Globetrotter
globe•trot•ter (ˈgloʊbˌtrɒt ər) noun. A person who travels often and widely to countries all over the world. cos·mo·po·li·ta I love the expression cidadão do mundo. I love even more the expression globetrotter. And how I wish one was the translation of the other. But, no. The dictionary often prefers to translate “globetrotter” as “cosmopolita”, perhaps out of respect due to our dear Greek word kosmos. […]
Breath(e)
breathe (briːð) verb. 1. to take a pause; rest 2. to take air into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire 3. to move or blow gently, as air 4. to speak softly; whisper 5. to live; exist ( res·pi·rar ) breath (brɛθ) noun. 1. the capacity to breathe; the act or […]
Overload
o·ver·load (ō′vər-lōd′) transitive verb. o·ver·load·ed, o·ver·load·ing, o·ver·loads. To load too heavily. noun. An excessive load. so·bre·car·ga Lê este artigo em Português aqui. I often feel this weight. But, when I look around, I realise that I am not the only one. This persistent “overflow” has become the rule rather than the exception, to […]
A língua Inglesa fica sempre bem…
Principalmente se for para falar de amor. Estamos em Fevereiro, o famoso mês do amor, da paixão e dos namorados. Mas, sabemos que falar de amor nem sempre é simples! Seja por vergonha, por dificuldade em encontrar as palavras certas, seja por não saber de antemão como nos havemos de expressar, muitas vezes ficamos […]