CITIZEN / DENIZEN / DWELLER / INHABITANT / LOCAL

              Citizen (n): A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation. A resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there. A civilian.  A native, inhabitant, or denizen of a particular place: "We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community" (Franklin D. Roosevelt).
            Denizen (n):  An inhabitant; a resident: denizens of Monte Carlo. One that frequents a particular place: a bar and its denizens. Ecology. An animal or a plant naturalized in a region. Chiefly British. A foreigner who is granted rights of residence and sometimes of citizenship. /// (v): tr.v. Chiefly British, -zened, -zen·ing, -zens. To make a denizen of; grant rights of residence to.
          Dweller (n): dweller - a person who inhabits a particular place. (v): To live as a resident; reside. To exist in a given place or state: dwell in joy.  To fasten one's attention: kept dwelling on what went wrong. Synonym: brood. To speak or write at length; expatiate: dwelt on the need to trim the budget.
           Inhabitant (n): One that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident: the inhabitants of a fishing village; snakes, lizards, and other inhabitants of the desert.
            Local (n): Informal. A person from a particular locality. The locals.

ABBEY ROAD now - also a rainy day!

http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing

TO MOCK = CAÇOAR

"MOCK English food all you like. But the local food thing is almost as inbred in England as it is in France; it just sometimes hides behind poverty, war or a fatal attraction to (as they call it) America. Today there are literally dozens of restaurants featuring not only fish from the Channel, the North Atlantic and the North Sea, but local beef and pork. Meanwhile, there is lamb from Wales and Scotland, and produce from everywhere. "
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/travel/looking-for-the-english-on-london-menus.html?ref=travel

DIM SUM (CHINA) = SHUMAI (JAPÃO) = TAPA (ESPANHA) = ANTIPASTI (ITÁLIA) = PETISCOS

“Segundo o livro Dim Sum – The Essential Kitchen (algo como "Dim Sum – A Cozinha Essencial"), de Vicki Liley, a iguaria foi popularizada pelas casas de chá, mas há quem diga que foi criada pelo chef de um imperador chinês que queria conhecer a comida de todos os cantos de seu império. Para agradá-lo, o cozinheiro reuniu todos os sabores e preparou uma espécie de menu degustação: recheou pequenos pastéis de massa fina com um pouquinho de cada prato. Hoje, as casas de chá chinesas servem a combinação chá+dim sum em todos os horários do dia, principalmente pela manhã.” http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/0,,EMI97895-15228,00.html
             Servidos sempre em três ou quatro unidades, os dim sums também podem constituir toda a refeição. Um dos melhores restaurantes chineses de Londres, o “Royal China” abre às 11h30. A partir das 11h00, principalmente aos domingos, já começa a se formar uma fila imensa na porta do restaurante, Quem chegar após o meio-dia, provavelmente só será atendido depois de horas de espera. “A dim sum meal at the Royal China is the ideal Sunday afternoon treat - but it's probably best to book ahead; the queues can be extensive.”
            Uma boa idéia é visitar o site do restaurante, fazer uma lista dos que parecem mais apetitosos e levar ao restaurante. Trarão à mesa um ou dois pratos de cada vez. Um dos que eu mais gosto  é o Peking Duck [pancakes with thin strips of duck meat, scallion and hoisin sauce – Coloque uma panquequinha no prato, lascas de pato por cima, molho e cebolinha verde. Enrole ou faça uma trouxinha e aí é só comer]. Outro é este: “xiao long bao (soup dumplings made of balls of pork or crab, encased in a wrapper that holds the soup inside¨. No Brasil, há o Ping Pong, filial de um restaurante de Londres, que serve dim sums tipo "fast food". Lá o Peking Duck é o "crisp duck spring roll".

PONTO DE TÁXI: TAXI STAND (USA) / TAXI RANK(UK)

There are about 500 taxi ranks in the London area. Their purpose is to provide the public with set locations where they can hire licensed taxis.  A rank is the only place where you can hire a taxi while it's stationary.  Ranks are located in places where people most need taxis, including mainline railway stations, hotels and major shopping areas.

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Traduzi os documentos de uma empresa cujo nome era muito parecido com o título da música abaixo. E durante o dia todo, enquanto durou a tradução, essa música não parava de tocar no no “background” da minha cachola! Chicletou!
       The Beatles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OseAzFvSo48&feature=related
        Paul McCartney in Brazil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvbs07wwBjo&feature=related

PICAYUNE MATTERS = PICUINHAS

PICAYUNE - adj.: Of little value or importance; paltry. See synonyms at trivial. Petty; mean.
n.> A five-cent piece.Something of very little value; a trifle: not worth a picayune.
The judge in the case criticized English divorce law for allowing such picayune matters to become an issue at all.       

MAMÃO COM AÇÚCAR = NO-BRAINER

Daí, no café da manhã. enquanto comia minha fatia de mamão sem açúcar:
This is a no-brainer! É mamão com açúcar!
no-brainer: n. Informal. Something so simple or easy as to require no thought.

HOJE É DOMINGO

Pede cachimbo
o cachimbo é de barro
Bate no jarro
o jarro é fino
Bate no sino
O sino é de ouro
Bate no touro
O touro é valente
Bate na gente
A gente é fraco
Cai no buraco
O buraco é fundo
Acabou-se o mundo!
[Ao acordar hoje, pensei: "Hoje é domingo... e o restante veio "tomaticamente"...]
[Será que um dia terei netos e vou ensinar-lhes essa antiga ladainha?]

COME SEPTEMBER

Filme: Quando Setembro Vier
Tema original do filme (orquestrado):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obAeZPfSMwk
              
E já que o assunto é filme:  Bridge on the River Kwai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83bmsluWHZc&feature=related
              
[My God! This is a dead giveaway about my age!]
(A giveaway refers to a usually, but not always, unintentional disclosure or revelation. Dead in this idiom makes the term emphatic, and means certain.)

No longer the dismal science?

Puxa... bem que eu gostaria de ser um "happiness expert". Mais agradável do que ser um "sadness expert..."
            "One of the more surprising growth industries to have taken off during the current period of economic downturn and austerity has been “the happiness industry”—the increasing activity of economists (not philosophers) who study what constitutes happiness and make recommendations to governments about how best to increase it. This industry has recently achieved an early pinnacle of success with the publication of the first World Happiness Report. Commissioned for a United Nations Conference on Happiness, under the auspices of the UN General Assembly, it bears the imprimatur of Columbia University’s Earth Institute and is edited by the institute’s director, Jeffrey Sachs, and two happiness experts, Richard Layard of the London School of Economics and John Helliwell of the University of British Columbia. The report unmemorably finds that the world’s happiest countries world are in northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Finland, Netherlands) and the most miserable are in Africa (Togo, Benin, Central African Republic, and Sierra Leone). "
[More: The Economist - http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2012/04/happiness-0?fsrc=nlw|newe|4-6-2012|1317139|35191642|

GOOD FRIDAY

Sexta-feira Santa
          Good Friday (from the senses pious, holy of the word "good"), is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday, or Easter Friday,though the latter normally refers to the Friday in Easter week.
From: Wikipedia

GET UP TO = "APRONTAR"

Definition: to do something that others may disapprove of. This disapproval is often serious, but can also be mock or humorous disapproval. [British]
E.g.1. I don’t want my boyfriend to go on holiday on his own. I am worried about what he might get up to.
E.g.2. The children are very quiet upstairs; I wonder what they’re getting up to.
E.g.3 Hi Paul! How are you? What have you been getting up to recently?
This phrasal verb can’t be separated.
Source: Knight's English

QUARESMEIRAS

UK: National Cleavage Day

Dia do Decote! Cada uma!

I want to be alone: the rise and rise of solo living

The number of people living alone has skyrocketed. What is driving the phenomenon? And solo dwellers Colm Tóibín, Alex Zane, Carmen Calli and others reflect on life as a singleton
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/mar/30/the-rise-of-solo-living
solo living = solitary living = solo dweller = singleton

BIGs, BRICS and PIIGS

BIGs   = Brazil, Italy and Germany
BRICS = Group of Global Emerging Countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
PIIGS  = Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain

DISMAL SCIENCE >< GAY SCIENCE

Dismal Science = Ciência da Tristeza / Lúgubre / Sombria
Gay Science = Ciência Gaiata ou da Alegre Sabedoria (Nietzsche). [No terceiro capítulo deste livro é lançado o famoso diagnóstico nietzschiano: “Deus está morto. Deus continua morto. E fomos nós que o matamos”, proferido pelo Homem Louco em meio aos mercadores ímpios (§125).”

What keeps cut flowers fresh longer?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_keeps_cut_flowers_fresh_longer

BECK AND CALL

at your beck and call = às suas ordens, à sua disposição
I am at the beck and call of my clients. When I have to meet the expectations of several of them at the same time...[ Houston, we have a problem here...]

IDIOMS

let alone                         quanto mais, muito menos, sem falar em 
let be                               deixe estar
let down gently             ir mais devagar, afrouxar
let drop/fall/slip            deixar cair
let go                               não mais preocupar-se com
let in on                           contar a alguém sobre um plano secreto
let know                          avisar, informar
let loose                          deixar solto
let off                              disparar, descarregar, ser clemente
let on                               contar a alguém algo que deveria ser segredo
let oneself go                soltar, não se conter
let oneself in for           fazer algo que irá causar problema
let out                             alugar, fechar
let someone alone       deixar em paz
let someone down       desapontar, decepcionar
let someone have it     gritar com alguém por estar zangado com ele/ala
let up                               afrouxar, amainar
let up on                         afrouxar, ser tolerante

NO CODE / DNR

Hands Off! Do Not Resuscitate
From Angela Morrow, RN, former About.com Guide
Make your wishes regarding end-of-life care known.
(…)
Instituting a Do Not Resuscitate or a No Code Order
          In a hospital, an order to withhold resuscitation is commonly called “no code." Only a doctor can write an order for a patient to be “no code."
(...)        If you or your loved one is in a nursing home, you would need to sign a Do Not Resuscitate - DNR form to formally let the nursing home’s staff know that you don’t want to be resuscitated. (...) Most nursing homes have forms in addition to DNRs, sometimes called "Preferred Intensity of Care" (PIC) forms. These forms allow you to make decisions about whether or not to be hospitalized or receive antibiotics, IVs and artificial nutrition.
More: http://dying.about.com/od/planningahead/a/DNR.htm

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. St Patrick is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland.
           St Patricks Day is a time for Fun Runs, walks & mini marathons, Parades, Parties & having a wee glass of Murphys. It is also a time for fun & a time to think of loved ones across the water.



IRISH PUBS WORLDWIDE
         From Shamrocks to shenanigans, for Paddy's day, the place to go is an Irish Pub!! Drink, sing and wear the green! On St Patricks Day Irish Pubs all over the World attract all sorts plus the Irish and non-Irish alike.
         Em Londres, hoje é o dia em que os amigos vestem verde ou pintam um trevo de 3 folhas no rosto, se encontram em uma determinada estação de metrô, tomam o “tube”, descem na estação seguinte, visitam o pub mais próximo, tomam um chope e partem para a próxima estação. Quem estará de pé no fim da linha?

JOKE OF THE DAY

The past, the present and the future walked into a bar. It was tense.

EFFICACY / EFFECTIVENESS / EFFECTUAL / EFFICACIOUS / EFFICIENT

       Efficacy (n.): Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.
eficácia= (sf.): 1  Qualidade do que é eficaz, capacidade de produzir o efeito desejado ou esperado [ Antôn.: ineficácia.].  2  Capacidade de realização de tarefas com eficiência, com bons resultados
        Effective (n): A soldier or a piece of military equipment that is ready for combat: "The 'company' was no more than two platoons of effectives" (Tom Clancy).
        Effective (adj): Having an intended or expected effect. Producing a strong impression or response; striking: gave an effective performance as Othello.Operative; in effect: The law is effective immediately. Existing in fact; actual: a decline in the effective demand. Prepared for use or action, especially in warfare.
effectiveness (n).
        SYNONYMS effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient. These adjectives mean producing or capable of producing a desired effect: an effective reprimand; an effectual complaint; an efficacious remedy; the efficient cause of the revolution.

ENTERPRISING = QUICK WITTED ≠ OPPORTUNIST

If you want to praise people for taking legitimate and skilled advantage of opportunities that spring up, it is better to call them “enterprising” or “quick-witted.”
          When applied to people, the label “opportunist” usually has negative connotations. It implies that the people so labeled take unprincipled, unfair advantage of opportunities for selfish ends. Opportunistic people are often also regarded as exploitative. The term is often used to label unscrupulous politicians who seek to manipulate voters in their favor by exploiting certain issues or opportunities in an unethical way. 
         Sports commentators who call the skillful interceptor of a pass in football an “opportunist” are misusing the word. 
        The specialized meaning of “opportunistic” in biology does not cause problems because the people who use the word in this sense know what it describes: the ability of a species to exploit a previously unexploited ecological niche.
Source: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/opportunist.html

DIA DA MULHER / WOMEN'S DAY

EM NÍVEL DE ou A NÍVEL DE?

http://www.brasilescola.com/gramatica/a-nivel-ou-nivel-de.htm

INGENUITY ≠ CREDULITY = GULLIBILITY ≠ CREDIBILITY

       Ingenuity is the process of applying ideas to solve problems or meet challenges.Inventive skill or imagination. Imaginative and clever design or construction: a narrative plot of great ingenuity.  An ingenious or imaginative contrivance. E.g.: Her ingenuity saved our project.
       Credulity is the tendency to believe whatever one is told. E.g.: The lawyer then challenged the credulity of the witness. "Credulity is the mark of a feeble [weak] mind."
       Gullibility is a failure of social intelligence in which a person is easily tricked or maniupulated into an ill-advised course of action. It is closely related to credulity, which is the tendency to believe unlikely propositions that are unsupported by evidence
       Credibility is being worthy of belief. E.g.: “Witness credibility is measured through five categories: expertise, reliability, trustworthiness, objectivity, and dynamism. While other characteristics certainly influence perceptions of credibility, these five factors comprise the basis for believability. In order for a witness to be perceived as fully credible, all five categories must be present.”