IN AGREEMENTS
Há muita discussão, até mesmo nos países de língua inglesa, sobre o uso de “shall” em contratos. Os “pros and cons” praticamente empatam e, s.m.j. (salvo melhor juízo) (ou melhor opção), o uso de “shall” segue “undisturbed”. Para maiores detalhes sobre essa pendenga, veja a opinião de nativos nos links correspondentes:
“In my recent article advocating disciplined use of shall I mention that I haven’t seen any evidence of a flight from shall.” (http://adamsdrafting.com/system/2007/11/30/law-firm-forbids-shall-question-mark)
“I take a position between these two extremes. I recommend that for purposes of business contracts you use "shall" only to impose an obligation on the subject of a sentence -- in other words, to convey the meaning "has a duty to." Eliminating "shall" entirely has little to recommend it: replacing it with "must" would eliminate a useful distinction along with only negligible risks; lawyers find "must" unduly bossy; and "will" is even less promising as an alternative. (http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1193043817930)
"Use of "shall", "will", "may", and "should". For mandatory requirements in the specifications use "The Contractor shall". For requirements to be fulfilled by the government use "The Government will". Use "may" to allow an option. Never use "should" in the specifications. (http: //www.swt.usace.army.mil/specs/instructions_2.htm)
"the use of "shall" to mean a requirement and "should" a recommendation." (http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/bitstream/2142/7572/1/librarytrendsv36i4_ocr.txt)
"...whether we should use will' or shall' in the relevant parts of our speech or writing. ...the future tense required will' for everyone except the first person singular and plural, when the correct use is shall'.
She quotes: "You will have my reply tomorrow" (future tense), but "You shall go to the ball" (determination). http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/1821906.a_day_once_set_aside_for_hirings_firings_and_all_the_fun_of_the_fair/
SHALL: indica “dever”, “obrigação”. Nesse sentido, somente pode ser usado por pessoas, não por objetos. Uma regrinha básica [rule of thumb]: Use “shall” somente quando “shall” puder ser substituído por “has the duty to”. Por exemplo: X shall (has the duty to) pay Y an amount equal to... The meeting will take place at...
MAY: dever/obrigação de agir; direito/privilégio/poder
MUST: dever/obrigação de agir
MAY NOT: direito/privilégio/poder restrito
“In my recent article advocating disciplined use of shall I mention that I haven’t seen any evidence of a flight from shall.” (http://adamsdrafting.com/system/2007/11/30/law-firm-forbids-shall-question-mark)
“I take a position between these two extremes. I recommend that for purposes of business contracts you use "shall" only to impose an obligation on the subject of a sentence -- in other words, to convey the meaning "has a duty to." Eliminating "shall" entirely has little to recommend it: replacing it with "must" would eliminate a useful distinction along with only negligible risks; lawyers find "must" unduly bossy; and "will" is even less promising as an alternative. (http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1193043817930)
"Use of "shall", "will", "may", and "should". For mandatory requirements in the specifications use "The Contractor shall". For requirements to be fulfilled by the government use "The Government will". Use "may" to allow an option. Never use "should" in the specifications. (http: //www.swt.usace.army.mil/specs/instructions_2.htm)
"the use of "shall" to mean a requirement and "should" a recommendation." (http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/bitstream/2142/7572/1/librarytrendsv36i4_ocr.txt)
"...whether we should use will' or shall' in the relevant parts of our speech or writing. ...the future tense required will' for everyone except the first person singular and plural, when the correct use is shall'.
She quotes: "You will have my reply tomorrow" (future tense), but "You shall go to the ball" (determination). http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/1821906.a_day_once_set_aside_for_hirings_firings_and_all_the_fun_of_the_fair/
SHALL: indica “dever”, “obrigação”. Nesse sentido, somente pode ser usado por pessoas, não por objetos. Uma regrinha básica [rule of thumb]: Use “shall” somente quando “shall” puder ser substituído por “has the duty to”. Por exemplo: X shall (has the duty to) pay Y an amount equal to... The meeting will take place at...
MAY: dever/obrigação de agir; direito/privilégio/poder
MUST: dever/obrigação de agir
MAY NOT: direito/privilégio/poder restrito
1.21.2009
PICK OURSELVES UP, DUST OURSELVES OFF, AND BEGIN AGAIN
"levantar, sacudir a poeira e dar a volta por cima"
Acabo de receber de uma amiga (MCV) essa ótima tradução para este excerto do discurso do Obama: "Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America."
Acabo de receber de uma amiga (MCV) essa ótima tradução para este excerto do discurso do Obama: "Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America."
1.17.2009
WHISTLE / WHISTLER / WHISTLEBLOWER / WHISTLE STOP TOUR
Whistle: Verb: (assobiar/assoviar) To produce a clear musical sound by forcing air through the teeth or through an aperture formed by pursing the lips. Noun: (assobio/assovio/apito): A small wind instrument for making whistling sounds by means of the breath. A device for making whistling sounds by means of forced air or steam: a factory whistle.
Whistler: (assobiador/apitador) One that whistles: a whistler of popular tune
Whistleblower: (fiscal/vigilante/denunciante/delator/informante) One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: “The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . . hoping to get another chance to search for government waste” (Washington Post).
Blow the whistle: (delatar/informar) (a) Expose corruption or other wrongdoing, as in The President's speech blew the whistle on the opposition's leaking information. b) Put a stop to, as in: The registry decided to blow the whistle on new vanity plates. The term originally alluded to ending an activity (such as factory work) with the blast of a whistle.
Whistleblowing: (denúncia): Whistleblowing at work : tough choices in exposing fraud, waste, and abuse on ...
Whistle Stop Tour: (Tour de Trem) a) A town or station at which a train stops only if signaled. b) A brief appearance of a political candidate in a small town, traditionally on the observation platform of a train:
Obama Kicks Off 'Whistle-Stop' Tour (OBAMA INICIA TOUR DE TREM) - Obama appealed to Americans to persevere through hard times as he kicked off a "whistle-stop" train tour from Philadelphia to Washington.
Source: Answers.com; New York Times, etc.
Whistler: (assobiador/apitador) One that whistles: a whistler of popular tune
Whistleblower: (fiscal/vigilante/denunciante/delator/informante) One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: “The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . . hoping to get another chance to search for government waste” (Washington Post).
Blow the whistle: (delatar/informar) (a) Expose corruption or other wrongdoing, as in The President's speech blew the whistle on the opposition's leaking information. b) Put a stop to, as in: The registry decided to blow the whistle on new vanity plates. The term originally alluded to ending an activity (such as factory work) with the blast of a whistle.
Whistleblowing: (denúncia): Whistleblowing at work : tough choices in exposing fraud, waste, and abuse on ...
Whistle Stop Tour: (Tour de Trem) a) A town or station at which a train stops only if signaled. b) A brief appearance of a political candidate in a small town, traditionally on the observation platform of a train:
Obama Kicks Off 'Whistle-Stop' Tour (OBAMA INICIA TOUR DE TREM) - Obama appealed to Americans to persevere through hard times as he kicked off a "whistle-stop" train tour from Philadelphia to Washington.
Source: Answers.com; New York Times, etc.
1.15.2009
INNATE / BORN / INBORN / INSTINCTIVE / INBRED / CONGENITAL / HEREDITARY
An ability that is inborn or instinctive. These adjectives mean existing in a person or thing from birth or origin. Ex.: a born athlete
Something that is innate seems essential to the nature, character, or constitution: innate common sense.
Inborn strongly implies that something has been present since birth: inborn intelligence.
What is inbred has often been ingrained through earliest training or associations: an inbred love of music.
Congenital is applied principally to characteristics, especially defects, acquired during fetal development: a congenital disease. It is also used figuratively of characteristics or people with characteristics that are so deep-seated as to appear natural: a congenital pessimism; a congenital liar.
Hereditary refers to what is transmitted by biological heredity (a hereditary heart anomaly) or by tradition: “that ignorance and superstitiousness hereditary to all sailors” (Herman Melville). Source: Answers.com
Something that is innate seems essential to the nature, character, or constitution: innate common sense.
Inborn strongly implies that something has been present since birth: inborn intelligence.
What is inbred has often been ingrained through earliest training or associations: an inbred love of music.
Congenital is applied principally to characteristics, especially defects, acquired during fetal development: a congenital disease. It is also used figuratively of characteristics or people with characteristics that are so deep-seated as to appear natural: a congenital pessimism; a congenital liar.
Hereditary refers to what is transmitted by biological heredity (a hereditary heart anomaly) or by tradition: “that ignorance and superstitiousness hereditary to all sailors” (Herman Melville). Source: Answers.com
1.12.2009
THE JOKER
O noticiário de hoje informa os ganhadores do 2009 Golden Globe, entre os quais, Heath Andrew Ledger (4 Apr 1979–22 Jan 2008) an Australian television and film actor, for Best Supporting Actor (Melhor Ator Coadjuvante) in a motion picture.. He has also been nominated for and won awards for his portrayal of the Joker (Curinga ou Coringa) in The Dark Knight, including a Best Actor International award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, for which he became the first actor to win an award posthumously (postumamente), and, also posthumously, the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia
1.09.2009
URBANE
(adjective) = Suave, polite, sophisticated. Usage: This is a straight-forward word with no pitfalls to look out for: "His urbane manner impressed everyone at dinner." Suggested Usage: Use this term to refer to people who are sophisticated as a result of education, travel, and intelligent experience: "Lucy's travels have left her an urbane commentator on world politics." "She also has urbane tastes in cuisine."
Source: Your Dictionary
Source: Your Dictionary
1.07.2009
CONTINUALLY / CONTINUOUSLY
Yes, there is a slight difference, although most people (and even many dictionaries) treat them the same.
Continually means repeatedly, with breaks in between.
Continuously means without interruption, in an unbroken stream.
Ex.: Heidi has to wind the cuckoo clock continually to keep it running continuously. (If it's important to emphasize the distinction, it's probably better to use periodically or intermittently instead of continually to describe something that starts and stops.) The same distinction, by the way, applies to continual and continuous, the adjective forms.
Source: Your Dictionary
Continually means repeatedly, with breaks in between.
Continuously means without interruption, in an unbroken stream.
Ex.: Heidi has to wind the cuckoo clock continually to keep it running continuously. (If it's important to emphasize the distinction, it's probably better to use periodically or intermittently instead of continually to describe something that starts and stops.) The same distinction, by the way, applies to continual and continuous, the adjective forms.
Source: Your Dictionary
1.05.2009
REFORMA ORTOGRÁFICA
Alfabeto: + k, y e w
Trema: Eliminado, exceto em nomes próprios e seus derivados.
Hífen: Não mais usado quando a primeira palavra terminar com vogal e a segunda começar com consoante (Agora: antirrugas, autorretrato), ou quando a primeira palavra terminar com letra diferente da que começar a segunda (Agora: autoestrada, infraestrutura). Será usado quando a palavra seguinte começa com b, h, r, m, n ou com vogal igual à ultima do prefixo (Agora: anti-imperialista, super-homem, inter-regional, sub-base) e quando a primeira palavra terminar com vogal ou consoante igual à letra que começar a segunda (Agora:micro-ônibus, contra-ataque, micro-ondas)
Acento agudo: Eliminado em ditongos abertos ‘‘ei’’ e ‘‘oi’’ de paroxítonas, paroxítonas com ‘‘i’’ e ‘‘u’’ tônicos precedidos de ditongo, nas formas verbais com ‘‘u’’ tônico, precedido de ‘‘g’’ ou ‘‘q’’ e seguido de ‘‘e’’ ou ‘‘i’’, “i” e no “u” tônicos quando vierem depois de ditongo em palavras paroxítonas. (Agora: jiboia, apoio, plateia, europeia, feiura). As palavras herói, papéis e troféu continuam sendo acentuadas porque têm a ultima sílaba mais forte. O acento permanece se o “i” ou o “u” estiverem na ultima sílaba (Piauí e tuiuiú). Na letra “u” dos grupos que, qui, gue e gui o acento também deixa de existir (Agora: averigue).
Acento diferencial: Eliminado em alguns casos (Agora: para, pela, pelo, polo, pera). (O acento diferencial não deixa de ser usado em pôr (verbo) / por (preposição) e pôde (pretérito) / pode (presente). Fôrma também continua sendo acentuada para ser diferenciada de forma.
Acento circunflexo: Eliminado na terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo ou do subjuntivo dos verbos crer , dar, ler, ver e seus derivados; palavras terminadas em hiato ‘‘oo’’. Também eliminado nas palavras terminadas em “êem” e “ôo” (Agora: creem, veem, leem, enjoo)
Veja, no link abaixo, uma tabela publicada pela Folha:
http://media.folha.uol.com.br/educacao/2009/01/02/reforma_ortografia.pdf
Trema: Eliminado, exceto em nomes próprios e seus derivados.
Hífen: Não mais usado quando a primeira palavra terminar com vogal e a segunda começar com consoante (Agora: antirrugas, autorretrato), ou quando a primeira palavra terminar com letra diferente da que começar a segunda (Agora: autoestrada, infraestrutura). Será usado quando a palavra seguinte começa com b, h, r, m, n ou com vogal igual à ultima do prefixo (Agora: anti-imperialista, super-homem, inter-regional, sub-base) e quando a primeira palavra terminar com vogal ou consoante igual à letra que começar a segunda (Agora:micro-ônibus, contra-ataque, micro-ondas)
Acento agudo: Eliminado em ditongos abertos ‘‘ei’’ e ‘‘oi’’ de paroxítonas, paroxítonas com ‘‘i’’ e ‘‘u’’ tônicos precedidos de ditongo, nas formas verbais com ‘‘u’’ tônico, precedido de ‘‘g’’ ou ‘‘q’’ e seguido de ‘‘e’’ ou ‘‘i’’, “i” e no “u” tônicos quando vierem depois de ditongo em palavras paroxítonas. (Agora: jiboia, apoio, plateia, europeia, feiura). As palavras herói, papéis e troféu continuam sendo acentuadas porque têm a ultima sílaba mais forte. O acento permanece se o “i” ou o “u” estiverem na ultima sílaba (Piauí e tuiuiú). Na letra “u” dos grupos que, qui, gue e gui o acento também deixa de existir (Agora: averigue).
Acento diferencial: Eliminado em alguns casos (Agora: para, pela, pelo, polo, pera). (O acento diferencial não deixa de ser usado em pôr (verbo) / por (preposição) e pôde (pretérito) / pode (presente). Fôrma também continua sendo acentuada para ser diferenciada de forma.
Acento circunflexo: Eliminado na terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo ou do subjuntivo dos verbos crer , dar, ler, ver e seus derivados; palavras terminadas em hiato ‘‘oo’’. Também eliminado nas palavras terminadas em “êem” e “ôo” (Agora: creem, veem, leem, enjoo)
Veja, no link abaixo, uma tabela publicada pela Folha:
http://media.folha.uol.com.br/educacao/2009/01/02/reforma_ortografia.pdf
TITTLE / TILDE
Vamos começar o ano de trabalho “dotting our ‘is’ ” colocando os pingos nos “is” (ainda mais depois da reforma ortográfica!) (ou é melhor esperar passar o carnaval?)
tittle (noun): til (the tilde on “ã”), pingo (no “i”[the dot on an “i”]), ponto, traço:
(1) A small jot, the dot of an [i], cross on a [t], the beard on [ç], or a discritic such as the tilde on [ñ]; (2) something minute, incredibly tiny, smaller even than an iota—indeed, an iota (Greek short [i]) is capped by a tittle.
tilde (noun): A mark used over an n (ñ) or over a vowel (ã). or to express negation in mathematics or logic, etc. You cannot use tildes ( ~ ) as part of a URI on Windows NT systems. Please DO NOT use the tilde character in your filenames. Players can press the tilde key ( the ~ key ) from any game screen to bring down ( and/or raise ) their console. Google has added a synonym function, using the tilde symbol ( the curly horizontal line or ' ~ ' to be exact ).
"Tittle" is unrelated to the verb "to tittle," which was clipped from the rhyme compound "tittle-tattle." It should not be confused with a titter, either, for that is a suppressed giggle. Think of a tittle as the smallest thing or amount visible without a microscope. Originally, "tittle" referred to those itsy-bitsy appendages added to letters in some languages, "Red Ard did almost fail French for consistently omitting the tittles on his written French." Although we classify today's word as a noun, it probably is used today more often as a quantifier, specifying how much, "When Lucinda dropped her ice cream cone on Hardy Root's head, he didn't move a tittle (não moveu um músculo). "I'll quote him to a tittle," meaning precisely, without omitting so much as a tittle. Somewhere over the years that followed, "to a tittle" was apparently confused with the phrase, "cross all your Ts (and dot your Is)," which also referred to exactitude. Ultimately, "to a tittle" was reduced to "to a T." Now we can quote or describe someone to a T, meaning absolutely exactly.
Source: YourDictionary
tittle (noun): til (the tilde on “ã”), pingo (no “i”[the dot on an “i”]), ponto, traço:
(1) A small jot, the dot of an [i], cross on a [t], the beard on [ç], or a discritic such as the tilde on [ñ]; (2) something minute, incredibly tiny, smaller even than an iota—indeed, an iota (Greek short [i]) is capped by a tittle.
tilde (noun): A mark used over an n (ñ) or over a vowel (ã). or to express negation in mathematics or logic, etc. You cannot use tildes ( ~ ) as part of a URI on Windows NT systems. Please DO NOT use the tilde character in your filenames. Players can press the tilde key ( the ~ key ) from any game screen to bring down ( and/or raise ) their console. Google has added a synonym function, using the tilde symbol ( the curly horizontal line or ' ~ ' to be exact ).
"Tittle" is unrelated to the verb "to tittle," which was clipped from the rhyme compound "tittle-tattle." It should not be confused with a titter, either, for that is a suppressed giggle. Think of a tittle as the smallest thing or amount visible without a microscope. Originally, "tittle" referred to those itsy-bitsy appendages added to letters in some languages, "Red Ard did almost fail French for consistently omitting the tittles on his written French." Although we classify today's word as a noun, it probably is used today more often as a quantifier, specifying how much, "When Lucinda dropped her ice cream cone on Hardy Root's head, he didn't move a tittle (não moveu um músculo). "I'll quote him to a tittle," meaning precisely, without omitting so much as a tittle. Somewhere over the years that followed, "to a tittle" was apparently confused with the phrase, "cross all your Ts (and dot your Is)," which also referred to exactitude. Ultimately, "to a tittle" was reduced to "to a T." Now we can quote or describe someone to a T, meaning absolutely exactly.
Source: YourDictionary
1.03.2009
ELEEMOSYNARY
adjective: : Of or related to charity; altruistic, contributed as charity. The obvious usage refers to eleemosynary institutions, eleemosynary activities, and the like. Aren't they paying you enough? Prove you deserve more by telling them that your work is not intended as an eleemosynary contribution. (If you say "charity work" they won't look up from the desk.) It is an isolated adjective with no corresponding noun or verb.
Etymology: Medieval Latin eleemosynarius "alms" which gave Late Latin eleemosyna. This word entered Old English where it was reduced to "ælmesse" and further to "almes" in Middle English. The Latin stem was borrowed from Greek eleemosyne "pity, alms" from eleos "pity, mercy."
Source: Your Dictionary
Etymology: Medieval Latin eleemosynarius "alms" which gave Late Latin eleemosyna. This word entered Old English where it was reduced to "ælmesse" and further to "almes" in Middle English. The Latin stem was borrowed from Greek eleemosyne "pity, alms" from eleos "pity, mercy."
Source: Your Dictionary
1.01.2009
NICETIES
Morei 5 anos no Iraque. Lá, tive algumas aulas de árabe. O professor, Youssef, procurava ensinar-nos somente palavras bonitas, gentis, agradáveis, poéticas. Queria que as nossas tentativas de comunicação com o povo árabe fossem trocas de gentilezas. Entre outras, aprendi “jamil(i)”/”helwa” [bonito(a)], “xucram” [obrigado]. Hoje é o “capodanno” (Na Itália, cabeça do ano, primeiro dia do ano). É um dia de palavras bonitas, sentimentos agradáveis. Por isso, vamos dedicar-nos às “niceties”.
1. Nicety (noun): the quality or state of being nice; specif.: scrupulosity/ precision; accuracy; exactness, as of discrimination or perception / fastidiousness; refinement; delicacy of taste
2. quality of calling for delicacy, accuracy, or precision in handling, discrimination, or adjustment
3. involving or calling for delicacy, accuracy, or precision; subtle or minute detail, distinction, etc.
4. choice, dainty, or elegant.
Source: YourDictionary
1. Nicety (noun): the quality or state of being nice; specif.: scrupulosity/ precision; accuracy; exactness, as of discrimination or perception / fastidiousness; refinement; delicacy of taste
2. quality of calling for delicacy, accuracy, or precision in handling, discrimination, or adjustment
3. involving or calling for delicacy, accuracy, or precision; subtle or minute detail, distinction, etc.
4. choice, dainty, or elegant.
Source: YourDictionary
12.29.2008
GOOD RIDDANCE TO 2008?
(Já vai tarde?)
Is 2009 welcome? Que sera, sera! (See lyrics below)
1. A deliverance from or removal of something unwanted or undesirable: “He took it easy as a good riddance for both sides” (Charles Dickens). “Before you say say good riddance to 2008, there are three things you should consider doing.”
2. The act of ridding or getting rid of something useless or used up: disposal, dumping, elimination, jettison: riddance of household pests.
3. The act or process of eliminating: clearance, elimination, eradication, liquidation, purge, removal. See keep/release.
QUE SERA, SERA (Doris Day)
(Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 re-make of his 1934 film "The Man Who Knew Too Much" starring Doris Day and James Stewart.)
When I was just a little girl,I asked my mother, "What will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? "Here's what she said to me: "Que sera, sera,Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see.Que sera, sera,What will be, will be."
"When I was just a child in school,I asked my teacher, "What will I try?Should I paint pictures"Should I sing songs? "This was her wise reply: "Que sera, sera,Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see.Que sera, sera,What will be, will be."
When I grew up and fell in love.I asked my sweetheart, "What lies ahead? Will we have rainbows Day after day?" Here's what my sweetheart said: "Que sera, sera,Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see.Que sera, sera,What will be, will be."
Now I have Children of my own. They ask their mother, "What will I be?" Will I be handsome? Will I be rich?" I tell them tenderly: "Que sera, sera, Whatever will be, will be; The future's not ours to see. Que sera, sera, What will be, will be. Que Sera, Sera!"
Is 2009 welcome? Que sera, sera! (See lyrics below)
1. A deliverance from or removal of something unwanted or undesirable: “He took it easy as a good riddance for both sides” (Charles Dickens). “Before you say say good riddance to 2008, there are three things you should consider doing.”
2. The act of ridding or getting rid of something useless or used up: disposal, dumping, elimination, jettison: riddance of household pests.
3. The act or process of eliminating: clearance, elimination, eradication, liquidation, purge, removal. See keep/release.
QUE SERA, SERA (Doris Day)
(Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 re-make of his 1934 film "The Man Who Knew Too Much" starring Doris Day and James Stewart.)
When I was just a little girl,I asked my mother, "What will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? "Here's what she said to me: "Que sera, sera,Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see.Que sera, sera,What will be, will be."
"When I was just a child in school,I asked my teacher, "What will I try?Should I paint pictures"Should I sing songs? "This was her wise reply: "Que sera, sera,Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see.Que sera, sera,What will be, will be."
When I grew up and fell in love.I asked my sweetheart, "What lies ahead? Will we have rainbows Day after day?" Here's what my sweetheart said: "Que sera, sera,Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see.Que sera, sera,What will be, will be."
Now I have Children of my own. They ask their mother, "What will I be?" Will I be handsome? Will I be rich?" I tell them tenderly: "Que sera, sera, Whatever will be, will be; The future's not ours to see. Que sera, sera, What will be, will be. Que Sera, Sera!"
12.27.2008
CHRISTMASTIDE / MISTLETOE / EPIPHANY
Christmastide: Época de Natal. The season of Christmas, especially the festival celebrated from Christmas eve to the eve of Epiphany, January 5.
Epiphany: Epifânia. In many Christian churches, a yearly festival, held January 6, commemorating both the revealing of Jesus as the Christ to the Gentiles in the persons of the Magi and the baptism of Jesus; an appearance or manifestation of a god or other supernatural being. Also called "Twelfth Day" (12 noites após o Natal). A moment of sudden intuitive understanding; flash of insight. (Vivi algum tempo na Itália, na região do Vêneto, a poucos quilômetros de Veneza, em Oderzo. Lá, a Epifânia é uma festa de celebração da morte e renascimento da natureza, representada por uma bruxa boa [La Befana], que distribui doces para as crianças. As vitrines trazem diversas figuras de bruxas e as pessoas decoram suas casas com uma bruxa.)
Mistletoe: Visco. Às vezes confundida com o azevinho (holly). A semi parasitic green shrub with thick green leaves and waxy white berries used as Christmas decoration in English-speaking countries, where it is believed that it has the magical powers of granting the right to kiss anyone standing beneath it. The tradition in England is that, after every kiss, a berry is plucked from the twig and when the last berry is removed, the twig's powers are exhausted. The powers of American mistletoe last much longer. It is difficult to dissociate mistletoe from the act of kissing: "This pickle makes me pucker up more than a tree full of mistletoe." But during the holidays, avoid insults like: "I would sooner eat the mistletoe than kiss him." If someone rubs you the wrong way, rather than resort to crude language, in keeping with the holiday spirit, simply say: "As I walk away, kindly note the mistletoe attached to my coattail”.
Source: YourDictionary
Epiphany: Epifânia. In many Christian churches, a yearly festival, held January 6, commemorating both the revealing of Jesus as the Christ to the Gentiles in the persons of the Magi and the baptism of Jesus; an appearance or manifestation of a god or other supernatural being. Also called "Twelfth Day" (12 noites após o Natal). A moment of sudden intuitive understanding; flash of insight. (Vivi algum tempo na Itália, na região do Vêneto, a poucos quilômetros de Veneza, em Oderzo. Lá, a Epifânia é uma festa de celebração da morte e renascimento da natureza, representada por uma bruxa boa [La Befana], que distribui doces para as crianças. As vitrines trazem diversas figuras de bruxas e as pessoas decoram suas casas com uma bruxa.)
Mistletoe: Visco. Às vezes confundida com o azevinho (holly). A semi parasitic green shrub with thick green leaves and waxy white berries used as Christmas decoration in English-speaking countries, where it is believed that it has the magical powers of granting the right to kiss anyone standing beneath it. The tradition in England is that, after every kiss, a berry is plucked from the twig and when the last berry is removed, the twig's powers are exhausted. The powers of American mistletoe last much longer. It is difficult to dissociate mistletoe from the act of kissing: "This pickle makes me pucker up more than a tree full of mistletoe." But during the holidays, avoid insults like: "I would sooner eat the mistletoe than kiss him." If someone rubs you the wrong way, rather than resort to crude language, in keeping with the holiday spirit, simply say: "As I walk away, kindly note the mistletoe attached to my coattail”.
Source: YourDictionary
12.22.2008
FALL FOR
to be strongly attracted to someone and start loving them(sera que é daí que vem o nosso “caido/caidinho por”?)
E.g.1: They fell for each other immediately, and got married 3 months later.
E.g.2: He's unhappy because he's fallen for a girl who loves someone else.
This phrasal verb can't be separated.
Source: Knights English
E.g.1: They fell for each other immediately, and got married 3 months later.
E.g.2: He's unhappy because he's fallen for a girl who loves someone else.
This phrasal verb can't be separated.
Source: Knights English
12.19.2008
CONE OFF
(nas férias, possivelmente encontraremos cones nas estradas)
to close an area like a road or part of a road using large (orange) plastic cones in order to stop people driving on or using this part.
E.g.1: There were long traffic jams on the M25 (motorway round London) because police had coned off 2 lanes after an accident.
E.g.2: There will be road works on this part of the road. The workmen will cone it off very quickly.
This phrasal verb can be separated.
Source: Knights English
to close an area like a road or part of a road using large (orange) plastic cones in order to stop people driving on or using this part.
E.g.1: There were long traffic jams on the M25 (motorway round London) because police had coned off 2 lanes after an accident.
E.g.2: There will be road works on this part of the road. The workmen will cone it off very quickly.
This phrasal verb can be separated.
Source: Knights English
12.18.2008
BURN ONE’S BRIDGES
To leave all of your friends and acquaintances behind; to cause permanent damage in your relationships.
1) Even though you're quitting your job tomorrow, try not to burn your bridges. You never know when you'll need help in the future.
2) There may be a conflict of interest if I work with both companies. Of course I don't want to burn any bridges, so I should choose one company and let the other know that I can't work with them.
Etymology: People form bridges to their past. If you forget or insult your relationships, you burn your bridges and cannot go back. (How true!)
1) Even though you're quitting your job tomorrow, try not to burn your bridges. You never know when you'll need help in the future.
2) There may be a conflict of interest if I work with both companies. Of course I don't want to burn any bridges, so I should choose one company and let the other know that I can't work with them.
Etymology: People form bridges to their past. If you forget or insult your relationships, you burn your bridges and cannot go back. (How true!)
12.15.2008
PERIPATETIC / SEDENTARY
(Eu preciso mudar: deixar de ser "sedentary and take up peripatetics")
Peripatetic (adjective) 1) On foot, walking from place to place. (2) Relating to the methods and thought of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking. )The word gains a capital when you're talking about philosophy. A peripatetic is someone who rambles on foot; a Peripatetic is an adherent of Aristotle.
Since the word remains the same whether it's an adjective or noun, there are a lot of applications. With a focus on health, one might say "I've taken up peripatetics as part of my exercise regime." On the contrary, "I told the guy at the garage to get my car ready quickly—I'm no peripatetic." The philosophical use would look something like "Eighteenth-century French dramatists had a largely Peripatetic approach to crafting plays."
Etymology: Greek peripatetikos from peripatein "to walk up and down," from -patein "to tread."
Sedentary (adjective): Not migratory, settled, as "sedentary birds;" doing or requiring much sitting, as "a sedentary job;" attached, as "sedentary barnacles."The adverb is "sedentarily" and the noun, "sedentariness." The word is obviously related to "sediment," "sit," "seat," and "settle," as well.
It is a near antonym of "active" when referring to people.Some of us lead sedentary lives or work at sedentary jobs (that require long spells of sitting), but today's word may be stretched to, "An around-the-world cruise sounds good but your mom and I have become sedentary birds who don't migrate very far any more." Indeed, it can even reach sentences like, "Riddley travels a lot but he has such a sedentary mind that he only visits the haunts of English-speakers when he is abroad."
Peripatetic (adjective) 1) On foot, walking from place to place. (2) Relating to the methods and thought of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking. )The word gains a capital when you're talking about philosophy. A peripatetic is someone who rambles on foot; a Peripatetic is an adherent of Aristotle.
Since the word remains the same whether it's an adjective or noun, there are a lot of applications. With a focus on health, one might say "I've taken up peripatetics as part of my exercise regime." On the contrary, "I told the guy at the garage to get my car ready quickly—I'm no peripatetic." The philosophical use would look something like "Eighteenth-century French dramatists had a largely Peripatetic approach to crafting plays."
Etymology: Greek peripatetikos from peripatein "to walk up and down," from -patein "to tread."
Sedentary (adjective): Not migratory, settled, as "sedentary birds;" doing or requiring much sitting, as "a sedentary job;" attached, as "sedentary barnacles."The adverb is "sedentarily" and the noun, "sedentariness." The word is obviously related to "sediment," "sit," "seat," and "settle," as well.
It is a near antonym of "active" when referring to people.Some of us lead sedentary lives or work at sedentary jobs (that require long spells of sitting), but today's word may be stretched to, "An around-the-world cruise sounds good but your mom and I have become sedentary birds who don't migrate very far any more." Indeed, it can even reach sentences like, "Riddley travels a lot but he has such a sedentary mind that he only visits the haunts of English-speakers when he is abroad."
12.12.2008
PINUP
Ouvi hoje, no noticiário, que faleceu a primeira pinup, Bettie Page, a que deu origem ao termo. E não é que o site Wikipedia já estava atualizado? Veja: “Bettie Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008) was a former American model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos. She was also one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine.” Como suas fotos passaram a ser penduradas (pinned up) na parede, surgiu o termo “pinup girl”.
1. that is or can be pinned up on or otherwise fastened to a wall a pinup lamp
2. (informal) designating a person whose sexual attractiveness makes her or him a suitable subject for the kind of pictures often pinned up on walls; such a person, picture, etc. (calendar girl, playmate, centerfold girl, gatefold girl; see nude)
She was China's first pinup girl and later Hong Kong's premiere sex phone girl.
It's a virtual pinup calendar that could have used some more variety.
Source: Your Dictionary
1. that is or can be pinned up on or otherwise fastened to a wall a pinup lamp
2. (informal) designating a person whose sexual attractiveness makes her or him a suitable subject for the kind of pictures often pinned up on walls; such a person, picture, etc. (calendar girl, playmate, centerfold girl, gatefold girl; see nude)
She was China's first pinup girl and later Hong Kong's premiere sex phone girl.
It's a virtual pinup calendar that could have used some more variety.
Source: Your Dictionary
12.10.2008
CURRY
O “curry” de hoje não é aquela delícia indiana que é o prato típico da gastronomia inglesa. Aqui, é um verbo: "curry", que significa bajular, lisonjear, persuadir/dissuadir: to curry somebody out of some thing: persuadir/dissuadir alguém de fazer alguma coisa. (to coax and cajole personal benefit with flattery)
We can curry acquaintance with people in high places or curry forgiveness for forgetting to bring home the curry. We can curry friends, goodwill, jobs, so long as we do it with the sycophancy (adulação) of a good toady (bajulador, puxa-saco).
The delicious Indian curry dishes? Unrelated. That "curry" comes from Tamil kari, a relish for rice. And this "curry" is unrelated to the noun "curry" of English hunting lore, referring to the leftovers from dressing the kill awarded the hounds for their restive (obstinado) duty. This word comes from French "curée", itself from cuir "hide, skin." Today's word not only has a colorful history; it has multiple personalities and other meanings too.
Suggested Usage: "Today's word has so many flavors it is difficult to avoid using two in the same sentence: "Nothing curries the affection of Madhu better than a bowl of good Indian curry." There is, in fact, much to be curried with curry, "Saroya took her husband to a fine Indian restaurant to curry (obter, conseguir com adulação) his approval of a new car for her."
Source: Your Dictionary
We can curry acquaintance with people in high places or curry forgiveness for forgetting to bring home the curry. We can curry friends, goodwill, jobs, so long as we do it with the sycophancy (adulação) of a good toady (bajulador, puxa-saco).
The delicious Indian curry dishes? Unrelated. That "curry" comes from Tamil kari, a relish for rice. And this "curry" is unrelated to the noun "curry" of English hunting lore, referring to the leftovers from dressing the kill awarded the hounds for their restive (obstinado) duty. This word comes from French "curée", itself from cuir "hide, skin." Today's word not only has a colorful history; it has multiple personalities and other meanings too.
Suggested Usage: "Today's word has so many flavors it is difficult to avoid using two in the same sentence: "Nothing curries the affection of Madhu better than a bowl of good Indian curry." There is, in fact, much to be curried with curry, "Saroya took her husband to a fine Indian restaurant to curry (obter, conseguir com adulação) his approval of a new car for her."
Source: Your Dictionary
12.07.2008
LIBRA/POUND - PEQUIM/BEIJING – BOMBAIM/BOMBAY OR MUMBAI ?
Estávamos eu e uma pessoa prestes a viajar para Londres conversando sobre a vida em Londres e preços e coisas e tais quando ela me interpelou: “Por que você diz ‘pounds’? A moeda de Londres não é a libra?” Pois é, ao chegar em outro país às vezes nos surpreendemos com a mudança nos nomes a que estamos acostumados. Quem vai ao “Disneyworld” aprenderá que o Pateta é o “Goofy”, Margarida é “Daisy Duck”, Tio Patinhas é o “Scrooge McDuck” (veja a lista em http://stp.ling.uu.se/~starback/dcml/chars/). Lembrei-me disso ao ler o blog do Danilo Nogueira do dia 3/12/2008, sobre topônimos (http://tradutor-profissional.blogspot.com/).
12.05.2008
ORAL / VERBAL
Traditionally, oral means spoken (an oral examination) and verbal means related to words (verbal reasoning).
But 'verbal agreement' is the idiomatic term for one that is spoken, not written. There is no ambiguity here since an agreement necessarily involves words.
Another idiom is 'non-verbal communication', the use of gesture and body language instead of words; effectively this means unspoken since it is only used of people in face to face contact, who can observe one another's physical behavior.
Source: Your Dictionary
But 'verbal agreement' is the idiomatic term for one that is spoken, not written. There is no ambiguity here since an agreement necessarily involves words.
Another idiom is 'non-verbal communication', the use of gesture and body language instead of words; effectively this means unspoken since it is only used of people in face to face contact, who can observe one another's physical behavior.
Source: Your Dictionary
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