pride (praɪd) noun. 1. a sense of one’s own proper dignity or value; self-respect. 2. pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession or association 3. arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness. 4. an excessively high opinion of oneself; conceit. or·gu·lho Is pride a sin or a virtue? If you’re religious, your most likely answer will be “a sin”. And that’s fine. But if you’re just studying the language and you want to understand the word to increase your vocabulary, then […]
pride (praɪd) noun. 1. a sense of one’s own proper dignity or value; self-respect. 2. pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession or association 3. arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness. 4. an excessively high opinion of oneself; conceit. or·gu·lho Orgulho é um pecado ou uma virtude? Se és religios@, é provável que a tua resposta seja “um pecado”. E está tudo bem. Mas se estás apenas a estudar a Língua e queres entender a palavra para aumentar o teu […]
mute (myo͞ot or mjuːt) noun. 1. To silence or soften the sound of. 2. To soften the tone, colour, shade, or hue of. si·len·ci·ar Mute is one of those words that end up keeping its original form, coming across as untranslatable. Sheer laziness, I suppose, but also the fear of its opposite: unmute. What the heck is unmute in Portuguese, anyway: dessilenciar? Mute/Unmute. You may know this […]
mute (myo͞ot or mjuːt) noun. 1. To silence or soften the sound of. 2. To soften the tone, colour, shade, or hue of. si·len·ci·ar Mute é uma daquelas palavras que, por nos parecer intraduzível, acabamos quase sempre por manter no original. Por pura preguiça, é verdade, mas talvez também pelo medo do seu contrário: unmute. O que raio será unmute em Português: dessilenciar? Enfim… Mute/Unmute. Deves conhecer […]
