How to translate, according to Maimonides
-----------“Anyone who wishes to translate from one language to another, and tries to do so word by word, maintaining the order of the subject and that of the words, will face a very difficult task that will lead to a confused and questionable translation.
-----------On the contrary, the translator must at first try to understand the author’s idea and then report and explain the subject according to his understanding, clearly exposing the language in which the translation is being made. And that is impossible without changing the order of the words.
-----------The translator may use many words to translate just one word, while in other instances he will use only one word instead of many in the original text. He will have to add or delete words as necessary for the context to be clearly expressed.”
Maimonides (1135-1204), in a letter to Shmuel ibn Tibon (Kaplan, ix)
Como traduzir, segundo Maimônides
-----------“Aquele que deseja traduzir de uma língua para outra, e tenta fazê-lo palavra por palavra, mantendo a ordem tanto do assunto como das palavras, terá grande dificuldade em sua tarefa, e acabará chegando a uma tradução confusa e questionável.
-----------Ao contrário, o tradutor deve primeiro procurar entender a idéia do autor, e então relatar e explicar o assunto de acordo com seu entendimento, expondo claramente a linguagem em que a tradução está sendo feita. E isto é impossível sem mudar a ordem das palavras.
-----------O tradutor poderá usar muitas palavras para traduzir uma só palavra, enquanto em outros momentos utilizará apenas uma palavra em vez das muitas que estão no texto original. Ele terá de acrescentar ou eliminar palavras, onde for necessário, de modo a fazer com que o conceito seja claramente expresso”.
Maimônides (1135-1204), em carta a Shmuel ibn Tibon
4.07.2010
Googol / Googolplex / Google
A googol is the large number 10100, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros in decimal representation. Other names for googol include ten duotrigintillion on the short scale, ten thousand sexdecillion on the long scale, or ten sexdecilliard on the Peletier long scale.
A googolplex is ten raised to the power of one googol: 10googol = 10(10100).
In popular culture:
• Googol was the answer to the million-pound question: "A number one followed by 100 zeros is known by what name?" on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? when Major Charles Ingram attempted to defraud the quiz show on 10 September 2001. The other options were a megatron, a gigabit or a nanomole.
• Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in California. Page and Brin originally nicknamed their new search engine "BackRub", because the system checked backlinks to estimate the importance of a site. Eventually, they changed the name to Google, originating from a misspelling of the word "googol", the number one followed by one hundred zeros, which was meant to signify the amount of information the search engine was to handle. So "Google" was a misspelling!
Source: Wiki
A googolplex is ten raised to the power of one googol: 10googol = 10(10100).
In popular culture:
• Googol was the answer to the million-pound question: "A number one followed by 100 zeros is known by what name?" on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? when Major Charles Ingram attempted to defraud the quiz show on 10 September 2001. The other options were a megatron, a gigabit or a nanomole.
• Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in California. Page and Brin originally nicknamed their new search engine "BackRub", because the system checked backlinks to estimate the importance of a site. Eventually, they changed the name to Google, originating from a misspelling of the word "googol", the number one followed by one hundred zeros, which was meant to signify the amount of information the search engine was to handle. So "Google" was a misspelling!
Source: Wiki
4.06.2010
TAKE THE DAY OFF / SEJA ADEPTO DO "NADISMO" (NOTHINGNESS)
Pois é: a nova onda agora é combater o "stress" praticando o "nadismo", ou seja, parando 10 minutos de manhã e 10 minutos no final do dia para não fazer absolutamente nada. Não vale dormir (dormir é "fazer alguma coisa")!
"you feel like you just want to lie and stare at nothingness and be oblivious of your surroundings and really do nothing ..."
"you feel like you just want to lie and stare at nothingness and be oblivious of your surroundings and really do nothing ..."
3.22.2010
SETTLEMENT
(noun) an arrangement to end a legal dispute before a final adjudication of a matter.
"The parties were unable to reach an out-of-court settlement, so the case proceeded to trial."
Other forms of the word
settle (verb): "The insurance company was eager to settle the dispute and avoid trial."
Related words and phrases
settlement conference: a court-ordered meeting between the parties where they determine whether settlement is possible and, if so, on what terms. "The court held a settlement conference with the parties."
settlement agreement: the written document in which the parties agree to the terms of the settlement. "The bank announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with the state banking authority."
Common phrases
"The parties attempted to reach a settlement."
"Since the facts were clear and the amount in dispute was rather small, the case was amenable to settlement."
Notes:
The phrase compromise and settlement can be used regarding any legal dispute in contrast to accord and satisfaction which only applies to contract disputes.
Settlement may be reached at any time, including during the appeal phase of the case.
Source: YourDictionary
"The parties were unable to reach an out-of-court settlement, so the case proceeded to trial."
Other forms of the word
settle (verb): "The insurance company was eager to settle the dispute and avoid trial."
Related words and phrases
settlement conference: a court-ordered meeting between the parties where they determine whether settlement is possible and, if so, on what terms. "The court held a settlement conference with the parties."
settlement agreement: the written document in which the parties agree to the terms of the settlement. "The bank announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with the state banking authority."
Common phrases
"The parties attempted to reach a settlement."
"Since the facts were clear and the amount in dispute was rather small, the case was amenable to settlement."
Notes:
The phrase compromise and settlement can be used regarding any legal dispute in contrast to accord and satisfaction which only applies to contract disputes.
Settlement may be reached at any time, including during the appeal phase of the case.
Source: YourDictionary
3.12.2010
3.01.2010
JOINDER
n. The act of joining. Law.
a. A joining of causes of action or defense in a suit.
b. A joining of parties in a suit.
c. Formal acceptance of an issue offered.
Joinder of Agreement = Acordo de Adesão (geralmente acompanha um Acordo de Acionistas)
More: http://www.answers.com/topic/joinder]
a. A joining of causes of action or defense in a suit.
b. A joining of parties in a suit.
c. Formal acceptance of an issue offered.
Joinder of Agreement = Acordo de Adesão (geralmente acompanha um Acordo de Acionistas)
More: http://www.answers.com/topic/joinder]
2.26.2010
"The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha (1972)
music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion Sung by Simon Gilbert
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest
And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfHnzYEHAow
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest
And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfHnzYEHAow
2.24.2010
INTENTION = INTENT = PURPOSE = GOAL = END = AIM = OBJECT = OBJECTIVE
These nouns refer to what one plans to do or achieve.
Intention simply signifies a course of action that one proposes to follow: It is my intention to take a vacation next month.
Intent more strongly implies deliberateness: The executor complied with the testator's intent.
Purpose strengthens the idea of resolution or determination: "His purpose was to discover how long these guests intended to stay" (Joseph Conrad).
Goal may suggest an idealistic or long-term purpose: The college's goal was to raise ten million dollars for a new library.
End suggests a long-range goal: The candidate wanted to win and pursued every means to achieve that end.
Aim stresses the direction one's efforts take in pursuit of an end: The aim of most students is to graduate.
An object is an end that one tries to carry out: The object of chess is to capture your opponent's king.
Objective often implies that the end or goal can be reached: The report outlines the committee's objectives.
Source: Answers.com
Intention simply signifies a course of action that one proposes to follow: It is my intention to take a vacation next month.
Intent more strongly implies deliberateness: The executor complied with the testator's intent.
Purpose strengthens the idea of resolution or determination: "His purpose was to discover how long these guests intended to stay" (Joseph Conrad).
Goal may suggest an idealistic or long-term purpose: The college's goal was to raise ten million dollars for a new library.
End suggests a long-range goal: The candidate wanted to win and pursued every means to achieve that end.
Aim stresses the direction one's efforts take in pursuit of an end: The aim of most students is to graduate.
An object is an end that one tries to carry out: The object of chess is to capture your opponent's king.
Objective often implies that the end or goal can be reached: The report outlines the committee's objectives.
Source: Answers.com
2.18.2010
CONSENT = ALLOW = ACQUIESCE = ACCEDE >< OBJECT = REFUSE = OPPOSE
(verb) to allow someone to do something: "She consented to a police search."
Synonyms
allow: "The seller allowed the buyer to make late payment."
acquiesce: "The court acquiesced to the defendant's request for an extension of time."
accede: "All of the countries at the conference acceded to the treaty."
Antonyms
object: "I object to the introduction of evidence of my client's prior crimes."
refuse: "The seller refused to allow the buyer to make late payment."
oppose: "He opposed any change to the terms and conditions of the agreement."
Related word
Assent is close in meaning, but implies a more active, voluntary and enthusiastic agreement, than consent, which can be reluctant. "The President gave her assent last week to a bill to impose stricter environmental standards on oil refineries."
Common phrases
"The landlord refused to consent to an extension of the lease."
"The seller consented to the buyer's request to delay payment."
"A patient must consent to medical treatment."
"The company consented to the use of their name on the website."
Source: Your Dictionary
Synonyms
allow: "The seller allowed the buyer to make late payment."
acquiesce: "The court acquiesced to the defendant's request for an extension of time."
accede: "All of the countries at the conference acceded to the treaty."
Antonyms
object: "I object to the introduction of evidence of my client's prior crimes."
refuse: "The seller refused to allow the buyer to make late payment."
oppose: "He opposed any change to the terms and conditions of the agreement."
Related word
Assent is close in meaning, but implies a more active, voluntary and enthusiastic agreement, than consent, which can be reluctant. "The President gave her assent last week to a bill to impose stricter environmental standards on oil refineries."
Common phrases
"The landlord refused to consent to an extension of the lease."
"The seller consented to the buyer's request to delay payment."
"A patient must consent to medical treatment."
"The company consented to the use of their name on the website."
Source: Your Dictionary
2.15.2010
UPDATE
Amigos,
Embora continue escrevendo com uma mão só, já estou me recuperando bem do acidente na semana passada (tropecei em um buraco na calçada, “voei” para Av Brig L Antonio, quebrei o braço esquerdo – úmero - em 3 partes, 4 hs de cirurgia, placa e 15 pinos de titânio, 3 dias de hospital).
Estou me sentindo muito bem hoje.
Obrigada a todos!
Embora continue escrevendo com uma mão só, já estou me recuperando bem do acidente na semana passada (tropecei em um buraco na calçada, “voei” para Av Brig L Antonio, quebrei o braço esquerdo – úmero - em 3 partes, 4 hs de cirurgia, placa e 15 pinos de titânio, 3 dias de hospital).
Estou me sentindo muito bem hoje.
Obrigada a todos!
TU NOMBRE EN...
Um site que escreve o seu nome em outros idiomas [verifiquei o meu em árabe e realmente estava correto]:
http://lexiquetos.org/
http://lexiquetos.org/
2.03.2010
VACATE = SET ASIDE >< AFFIRM
(verb) to set aside or annul a wrongly made order or judgment: "The court refused to vacate the lower court's judgment."
Synonym: set aside: "The Court granted the plaintiff's motion to set aside the jury's verdict."
Antonym: affirm: "Since the Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court judgment against the plaintiff, the plaintiff decided to appeal to the Supreme Court."
Alternative definition: to move out of real estate so that you no longer occupy that real estate: "The tenant refused to vacate the premises."
Common phrases
The appeals court would be within its power to vacate its ruling.
The court is going to vacate the rules.
Unless they vacate their homes in 48 hours, they will be evicted.
The owners agreed to vacate the property.
The disqualified board member should vacate his seat.
Source: YourDictionary
Synonym: set aside: "The Court granted the plaintiff's motion to set aside the jury's verdict."
Antonym: affirm: "Since the Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court judgment against the plaintiff, the plaintiff decided to appeal to the Supreme Court."
Alternative definition: to move out of real estate so that you no longer occupy that real estate: "The tenant refused to vacate the premises."
Common phrases
The appeals court would be within its power to vacate its ruling.
The court is going to vacate the rules.
Unless they vacate their homes in 48 hours, they will be evicted.
The owners agreed to vacate the property.
The disqualified board member should vacate his seat.
Source: YourDictionary
1.29.2010
CHOQUE CULTURAL
Quando eu trabalhava como tradutora em uma grande empresa de seminários e recursos humanos no Brasil, o presidente norte-americano costumava dizer a cada notícia boa: “I am excited! These are exciting news!”
Um estudante de inglês desavisado poderia ficar chocado com esse “Formidável! Ótimas notícias”.
Brasileiros já foram apresentados na Venezuela como “aquele pessoal que come abacate com açúcar”!
Em Londres, uma brasileira resolveu incrementar o churrasco caseiro com alguns espetos de coração de frango. Foi um escândalo! Os ingleses ficaram chocados ao ver alguém comer coração de galinha!
Pois é: choque cultural é isso!
Um estudante de inglês desavisado poderia ficar chocado com esse “Formidável! Ótimas notícias”.
Brasileiros já foram apresentados na Venezuela como “aquele pessoal que come abacate com açúcar”!
Em Londres, uma brasileira resolveu incrementar o churrasco caseiro com alguns espetos de coração de frango. Foi um escândalo! Os ingleses ficaram chocados ao ver alguém comer coração de galinha!
Pois é: choque cultural é isso!
BOGUS = CONTERFEIT = PHONY = FALSE>< AUTHENTIC = GENUINE = REAL
adjective = not genuine; spurious; Fraudulently or deceptively imitative: counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious.
Obama's bogus job summit announcement. = What do you do when you need to act like you are doing something but you are actually not doing anything? Call a summit. President Obama plans to hold a White House forum on job creation next month, an attempt to signal his concern about the growing ranks of the unemployed and build consensus on future action to stoke the economy. The summit will bring together small-business owners, corporate executives, economists, financial experts and union leaders to discuss ideas for accelerating job creation during the worst labor market conditions in a generation, Obama said Thursday. (http://www.narbosa.com/2009/11/obamas-bogus-job-summit-announcement.html)
Computer programs: Not working. Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans = According to the FTC, the scheme has tricked more than one million consumers into buying computer security products such as WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus. The court also froze the assets of those responsible for the scheme.
Bogus callers: Most people who call at your home will be genuine. But sometimes, people turn up unannounced with the intention of tricking their way into your home to steal your valuables and money. It's a common scenario: somebody knocks on your door and tells you their car has broken down, and asks to use your phone to call the recovery service. Whilst inside your home, they distract you and steal your belongings.The only problem? It's a scam.
Source: Various,
Obama's bogus job summit announcement. = What do you do when you need to act like you are doing something but you are actually not doing anything? Call a summit. President Obama plans to hold a White House forum on job creation next month, an attempt to signal his concern about the growing ranks of the unemployed and build consensus on future action to stoke the economy. The summit will bring together small-business owners, corporate executives, economists, financial experts and union leaders to discuss ideas for accelerating job creation during the worst labor market conditions in a generation, Obama said Thursday. (http://www.narbosa.com/2009/11/obamas-bogus-job-summit-announcement.html)
Computer programs: Not working. Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans = According to the FTC, the scheme has tricked more than one million consumers into buying computer security products such as WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus. The court also froze the assets of those responsible for the scheme.
Bogus callers: Most people who call at your home will be genuine. But sometimes, people turn up unannounced with the intention of tricking their way into your home to steal your valuables and money. It's a common scenario: somebody knocks on your door and tells you their car has broken down, and asks to use your phone to call the recovery service. Whilst inside your home, they distract you and steal your belongings.The only problem? It's a scam.
Source: Various,
1.20.2010
TABLE OF MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS
= equality: is equal to; equals
≠ inequation: is not equal to; does not equal
[More... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_symbols]
≠ inequation: is not equal to; does not equal
[More... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_symbols]
LONGEVITY =/= LENGTH
(noun): A long life, the length or duration of a service.
Usage: Longevity has two specific meanings. The first is the length of life, but the noun specifically refers to a life that is already quite long. "She has enjoyed health and longevity" means that her life has extended farther than most in terms of length. In a second context, generally in employment, longevity refers to the length or duration of one's tenure in a certain capacity. Employee bonuses based on longevity are given in larger amounts to those who have spent the most time with the company.
Suggested Usage: It's easy to use the word longevity incorrectly, since it appears by its nature to refer to length. "I didn't enjoy thelongevity length of that church service!" you might say as you walk into the parking lot after a two-hour sermon. Feel free to misuse it if you must, but enjoy the benefits of longevity (that is, a long and fruitful life) as you increase your lexicon to include correct words and definitions. The longevity -- er, length -- of your personal vocabulary list absolutely depends on it.
Source: YourDictionary
Usage: Longevity has two specific meanings. The first is the length of life, but the noun specifically refers to a life that is already quite long. "She has enjoyed health and longevity" means that her life has extended farther than most in terms of length. In a second context, generally in employment, longevity refers to the length or duration of one's tenure in a certain capacity. Employee bonuses based on longevity are given in larger amounts to those who have spent the most time with the company.
Suggested Usage: It's easy to use the word longevity incorrectly, since it appears by its nature to refer to length. "I didn't enjoy the
Source: YourDictionary
1.10.2010
TRANSIENT
(adjective) Brief, transitory, temporary.
Transient is a word that describes the ephemeral state of something -- that is, it is not meant to last. The object described by the word exists only for a brief period of time, either in its physical form or in a certain time and place. More often than not, the "thing" being referred to is a person or group of people. The student population at a college is transient; they are only around for a few years. In its noun form, a transient is a person (a laborer or even the homeless) not expected to stay for too long in one place.
"Transient population leaves elderly alone: It's a symptom of the transient population. What we're seeing is family units are not staying together - a combination of the job market, the housing market. A whole number of factors come into play here. “
“For the purposes of this information sheet, a transient construction site is where short duration construction work is carried out by people working at one or many locations (typically short duration work covers work of up to a week’s duration). For example, emergency works, small-scale maintenance at fixed premises, maintenance work carried out by or on behalf of utilities, etc. Construction work of a longer duration carried out while moving over a continuous geographical area, eg major roadworks, cable laying contracts, etc, is also considered a transient construction site.
Source: YourDictionary
Transient is a word that describes the ephemeral state of something -- that is, it is not meant to last. The object described by the word exists only for a brief period of time, either in its physical form or in a certain time and place. More often than not, the "thing" being referred to is a person or group of people. The student population at a college is transient; they are only around for a few years. In its noun form, a transient is a person (a laborer or even the homeless) not expected to stay for too long in one place.
"Transient population leaves elderly alone: It's a symptom of the transient population. What we're seeing is family units are not staying together - a combination of the job market, the housing market. A whole number of factors come into play here. “
“For the purposes of this information sheet, a transient construction site is where short duration construction work is carried out by people working at one or many locations (typically short duration work covers work of up to a week’s duration). For example, emergency works, small-scale maintenance at fixed premises, maintenance work carried out by or on behalf of utilities, etc. Construction work of a longer duration carried out while moving over a continuous geographical area, eg major roadworks, cable laying contracts, etc, is also considered a transient construction site.
Source: YourDictionary
12.30.2009
ANO NOVO: Boas Entradas e Ótimas Saídas!
The central Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati claims that its easternmost landmass, uninhabited Caroline Island, is the first to usher in the New Year.
AUSTRALIA – The fireworks of Sydney, the largest city in Australia, are one of the most-watched events on television worldwide.
BRASIL – As pessoas geralmente se vestem de branco e, no Rio de Janeiro, vão para a beira do mar ver os fogos. Em outras praias – Santos/Praia Grande – visitam a estátua de Iemanjá e lançam flores, perfumes e velas ao mar. Em São Paulo, há a corrida de São Silvestre na véspera do Ano Novo [que dá para assistir da minha janela].
FRANCE: They have a great show with fire works shot near the Eiffel tower. French people call New Year's Eve la Saint-Sylvestre. On this day they have a special feast called le Réveillon de Saint-Sylvestre in which they have nice dishes like pancakes and flavoured duck or goose. They drink champagne, a white sparkling wine produced in the Champagne Region of France. They also drink Vin chaud (hot wine), but sparkling cider is also common. They also have a festival cake called galette des rois which has sometimes a little king figure baked inside. They believe, like several other countries, that this nice dinner brings a nice year to the family.
UK: London has a major fireworks display along the River Thames, followed by a parade on New Year's Day. (Pena que os transportes públicos praticamente não funcionam nesse dia).
Bonne Année / Happy New Year /
Buon Anno / Feliz Ano Novo
AUSTRALIA – The fireworks of Sydney, the largest city in Australia, are one of the most-watched events on television worldwide.
BRASIL – As pessoas geralmente se vestem de branco e, no Rio de Janeiro, vão para a beira do mar ver os fogos. Em outras praias – Santos/Praia Grande – visitam a estátua de Iemanjá e lançam flores, perfumes e velas ao mar. Em São Paulo, há a corrida de São Silvestre na véspera do Ano Novo [que dá para assistir da minha janela].
FRANCE: They have a great show with fire works shot near the Eiffel tower. French people call New Year's Eve la Saint-Sylvestre. On this day they have a special feast called le Réveillon de Saint-Sylvestre in which they have nice dishes like pancakes and flavoured duck or goose. They drink champagne, a white sparkling wine produced in the Champagne Region of France. They also drink Vin chaud (hot wine), but sparkling cider is also common. They also have a festival cake called galette des rois which has sometimes a little king figure baked inside. They believe, like several other countries, that this nice dinner brings a nice year to the family.
UK: London has a major fireworks display along the River Thames, followed by a parade on New Year's Day. (Pena que os transportes públicos praticamente não funcionam nesse dia).
Bonne Année / Happy New Year /
Buon Anno / Feliz Ano Novo
12.27.2009
ON THE CUSP = ON THE VERGE
[na iminência de] The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is on the cusp of launching a major revamp to how people contribute to some pages. The site will require that revisions to pages about living people and some organizations be approved by an editor. If a page has a number of controversial edits or is repeatedly vandalized, editors can lock a page, so that it cannot be edited by everyone.
Source: Can't remember... maybe YourDict
Source: Can't remember... maybe YourDict
12.26.2009
TODAY IS BOXING DAY IN LONDON!
Boxing Day is traditionally celebrated on 26 December, St. Stephen's Day, the day after Christmas Day. [...] --------
Boxing Day sales are getting under way as high street* retailers open their doors to bargain-savvy shoppers.
*High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic name (and frequently the official name) of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres, and is most often used in reference to retailing.
Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday (a shopping spree), much as the United States treats the day after Thanksgiving. It is a time where shops have sales, often with dramatic price decreases. For many merchants, Boxing Day has become the day of the year with the greatest revenue.
-----Many retailers open very early (typically 5 am or even earlier) and offer doorbuster deals and loss leaders to draw people to their stores. It is not uncommon for long queues to form early in the morning of 26 December, hours before the opening of shops holding the big sales, especially at big-box consumer electronics retailers. Once inside, the shoppers often rush and grab, as many stores have a limited quantity of big draw or deeply discounted items ... hectic shopping experience ... customer stampedes...In recent years, retailers have expanded their deals to "Boxing Week"...
[...] The name derives from the tradition of giving seasonal gifts, on the day after Christmas, to less wealthy people and social inferiors, which was later extended to various workpeople such as labourers and servants.
[More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day]
Boxing Day sales are getting under way as high street* retailers open their doors to bargain-savvy shoppers.
*High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic name (and frequently the official name) of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres, and is most often used in reference to retailing.
Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday (a shopping spree), much as the United States treats the day after Thanksgiving. It is a time where shops have sales, often with dramatic price decreases. For many merchants, Boxing Day has become the day of the year with the greatest revenue.
-----Many retailers open very early (typically 5 am or even earlier) and offer doorbuster deals and loss leaders to draw people to their stores. It is not uncommon for long queues to form early in the morning of 26 December, hours before the opening of shops holding the big sales, especially at big-box consumer electronics retailers. Once inside, the shoppers often rush and grab, as many stores have a limited quantity of big draw or deeply discounted items ... hectic shopping experience ... customer stampedes...In recent years, retailers have expanded their deals to "Boxing Week"...
[...] The name derives from the tradition of giving seasonal gifts, on the day after Christmas, to less wealthy people and social inferiors, which was later extended to various workpeople such as labourers and servants.
[More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day]
12.21.2009
CHRISTMAS PUDDING (PLUM PUDDING) / BOLO REI / CHRISTMAS WORLDWIDE
Christmas pudding is the dessert traditionally served on Christmas Day (December 25). It has its origins in England, and is sometimes known as plum pudding, though this can also refer to other kinds of boiled pudding involving a lot of dried fruit… [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_pudding]
Bolo Rei é um bolo tradicional português que se come na consoada por alturas do Natal (25 de Dezembro) até ao Dia de Reis (6 de Janeiro), numa clara alusão aos mesmos (reis magos). De forma redonda com grande buraco no centro lembra uma coroa pintalgada por frutos secos e cristalizados. No interior do bolo Rei encontram-se misturadas com a massa branca e fofa: passas, frutos secos, frutas cristalizadas além da característica fava, dizendo a tradição que tem o direito a pedir um desejo quem tal fava lhe calhar em fatia (ou muitas vezes cabendo-lhe o pagamento do jantar). Inicialmente escondia-se também em cada bolo rei uma pequenina surpresa ou brinde. A inclusão de brinde foi proibida pela União Europeia, por alegados motivos de segurança, já que o brinde é feito de metal. ... [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_rei]
Christmas worldwide - The Christmas season is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tradition]
Bolo Rei é um bolo tradicional português que se come na consoada por alturas do Natal (25 de Dezembro) até ao Dia de Reis (6 de Janeiro), numa clara alusão aos mesmos (reis magos). De forma redonda com grande buraco no centro lembra uma coroa pintalgada por frutos secos e cristalizados. No interior do bolo Rei encontram-se misturadas com a massa branca e fofa: passas, frutos secos, frutas cristalizadas além da característica fava, dizendo a tradição que tem o direito a pedir um desejo quem tal fava lhe calhar em fatia (ou muitas vezes cabendo-lhe o pagamento do jantar). Inicialmente escondia-se também em cada bolo rei uma pequenina surpresa ou brinde. A inclusão de brinde foi proibida pela União Europeia, por alegados motivos de segurança, já que o brinde é feito de metal. ... [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_rei]
Christmas worldwide - The Christmas season is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tradition]
12.09.2009
BOISTEROUS / RAMBUNCTIOUS
(adjective)
Boisterous: [impetuoso, tumultuoso, irrequieto, violento]:Exuberant, loud, rowdy.
Rambunctious: [barulhento, agitado, violento]
--------"Prezada Mãe: Seu filho... " [Tenho um sobrinho que não acreditava que havia mães que não recebiam esse recado da professora - minha irmã recebia tantos que ele já sabia de cor o conteúdo da mensagem. E, depois dos 30, além de ser um brilhante tecladista, com sua própria banda, retomou os estudos e é um advogado!]
--------Boisterous has been used by teachers for decades as a kind way of explaining to parents that their children were being bad. Being tactful, the teacher may say, "Oh, he's not bad. Just rambunctious and boisterous." Mom and Dad knew what the teacher meant, and you always heard from them when they got home from the conference. The meaning of the word depends highly on context: boisterous crowds are often the most fun to be a part of, but boisterous town hall meetings are not.
--------Boisterous can mean jolly and excited just as well as rowdy or unrestrained. It is one step removed, however, from being violently so. While often employed in terms of people, it may be used to describe rough, stormy weather, particularly on the sea. The adverb form boisterously and the noun boisterousness are seen less frequently but are no less grammatically correct.
Source:YourDictionary
Boisterous: [impetuoso, tumultuoso, irrequieto, violento]:Exuberant, loud, rowdy.
Rambunctious: [barulhento, agitado, violento]
--------"Prezada Mãe: Seu filho... " [Tenho um sobrinho que não acreditava que havia mães que não recebiam esse recado da professora - minha irmã recebia tantos que ele já sabia de cor o conteúdo da mensagem. E, depois dos 30, além de ser um brilhante tecladista, com sua própria banda, retomou os estudos e é um advogado!]
--------Boisterous has been used by teachers for decades as a kind way of explaining to parents that their children were being bad. Being tactful, the teacher may say, "Oh, he's not bad. Just rambunctious and boisterous." Mom and Dad knew what the teacher meant, and you always heard from them when they got home from the conference. The meaning of the word depends highly on context: boisterous crowds are often the most fun to be a part of, but boisterous town hall meetings are not.
--------Boisterous can mean jolly and excited just as well as rowdy or unrestrained. It is one step removed, however, from being violently so. While often employed in terms of people, it may be used to describe rough, stormy weather, particularly on the sea. The adverb form boisterously and the noun boisterousness are seen less frequently but are no less grammatically correct.
Source:YourDictionary
12.08.2009
FIGARO, FIGARO, FIGARO...
CARMEN opens the 2009-2010 opera season in Milan!
Ouça aqui a abertura de Carmen direto do site do Teatro Alla Scala:
http://www.teatroallascala.org/en/index.html
Ouça aqui a abertura de Carmen direto do site do Teatro Alla Scala:
http://www.teatroallascala.org/en/index.html
KNOCK! KNOCK! WHO IS THERE? IT'S ME OR IT'S I?
You're trying to make the right impression as you knock on the door.
"Who's there?" you're asked.
What's your reply? If you've ever been unsure, read on.
Pronouns as subject complements.
-----A subject complement is a word or phrase that follows a linking verb such as is or seems; it's the that in This is that, and it's the gray in All cats seem gray. A subject complement isn't the object of a verb but something linked to the subject by the verb. The rule for subject complements is very simple: They should be in the same case as the subject they are linked to, which is, of course, the subjective case.
-----It's me and It's us break the rule, a fact that has probably generated more incredulity among grammar-school students than any other precept of "good grammar," because It's I and It's we seem impossibly unnatural to them. Grammar experts often advise breaking the rule whenever the subjective pronouns I and we seem stiff or prissy, as they do following the informal contraction It's and in many other situations. That was we waterskiing by your cabin yesterday; When you hear three knocks, it will be I; His chief victim was I -- such sentences may obey the rule, but they are idiomatically objectionable.
-----There are, of course, sentences in which obeying the rule is not idiomatically objectionable. In It was I who broke your ski, the subjective who seems to make I preferable even though in principle there need be no agreement in case between a pronoun and its antecedent. The ear has to be the judge, hence our graphic for this column (just in case you were wondering).
-----It's him and It's her cannot be defended quite as energetically, because the rule-observing It's he and It's she, though perhaps slightly stilted, are not outlandish; most careful speakers and writers do use them. It's them is perhaps more often defensible, because It's they is more than slightly stilted. Again, the ear must be the judge; That was he skiing by your house seems fine to most, but His chief victim was she seems contrary to idiom, and to a lesser extent so does That was they skiing by your house.
-----So, when asked, "Who's there?" and you want to sound natural and idiomatic, go with "It's me." But if you are eager to impress with your impeccable grammar, consider replying with "It is I."
Source: Your Dictionary
"Who's there?" you're asked.
What's your reply? If you've ever been unsure, read on.
Pronouns as subject complements.
-----A subject complement is a word or phrase that follows a linking verb such as is or seems; it's the that in This is that, and it's the gray in All cats seem gray. A subject complement isn't the object of a verb but something linked to the subject by the verb. The rule for subject complements is very simple: They should be in the same case as the subject they are linked to, which is, of course, the subjective case.
-----It's me and It's us break the rule, a fact that has probably generated more incredulity among grammar-school students than any other precept of "good grammar," because It's I and It's we seem impossibly unnatural to them. Grammar experts often advise breaking the rule whenever the subjective pronouns I and we seem stiff or prissy, as they do following the informal contraction It's and in many other situations. That was we waterskiing by your cabin yesterday; When you hear three knocks, it will be I; His chief victim was I -- such sentences may obey the rule, but they are idiomatically objectionable.
-----There are, of course, sentences in which obeying the rule is not idiomatically objectionable. In It was I who broke your ski, the subjective who seems to make I preferable even though in principle there need be no agreement in case between a pronoun and its antecedent. The ear has to be the judge, hence our graphic for this column (just in case you were wondering).
-----It's him and It's her cannot be defended quite as energetically, because the rule-observing It's he and It's she, though perhaps slightly stilted, are not outlandish; most careful speakers and writers do use them. It's them is perhaps more often defensible, because It's they is more than slightly stilted. Again, the ear must be the judge; That was he skiing by your house seems fine to most, but His chief victim was she seems contrary to idiom, and to a lesser extent so does That was they skiing by your house.
-----So, when asked, "Who's there?" and you want to sound natural and idiomatic, go with "It's me." But if you are eager to impress with your impeccable grammar, consider replying with "It is I."
Source: Your Dictionary
12.07.2009
TINHAM CHEGO OU TINHAM CHEGADO? EXCEÇÃO: ACEITO / ACEITADO
De repente, na TV, alguém fala: “Os jogadores tinham chego...” Ai, isso doeu!
Chego é forma inepta do particípio de chegar, que só tem forma plena (chegado), e não a forma contrata (como aceito, de aceitar). Portanto, o correto é: Tinha chegado atrasado. Dê uma chegada (não um chego) aqui.
Certo: Eu tinha chegado atrasada. / Eu tinha trazido o bolo. / Trago o que quiser.
Errado: Eu tinha chego atrasada. / Eu tinha trago o bolo.
EXCEÇÃO: ACEITO / ACEITADO
Quando há duplo particípio, usa-se a forma regular (terminada em “do”) com os auxiliares ter ou haver; com os verbos ser ou estar, usa-se a forma irregular.
1: Apesar de TER (ou HAVER) aceitado o jogo, ele estava desconfiado.
2: Mesmo não cumprindo todos os requisitos, o rapaz FOI aceito como aluno.
Fonte: Várias
VERBOS COM DUPLO PARTICÍPIO:
INFINITIVO / PARTICÍPIO / PARTICÍPIO IRREGULAR
aceitar / aceitado / aceito, aceite /[tem] aceitado / [foi/está] aceito
acender / acendido / aceso
benzer / benzido / bento
contundir / contundido / contuso
dispersar / dispersado / disperso
eleger / elegido / eleito
entregar / entregado / entregue
enxugar / enxugado / enxuto
expelir / expelido / expulso
expressar / expressado / expresso
exprimir / exprimido / expresso
expulsar / expulsado / expulso
extinguir / extinguido / extinto
findar / findado / findo
frigir / frigido / / frito
ganhar / ganhado / ganho
imergir / imergido / imerso
imprimir / imprimido / impresso
incorrer / incorrido / incurso
inserir / inserido / inserto
isentar / isentado / isento
limpar / limpado / limpo
matar / matado / morto
morrer / morrido / morto
murchar / murchado / murcho
pagar / pagado / pago
prender / prendido / preso
salvar / salvado / salvo
secar / secado / seco
segurar / segurado / seguro
soltar / soltado / solto
submergir / submergido / submerso
suspender / / suspendido / suspenso
tingir / tingido / / tinto
vagar / vagado / vago
veja mais em: http://kplus.cosmo.com.br/materia.asp?co=48&rv=Gramatica
Chego é forma inepta do particípio de chegar, que só tem forma plena (chegado), e não a forma contrata (como aceito, de aceitar). Portanto, o correto é: Tinha chegado atrasado. Dê uma chegada (não um chego) aqui.
Certo: Eu tinha chegado atrasada. / Eu tinha trazido o bolo. / Trago o que quiser.
Errado: Eu tinha chego atrasada. / Eu tinha trago o bolo.
EXCEÇÃO: ACEITO / ACEITADO
Quando há duplo particípio, usa-se a forma regular (terminada em “do”) com os auxiliares ter ou haver; com os verbos ser ou estar, usa-se a forma irregular.
1: Apesar de TER (ou HAVER) aceitado o jogo, ele estava desconfiado.
2: Mesmo não cumprindo todos os requisitos, o rapaz FOI aceito como aluno.
Fonte: Várias
VERBOS COM DUPLO PARTICÍPIO:
INFINITIVO / PARTICÍPIO / PARTICÍPIO IRREGULAR
aceitar / aceitado / aceito, aceite /[tem] aceitado / [foi/está] aceito
acender / acendido / aceso
benzer / benzido / bento
contundir / contundido / contuso
dispersar / dispersado / disperso
eleger / elegido / eleito
entregar / entregado / entregue
enxugar / enxugado / enxuto
expelir / expelido / expulso
expressar / expressado / expresso
exprimir / exprimido / expresso
expulsar / expulsado / expulso
extinguir / extinguido / extinto
findar / findado / findo
frigir / frigido / / frito
ganhar / ganhado / ganho
imergir / imergido / imerso
imprimir / imprimido / impresso
incorrer / incorrido / incurso
inserir / inserido / inserto
isentar / isentado / isento
limpar / limpado / limpo
matar / matado / morto
morrer / morrido / morto
murchar / murchado / murcho
pagar / pagado / pago
prender / prendido / preso
salvar / salvado / salvo
secar / secado / seco
segurar / segurado / seguro
soltar / soltado / solto
submergir / submergido / submerso
suspender / / suspendido / suspenso
tingir / tingido / / tinto
vagar / vagado / vago
veja mais em: http://kplus.cosmo.com.br/materia.asp?co=48&rv=Gramatica
EMBELLISH / EMBEZZLE
EMBELLISH (transitive verb) [enfeitar, decorar]: 1) to decorate or improve by adding detail; ornament; adorn. 2) to add grace notes, syncopated accents, trills, etc. to (a melody). 3) to improve (an account or report) by adding details, often of a fictitious or imaginary kind; touch up.
EMBEZZLE (transitive verb) [dar desfalque; aporopriar-se indevidamente]: to steal (money, etc. entrusted to one's care); take by fraud for one's own use.
Source: Your Dictionary
EMBEZZLE (transitive verb) [dar desfalque; aporopriar-se indevidamente]: to steal (money, etc. entrusted to one's care); take by fraud for one's own use.
Source: Your Dictionary
IMBIBE
(verb) [embeber, absorver]: 1) To take in liquid; the transitive form of the verb means to drink alcoholic beverages, specifically; 2) To absorb anything.
This word goes beyond simply drinking or eating to absorbing anything that one finds essential or pleasurable. Anywhere you would use "drink"or "absorb" you may embellish your speech with this more eloquent term: "Teachers enjoy seeing a student imbibe knowledge with passion." "Meeting Hortense at the party was enjoyable; I imbibed her understanding of the Japanese economy, as well as a few glasses of burgundy." "After two humid, suffocating hours of tennis, let's off to the pub and imbibe a few." [entornar umas e outras?]
Source: YourDictionary
This word goes beyond simply drinking or eating to absorbing anything that one finds essential or pleasurable. Anywhere you would use "drink"or "absorb" you may embellish your speech with this more eloquent term: "Teachers enjoy seeing a student imbibe knowledge with passion." "Meeting Hortense at the party was enjoyable; I imbibed her understanding of the Japanese economy, as well as a few glasses of burgundy." "After two humid, suffocating hours of tennis, let's off to the pub and imbibe a few." [entornar umas e outras?]
Source: YourDictionary
12.06.2009
AMBLÍOPES / INVISUAIS GANHAM SERVIÇO GRATUITO NO METRO DO PORTO
Aquele que sofre de ambliopia, ou seja, enfraquecimento da visão por defeito da sensibilidade da retina, sem que haja qualquer lesão orgânica aparente no globo ocular.
A partir de um vulgar telemóvel, e após inscrição prévia, utilizadores são localizados na estação e apoiados nos vários passos da viagem.
De acordo com o comunicado da empresa, o serviço Navmetro permite que os utentes invisuais sejam “conduzidos nos vários momentos de utilização do sistema - escolha de título, validação, encaminhamento no interior da estação -, disponibilizando igualmente informação genérica sobre o metro - linhas, horários, títulos”.
A partir de um vulgar telemóvel, e após inscrição prévia, utilizadores são localizados na estação e apoiados nos vários passos da viagem.
De acordo com o comunicado da empresa, o serviço Navmetro permite que os utentes invisuais sejam “conduzidos nos vários momentos de utilização do sistema - escolha de título, validação, encaminhamento no interior da estação -, disponibilizando igualmente informação genérica sobre o metro - linhas, horários, títulos”.
12.02.2009
WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY
(noun) a subsidiary company that is owned entirely (100%) by its parent company [subsidiária integral]: "Fasty Limited, a company incorporated in England, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fasty Inc., a company incorporated in the United States."
Related words and concepts
parent company - a company that owns enough voting shares in another firm, called the subsidiary, to control that company's management and operations
affiliated company - a company in which another company has a minority interest, or a company that is related to another company in some way
indirect subsidiary - the subsidiary of a subsidiary
Common phrases
"Smallco will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Bigco."
"We are offering you a contract with our wholly owned subsidiary."
Common mistake
Though often written as "wholly-owned" the correct form is not hyphenated: "wholly owned". With certain exceptions, adverbs ending in 'ly' always modify the word immediately following them. Thus, they do not require a hyphen to indicate which word they modify. This is true in both British and American English.
Source: YourDictionary
Related words and concepts
parent company - a company that owns enough voting shares in another firm, called the subsidiary, to control that company's management and operations
affiliated company - a company in which another company has a minority interest, or a company that is related to another company in some way
indirect subsidiary - the subsidiary of a subsidiary
Common phrases
"Smallco will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Bigco."
"We are offering you a contract with our wholly owned subsidiary."
Common mistake
Though often written as "wholly-owned" the correct form is not hyphenated: "wholly owned". With certain exceptions, adverbs ending in 'ly' always modify the word immediately following them. Thus, they do not require a hyphen to indicate which word they modify. This is true in both British and American English.
Source: YourDictionary
12.01.2009
CHANGES
Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne
[Kelly:] I feel unhappy / I am so sad / I lost the best friend / That I've ever had
[Ozzy:] She is my baby / I love her so / But it's too late now / I've let her go
[Both:] We're going through changes (ohh - [chorus])
[Kelly:] We've shared the years / We've shared each day / I love you daddy / But I found my way
[Ozzy:] You know the world / Is an evil place / My baby is grown now / She's found her way
[Both:] (ohh ahh - [Chorus]) We're going through changes (ohh - [chorus])
[Kelly:] It took so long / To realize / I can still hear / His last goodbyes
[Ozzy:] Now all my days / I'm filled in fears / Wish I could go back / And change the years
[Both:] We're going through changes / We're going through changes (changes - [Chorus]) / Changes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6i1ywioIm0
[Kelly:] I feel unhappy / I am so sad / I lost the best friend / That I've ever had
[Ozzy:] She is my baby / I love her so / But it's too late now / I've let her go
[Both:] We're going through changes (ohh - [chorus])
[Kelly:] We've shared the years / We've shared each day / I love you daddy / But I found my way
[Ozzy:] You know the world / Is an evil place / My baby is grown now / She's found her way
[Both:] (ohh ahh - [Chorus]) We're going through changes (ohh - [chorus])
[Kelly:] It took so long / To realize / I can still hear / His last goodbyes
[Ozzy:] Now all my days / I'm filled in fears / Wish I could go back / And change the years
[Both:] We're going through changes / We're going through changes (changes - [Chorus]) / Changes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6i1ywioIm0
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