Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
função precípua
English translation:
essential function
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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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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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main function
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