Jacinto

Setúbal, Portugal

https://www.facebook.com/jacinto.braga

By Day: Economist

By Night: Dilettante Jack of all trades

Never join a club that would have you as a member. You deserve better than that. Groucho's Moralities.

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Name for “having no concern about the truthfulness of one’s own remarks”

single-word-requests phrase-requests asked Mar 16, 2016 at 11:58

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"Tem a ver" -- Qual é a origem desta expressão?

etimologia expressão-idiomática origem-histórica asked Aug 13, 2015 at 7:10

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Porque é que os contínuos são "contínuos"?

etimologia origem-histórica asked Dec 5, 2016 at 19:20

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Em "rainha" o "i" forma sílaba com o "nh"? O Acordo Ortográfico diz que sim!

divisão-silábica asked Nov 29, 2015 at 19:37

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I know what "so help me God" is used for, but what does it actually mean?

idioms meaning-in-context asked Dec 5, 2015 at 17:01

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Por que é que «gatos» e «gralhas» são erros tipográficos?

etimologia asked Apr 8, 2016 at 15:05

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Qual é a história da pronúncia chiada e não chiada do «s» em final de sílaba?

pronúncia origem fonologia asked May 24, 2016 at 17:49

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Quando é que o "trem" desapareceu de Portugal, e o "comboio" do Brasil?

brasil portugal diferenca-transatlântica extincão-de-palavras asked Nov 10, 2015 at 23:28

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Origem de "para inglês ver"

etimologia origem-histórica expressão-idiomática asked Mar 2, 2017 at 14:28

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O nome do membro viril em bom vernáculo (sim, esse mesmo) já foi aceitável? Quando passou a ser tabu?

etimologia uso-de-palavras mudancas-históricas asked Dec 9, 2016 at 9:46

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Underwater equivalent of "aerodynamic"?

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Word meaning: A slip of the tongue which suggests how you actually feel, often humorous

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How to degender "separate the men from the boys"?

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Idiom for making fun of something people are ashamed of?

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Is there any idiom or expression that would mean "all my efforts wasted"?

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Meaning of "Carrots aren't that great" in the sentence

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An idiomatic alternative to "familiar with the matter"

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How do you describe these animals' action/ state before attacking their prey?

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Why are "slip roads" called that way?

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Who started the expression "fake news"?

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Is "less good" acceptable?

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An expression for what "worriers" do, as scoffing as German "Bedenkenträgerei"

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Tornar-se vs Ficar

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Single word request: to be burned at the stake

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Why did traffic become "tráfico" and "tráfego"?

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Intentionally committing hypocrisy, to show a wrong-doer why you think what they do is wrong

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"Tenants" of an argument

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Did Plato and Socrates discuss picking the largest ear of wheat in a wheat field?

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Qual a origem e o sentido da expressão "de nada"

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Por que é errado falar "mais grande" e "mais pequeno"?

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Qual a diferença entre “estória” e “história”?

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"Entre mortos e feridos, salvaram-se todos." Como entender este ditado?

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Ponto final dentro de parênteses

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“Doido varrido”? Por que “varrido”? Qual o sentido?

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“Punheta de bacalhau”? Por que “punheta”? Qual a origem?

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What are the origin, meaning and connotations of "gringo" in Spanish?

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What is the origin of the word "Brazil" ? (Brasil, in modern Portuguese)

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Termo "Que nem" está correto?

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Difference between ser and estar

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Gospe ou Cospe, qual a forma correta de pronunciar?

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