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 […]
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 […]
sus·pen·sion point (səˈspɛnʃən pɔɪnt) noun. One of a series of dots, usually three, used to indicate an incomplete statement or the omission of a word or words from a written text. re·ti·cên·cia Como a última cena de um filme que te manteve agarrada ao ecrã nas últimas duas horas, para no final aparecer um […]
un·plug (ʌnˈplʌg) verb. 1. to remove an electric plug from an outlet 2. to free from an obstruction 3. to disconnect (an appliance, a telephone, etc.) by removing a plug 4. v.i. to become unplugged des·co·nec·tar Nunca sentes esta obrigação de estar permanentemente connected, como um dever a cumprir? Depois, quando desconectas, as tuas mãos começam a tremer, o teu coração acelera e a tua mente simplesmente não consegue parar. Não sentes insistentemente este desejo incontrolável […]
