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Portuguese to English History Translation Glossary

Portuguese term English translation
mesteirais skilled servants [mesteirais]
Micro-história & 'vencidos' (term from Walter Benjamin) Microhistory & 'defeated'
mitizado mythologised
MONOLITISMO monolithism
Montanística Metallurgy
moradeiras (dispersed / scattered) settlements
Entered by: Tania Pires
morgado, morgadio primogeniture
Movimento Estudantil + Luta Armada Student Movement + Armed battle/struggle/conflict
não é de viés político, mas de crítica literária was motivated by his interest in literary criticism, rather than by any political bias, . . .
não chegaram a virar consenso No general agreement was ever reached on...
não havia muita simpatia pelo povo there was not much regard for the people
não há alegria pública que não valha uma boa alegria privada there\'s no public celebration that doesn\'t deserve a good private one
não passava da carneirada dos currais eleitorais were nothing but sheep in an electoral herd
não recaía na história ou no passado, mas sim na geografia was not attributed to history or the past, but to geographic location
necropolização necropolization
Entered by: Tania Pires
Negro de ganho negro de ganho
neurobalística e pirobalística Tension/torsion artillery and powder artillery
no ideal de cidade caro ao republicanismo anglo-americano, centered on the ideal of a city, beloved to Anglo-American republicanism . .
no pertenciamento ao continente americano in being part of the American continent
Nossa Senhora da Conceicao Our Lady of the Conception
O Conselheiro arriscou um meio termo The Councillor/Counselor/Adviser put forth/suggested/advanced a compromise
o entrelaçado the entwined (arrows and quills)
O Ministério da Justiça tem se ocupado do II Pacto Republicano The Ministry of Justice has been engaged in (the formulation of
o povo letrado the literate population
oferecendo desdobramentos à teologia da libertação he would have radicalized himself, offering/suggesting ramifications for the Liberation Theory
onde cada palavra está sobejada face ... where each word is carefully crafted
ortofotogrametria orthophotogrammetry
Entered by: Matheus Chaud
Os cabras, mulatos e crioulos andavam tão atrevidos the guys (men, henchmen), mulatos (mixed) and blacks (african)
p. com Regular Part
palácio brasonado palace with coat of arms
parecer/parecerista opinions/reviewer
pavimento bícromo floor (decorated) with a bichrome (opus sectile design)
Entered by: Tania Pires
percurso histórico throughout history
periódicos da Corte Court journals
Permanência da concentração de renda Consistent nature of the concentration of wealth
piçarrão e cariman shale and "cariman" clay
porta papel de cigarros ou porta-papel de cigarros 1. cigarette-paper case; 2. cigarette rolling paper case
povoados de altura Hill settlement
Entered by: Tania Pires
povos conhecidos ...populations met
praças privates/soldiers
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