Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

gravado o caráter

English translation:

engraved/imprinted/stamped the face/character (of a people)

Added to glossary by Lilian Magalhães
May 29, 2007 18:06
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term

gravado o caráter

Portuguese to English Social Sciences History artigo científico
está gravado o caráter de um povo voltado para a conquista do mundo

Proposed translations

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engraved/imprinted/stamped the face/character (of a people)

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gravar
gra.var
vt+vpr 1 to engrave, carve, sculpture, incise, cut, etch, (en)chase. ele grava em aço / he engraves in steel. 2 to stamp, print, imprint, impress. estava gravado na sua memória / it was stamped on his mind. 3 to perpetuate, immortalize. 4 to retain in memory. 5 to oppress, burden. 6 to fix, fasten. 7 to record. 8 gravar-se to become fixed, engrain, infix, grave, leave a deep impression. gravar a água forte to etch. gravar a pontos to stipple. gravar em disco to record on a phonograph disk.
Peer comment(s):

agree Huw Watkins : I'd agree with engrave - etched is another good option - however again context is lacking...
2 mins
Thanks Huw!
agree rhandler
1 hr
Thanks R!
agree Susy Ordaz
2 hrs
Thanks Suzy!
agree Denise Miranda
18 hrs
Thanks Denise!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks...but I disagree iwth Huw. The context is enough. There was nothing more in the text which could help."
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