Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
arcos curtos
English translation:
short activity
Added to glossary by
Tania Pires
Nov 14, 2016 16:50
7 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
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arcos curtos
Portuguese to English
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History
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'As prospecções permitiram identificar um conjunto de pequenos sítios que, após a realização de sondagens arqueológicas, revelaram “arcos curtos” na diacronia de ocupação, ou seja, o abandono realizado duas ou três gerações após a sua fundação.'
This is about something they call 'quintas republicanas'.
I'm not very familiar with these terms, so I thought that maybe one of you would know what they're talking about, since I don't know if these are actual arches or have a different meaning...
Thanks in advance for your help!
This is about something they call 'quintas republicanas'.
I'm not very familiar with these terms, so I thought that maybe one of you would know what they're talking about, since I don't know if these are actual arches or have a different meaning...
Thanks in advance for your help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | short activity |
Jose Matos
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| 4 | short periods/shot terms |
Daniel Pimentel
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| 4 | brief arcs |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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Proposed translations
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Jose Matos
Portugal
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short activity
Dado o contexto, parece-me que a tradução correta seria algo como "revealed short activity in the diachrony of occupation (...)".
Isto é algo semelhante a um conceito da geologia, os fósseis de idade. Estes são fósseis pertencentes a espécies que viveram durante um período relativamente curto, e podem ser usados para datar acontecimentos.
Neste caso, a frase "o abandono realizado duas ou três gerações após a sua fundação" diz que a ocupação durou pouco tempo, e podemos comparar esta situação ao que referi acima.
Isto é algo semelhante a um conceito da geologia, os fósseis de idade. Estes são fósseis pertencentes a espécies que viveram durante um período relativamente curto, e podem ser usados para datar acontecimentos.
Neste caso, a frase "o abandono realizado duas ou três gerações após a sua fundação" diz que a ocupação durou pouco tempo, e podemos comparar esta situação ao que referi acima.
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| Obrigada José! |
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Daniel Pimentel
Brazil
Brazil
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Brazil
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short periods/shot terms
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short* terms
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
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United States
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brief arcs
I would translate it literally. It is not uncommon to speak of "brief arcs" of history or in a story. The phrase is also famously used in a poem by Elizabeth Bishop "Brazil".
The link below refers to an archeology thesis in which "arc" is mentioned several times and "brief arcs" once. The thesis is hard to copy from, but it is about an ancient archeological site in the Hebrides:
https://gist.github.com/cole007/4483289
It is an archaeology of scales that I will attempt to provide in this thesis, ...... by later activity and the post-settings, like **the brief arcs of wall in phase three**, were ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and films with each episode following a narrative arc. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes.
Story arc - Wikipedia
https://myanimelist.net › Anime › Bakemonogatari › ReviewsAs far as story is concerned, the plot is, essentially, broken down into very **brief arcs**, with each 2-5 episodes (depending on the story) dealing with the ...
www.story-games.com › Home › Actual PlayFeb 17, 2013 - Does it lend itself to **one-shots, brief arcs, or long-form play**? ... do the Awful Ritual", then the Stereotypical Everway Story is "Something is very ...
The link below refers to an archeology thesis in which "arc" is mentioned several times and "brief arcs" once. The thesis is hard to copy from, but it is about an ancient archeological site in the Hebrides:
https://gist.github.com/cole007/4483289
It is an archaeology of scales that I will attempt to provide in this thesis, ...... by later activity and the post-settings, like **the brief arcs of wall in phase three**, were ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and films with each episode following a narrative arc. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes.
Story arc - Wikipedia
https://myanimelist.net › Anime › Bakemonogatari › ReviewsAs far as story is concerned, the plot is, essentially, broken down into very **brief arcs**, with each 2-5 episodes (depending on the story) dealing with the ...
www.story-games.com › Home › Actual PlayFeb 17, 2013 - Does it lend itself to **one-shots, brief arcs, or long-form play**? ... do the Awful Ritual", then the Stereotypical Everway Story is "Something is very ...
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