Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
função precípua
English translation:
essential function
Added to glossary by
zabrowa
May 26, 2006 09:36
18 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
função precípua
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
morphology
quando sua função precípua é categorizar o referente a partir de um atributo que lhe é saliente , sem qualquer implicação de ordem sintática
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | essential function |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 5 | main function |
Carlos Castro
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Proposed translations
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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essential function
In this case it's stronger than 'main'. The primary meaning of "precipuo" in Aurelio is "essencial."
signals of HIGH/CENTRAL FOCUS, and that (b) those morphemes signalling ... discourse unit, **since their essential function is to introduce new referents** or ...
www.univ-tlse2.fr/erss/textes/pagespersos/cornish/web/Focus...
**essential function** is to receive the tense/agreement features of T. Thus, ... The stray morpheme filter means that Tense must be bound to a verb, ...
www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/PUB/WPL/99papers/osawa.pdf
In this language, the morpheme hi can denote a seriative action. Examples (17a–d) ... **the essential function of an imperfective verb** is to name the action, or ...
www.public.iastate.edu/~mhaji/publications/Generals_I.pdf
signals of HIGH/CENTRAL FOCUS, and that (b) those morphemes signalling ... discourse unit, **since their essential function is to introduce new referents** or ...
www.univ-tlse2.fr/erss/textes/pagespersos/cornish/web/Focus...
**essential function** is to receive the tense/agreement features of T. Thus, ... The stray morpheme filter means that Tense must be bound to a verb, ...
www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/PUB/WPL/99papers/osawa.pdf
In this language, the morpheme hi can denote a seriative action. Examples (17a–d) ... **the essential function of an imperfective verb** is to name the action, or ...
www.public.iastate.edu/~mhaji/publications/Generals_I.pdf
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Carlos Castro
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
"Accuracy and High-Quality"
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
main function
main function
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