There is a growing demand for no-longer-ready-for-prime-time celebrities willing to vouch for products in ads often shown during reruns of movies and TV shows they made during their salad days.
5.31.2012
TV Pitchman
There is a growing demand for no-longer-ready-for-prime-time celebrities willing to vouch for products in ads often shown during reruns of movies and TV shows they made during their salad days.
DO-OVER
When a lawyer decides he
wants to attend medical school, his girlfriend must decide if their
relationship can survive a career change. He was contemplating a do-over — about his choice of career.
In the end, she resolved that choosing between losing the best man she had ever met and adjusting to a career change was a no-brainer.
In the end, she resolved that choosing between losing the best man she had ever met and adjusting to a career change was a no-brainer.
5.27.2012
KEEP MUM
The politician chose to keep mum [ficar calado] on the facts
when submitted to questioning. He invoked the right
to be silent and that he could not be compelled to incriminate himself.
Relator: Rapporteur
The Senator was the rapporteur. He reported on the findings directly to the inter-Ministerial group.
Relator: Rapporteur
The Senator was the rapporteur. He reported on the findings directly to the inter-Ministerial group.
RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENTS
Relationship agreements are a stripped-down version of cohabitation
agreements
The parties in a "Relationship Agreement" are "The Girlfriend and the Boyfriend"
Relationship agreements also have contemporary currency [the state of being in common or general use – pertinência contemporânea?]
prenuptial agreements are used to protect marital assets
[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/fashion/the-background-on-relationship-agreements.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y]
The parties in a "Relationship Agreement" are "The Girlfriend and the Boyfriend"
Relationship agreements also have contemporary currency [the state of being in common or general use – pertinência contemporânea?]
prenuptial agreements are used to protect marital assets
[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/fashion/the-background-on-relationship-agreements.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y]
5.22.2012
TRADEMARK / BRAND
What is the difference between TRADEMARK and BRAND?
Pelo que li e entendi até agora, Trademark seria a marca geral (o nome do fabricante, por exemplo) e Brand seria a marca específica (por exemplo, dos produtos). Corrijam-me se esse entendimento estiver errado.
Pelo que li e entendi até agora, Trademark seria a marca geral (o nome do fabricante, por exemplo) e Brand seria a marca específica (por exemplo, dos produtos). Corrijam-me se esse entendimento estiver errado.
5.16.2012
TAP IN = ENTER IN/INTO
To enter information into a machine by pressing keys
or numbers.
- You just have to put your credit card into the slot and tap your personal identification number in.
- To log in, tap in your user name and password and click on the ‘login’ button.
- Enter your data in the proper field.
This phrasal verb can be separated.
Source: Knight's English
- You just have to put your credit card into the slot and tap your personal identification number in.
- To log in, tap in your user name and password and click on the ‘login’ button.
- Enter your data in the proper field.
This phrasal verb can be separated.
Source: Knight's English
5.12.2012
#dichosparatraductores
Dime qué textos
traduces y te diré qué tipo de traductor eres.
Dime cuanto cobras y te diré para quien traduces
No dejes para mañana lo que deberías haber traduido ayer
No dejes para mañana lo que puedas traducir pasado mañana!
Soy traductor pero no se lo digas a mi madre. Cree que toco el piano en un burdel.
No, no hago clases de inglés. ¿Has dicho que eres diseñador web? ¿Por qué no das clases de diseño gráfico?
A buen traductor poco contexto le basta
Todos los Cat son iguales, pero algunos son más iguales que otros.
Yo no trabajo: gano tanto traduciendo, que no me hace falta.
No-match, no-match... assim voce me mata.. ai se eu te pego..
Dime cuanto cobras y te diré para quien traduces
No dejes para mañana lo que deberías haber traduido ayer
No dejes para mañana lo que puedas traducir pasado mañana!
Soy traductor pero no se lo digas a mi madre. Cree que toco el piano en un burdel.
No, no hago clases de inglés. ¿Has dicho que eres diseñador web? ¿Por qué no das clases de diseño gráfico?
A buen traductor poco contexto le basta
Todos los Cat son iguales, pero algunos son más iguales que otros.
Yo no trabajo: gano tanto traduciendo, que no me hace falta.
No-match, no-match... assim voce me mata.. ai se eu te pego..
5.05.2012
ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations
consisting of capital letters do not have full stops (GNP, USA, US). For
abbreviating United States either as a noun or an adjective, use "US"
without full stops. Contractions ending with the same letter as the original
word do not take terminal full stops (St, Mr, Dr).
Abbreviations where the last letter of the singular word is not included take a full stop (vol., vols./ed., eds.). The abbreviation for umber is no./nos. Abbreviated unit of measurements do not take a full stop (lb, mm, kg) and do not take a final 's' in the plural.
1. Number: pegue a primeira e a última letra - Nr (não precisa ponto)
2. Mister: idem - Mr
3. Professor: Prof. (precisa ponto pois a palavra foi cortada ao meio).
4. Et coetera: etc. (precisa ponto pois a palavra foi cortada ao meio).
Por que "No" no Reino Unido? Porque a abreviação vem do Latim "numero".
UK: nao se usa ponto numa abreviatura se a última letra da abreviatura for a mesma que a última letra da palavra (Mister - Mr; Doctor - Dr; Numero - No). No entanto, há quem use "No." para nao confunfir com "no" (nao).
Abbreviations where the last letter of the singular word is not included take a full stop (vol., vols./ed., eds.). The abbreviation for umber is no./nos. Abbreviated unit of measurements do not take a full stop (lb, mm, kg) and do not take a final 's' in the plural.
1. Number: pegue a primeira e a última letra - Nr (não precisa ponto)
2. Mister: idem - Mr
3. Professor: Prof. (precisa ponto pois a palavra foi cortada ao meio).
4. Et coetera: etc. (precisa ponto pois a palavra foi cortada ao meio).
Por que "No" no Reino Unido? Porque a abreviação vem do Latim "numero".
UK: nao se usa ponto numa abreviatura se a última letra da abreviatura for a mesma que a última letra da palavra (Mister - Mr; Doctor - Dr; Numero - No). No entanto, há quem use "No." para nao confunfir com "no" (nao).
5.03.2012
FINE PRINT
Before
signing, read the fine print.
(Antes de assinar, leia tudo/o texto em letras pequenas)
Fine print, small print, or "mouseprint" is less noticeable print smaller than the more obvious larger print it accompanies that advertises or otherwise describes or partially describes a commercial product or service. The larger print that is used in conjunction with fine print is used by the merchant in effect to deceive the consumer into believing the offer is more advantageous than it really is, via a legal technicality which requires full disclosure of all (even unfavorable) terms or conditions, but does not specify the manner (size, typeface, coloring, etc.) of disclosure.
Fine print often says the opposite of what the larger print says. For example, if the larger print says "pre-approved" the fine print will say "subject to approval." Especially in pharmaceutical advertisements, fine print may accompany a warning message, but this message is often neutralized by the more eye-catching positive images and pleasant background music (eye candy). Sometimes, television advertisements will flash text fine print in camouflagic colors, and for notoriously brief periods of time, making it difficult for the viewer to read.
The use of fine print has become a standard method of advertising in certain industries, particularly those selling a higher-priced product or service, or a specialty item not found on the mainstream market, or involving a signed contract. The practice, for example, can be used to mislead the consumer in reference to an item's price, its value, or the nutritional content of a food product.
US (FTC) regulations state that, for an advertised offer to be lawful, the terms of the offer must be clear and conspicuous, not relegated to fine print.
(Antes de assinar, leia tudo/o texto em letras pequenas)
Fine print, small print, or "mouseprint" is less noticeable print smaller than the more obvious larger print it accompanies that advertises or otherwise describes or partially describes a commercial product or service. The larger print that is used in conjunction with fine print is used by the merchant in effect to deceive the consumer into believing the offer is more advantageous than it really is, via a legal technicality which requires full disclosure of all (even unfavorable) terms or conditions, but does not specify the manner (size, typeface, coloring, etc.) of disclosure.
Fine print often says the opposite of what the larger print says. For example, if the larger print says "pre-approved" the fine print will say "subject to approval." Especially in pharmaceutical advertisements, fine print may accompany a warning message, but this message is often neutralized by the more eye-catching positive images and pleasant background music (eye candy). Sometimes, television advertisements will flash text fine print in camouflagic colors, and for notoriously brief periods of time, making it difficult for the viewer to read.
The use of fine print has become a standard method of advertising in certain industries, particularly those selling a higher-priced product or service, or a specialty item not found on the mainstream market, or involving a signed contract. The practice, for example, can be used to mislead the consumer in reference to an item's price, its value, or the nutritional content of a food product.
US (FTC) regulations state that, for an advertised offer to be lawful, the terms of the offer must be clear and conspicuous, not relegated to fine print.
5.02.2012
WRAP UP! IT'S COLD TODAY!
to wear warm clothes = agasalhar-se
(This verb has more than one meaning)
- Make sure you wrap up – it’s very cold today!
- She wrapped herself up warm and left the house.
This phrasal verb can only be separated by a reflexive pronoun.
Source: Knight's English
(This verb has more than one meaning)
- Make sure you wrap up – it’s very cold today!
- She wrapped herself up warm and left the house.
This phrasal verb can only be separated by a reflexive pronoun.
Source: Knight's English
5.01.2012
FIRST OF MAY: MUGUET (FRANCE). = LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY (UK)
The First of May is a Public Holiday in France, officially known as La Fête du Travail (National Labour Day) but also called La Fête du Muguet (Lily of the Valley Day).
It is a tradition on this day to offer a sprig of lily-of-the-valley (“muguet” in French) to loved ones, to bring them luck and health in the coming year.
4.29.2012
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.
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.
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
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/travel/looking-for-the-english-on-london-menus.html?ref=travel
4.27.2012
DIM SUM (CHINA) = SHUMAI (JAPÃO) = TAPA (ESPANHA) = ANTIPASTI (ITÁLIA) = PETISCOS
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".
4.25.2012
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.
4.20.2012
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
The Beatles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OseAzFvSo48&feature=related
Paul McCartney in Brazil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvbs07wwBjo&feature=related
4.09.2012
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.
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.
4.08.2012
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.
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?]
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?]
4.07.2012
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.)
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.)
4.06.2012
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|
"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
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
4.03.2012
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
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
3.31.2012
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