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quinta-feira, 22 de novembro de 2012

Derive


 -  (receber, obterderive de, tirar de)
(Port.) derivar - (divert, come from, drift)

Enquanto em Português “derivar” carrega o significado de “apartar”, “desviar”, originar” etc,, em Inglês  “derive” significa “obter, receber, ganhar”:

Did you mention how much pleasure you derived from bringing home a steady paycheck? (Time, March 23) Você mencionou quanta satisfação você obtinha por trazer um cheque de pagamento regularmente para casa?
Most guys still derive the bulk of their self-esteem from work, psychologists say, which makes… (Newsweek February 21, 2009) = Muitos homens ainda obtêm grande parte de sua auto-estima do trabalho, dizem os psicólogos, o que faz...
About 20 firms in the United States are trying to derive ethanol from waste crops.(Newsweek, June 28, 2008)…Cerca de 20 firmas nos Estados Unidos estão tentando obter etanol de restos de colheitas.
Nossa preocupação deriva do fato de que ele ja havia mentido sobre este assunto antes. = Our concern comes from the fact that he lied about this in the past.
O nome da doença deriva do tons  amarelados que os pacientes podem ter na pele. = The name of the disease comes from the yellow tones patients usually present on their skin.

Em alguns casos “derive’ tem o mesmo significado que em Português:

This certainty derives from 50 years of medical practice. = Esta certeza deriva dos 50 ano de prática médica.`

sábado, 16 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Beguile


Beguile: divertir, enganar, iludir, seduzir
Synonyms / definition: to lead by deception, hoodwink, divert, to while away especially by some agreeable occupation, to engage the interest of by or as if by guile (guile: astúcia)
 “She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.”
“They were beguiled into thinking they'd heard the whole story.”
“Almost everything in the quaint little town beguiles, from its architecture to its art to its people.”
“He beguiled the audience with his smooth and seductive voice.”(www.merriam-webster.com)