Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fad stampede
Portuguese translation:
febre, "onda", modismo passageiro
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Lúcia Lopes
Jun 3, 2003 00:58
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fad stampede
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Education / Pedagogy
education
Changing our present approach will not be easy. We seem to be in the middle of another fad stampede, and stampedes have a way of spoiling good ideas.
When a stampede hits our classrooms, directions change with such force that we get herd-like swings in educational policy and practice from the statehouse to the schoolhouse.
When a stampede hits our classrooms, directions change with such force that we get herd-like swings in educational policy and practice from the statehouse to the schoolhouse.
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Lúcia Lopes
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em plena explosão da "onda" do momento, febre (modismo) passageira
stam·pede (st²m-p¶d“) n. 1. A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals. 2. A sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of people. 3. A mass impulsive action: a stampede of support for the candidate. --stam·pede v. stam·ped·ed, stam·ped·ing, stam·pedes. --tr. 1. To cause (a herd of animals) to flee in panic. 2. To cause (a crowd of people) to act on mass impulse. --intr. 1. To flee in a headlong rush. 2. To act on mass impulse. [Spanish estampida, uproar, stampede, from Provençal, from estampir, to stamp, of Germanic origin.] --stam·ped“er n.
fad (f²d) n. A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze. [Possibly from fidfad, fussy person, fussy, from fiddle-faddle.] --fad“dism n. --fad“dist n. --fad“dy adj.
fad (f²d) n. A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze. [Possibly from fidfad, fussy person, fussy, from fiddle-faddle.] --fad“dism n. --fad“dist n. --fad“dy adj.
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corrida desenferada maniaca
um procura exagerada e incontrolada por
algo visto como sendo aquilo que tem-se
que ter / fazer a qualquer custo
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desenfREada, claro ...
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Note added at 2003-06-03 01:33:07 (GMT)
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Pensando melhor e fugindo um pouco a fidelidade literal, talvez \"ondas sismicas\" fique
melhor ... \"Parece que estamos no meio de outro periodo maniaco por \'ondas sismicas\',
e elas tem a tendencia de estragar boas ideias. Quando um onda sismica atinge nossas
salas de aula, direcoes mudam com tal forca que temos mudancas abruptas e em massa
na politica educacional ....\"
algo visto como sendo aquilo que tem-se
que ter / fazer a qualquer custo
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Note added at 2003-06-03 01:21:29 (GMT)
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desenfREada, claro ...
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Note added at 2003-06-03 01:33:07 (GMT)
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Pensando melhor e fugindo um pouco a fidelidade literal, talvez \"ondas sismicas\" fique
melhor ... \"Parece que estamos no meio de outro periodo maniaco por \'ondas sismicas\',
e elas tem a tendencia de estragar boas ideias. Quando um onda sismica atinge nossas
salas de aula, direcoes mudam com tal forca que temos mudancas abruptas e em massa
na politica educacional ....\"
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Monica Alves
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Concordo a Maria, acho até que somente a palavra "febre" (assim entre aspas) pode ser suficiente...
ou mesmo apenas a palavra modismo
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