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From these 29 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list The thirteenth entry is regra de casamento , and the English words waiting for it carry a history worth having. « Marriage » came in from French and is the ordinary word, but « wedding » belongs to the older layer and was not about a ceremony at all. In Old English, wedd was a pledge, a security handed over to guarantee a promise, and weddian meant to give such a pledge. What the verb described was the binding undertaking, not the feast. That sense has not quite gone: « to pledge » is still the plain verb for binding oneself, and a person can be « wedded to a method », held to it as if by a promise. « Wedlock » keeps the old noun too, and its second half is not « lock » but the Old English ending -lāc , which built nouns of action and shut nobody in. So for a rule saying who may marry whom, « marriage rule » is the term to use; and « wedding » is best kept for the day itself, with the old pledge still sitting inside it.
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observação participante participant observation Phrase C2 A observação participante obriga a ficar meses no mesmo sítio. Participant observation means staying months in the same place.
perspetiva émica emic perspective Phrase C2 A perspetiva émica descreve o que as pessoas dizem de si. The emic perspective describes what people say about themselves.
perspetiva ética etic perspective Phrase C2 A perspetiva ética compara de fora, com categorias de fora. The etic perspective compares from outside, with categories brought from outside.
descrição densa thick description Phrase C2 A descrição densa distingue um piscar de olho de um sinal. Thick description tells a blink apart from a signal.
notas de campo field notes Phrase C2 As notas de campo são escritas na mesma noite. Field notes are written up the same night.
informante privilegiado key informant Phrase C2 O informante privilegiado abre portas e fecha outras. The key informant opens some doors and closes others.
consentimento no terreno consent in the field Phrase C2 O consentimento no terreno é pedido outra vez a cada visita. Consent in the field is asked for again at every visit.
relativismo cultural cultural relativism Phrase C2 O relativismo cultural pede que se descreva antes de julgar. Cultural relativism asks that you describe before you judge.
sistema de parentesco kinship system Phrase C2 O sistema de parentesco explica quem herda o quê. The kinship system explains who inherits what.
linha de descendência line of descent Phrase C2 A linha de descendência passa pela mãe nesta aldeia. The line of descent runs through the mother in this village.
regra de casamento marriage rule Phrase C2 A regra de casamento proíbe uniões dentro do grupo. The marriage rule forbids unions inside the group.
rito de passagem rite of passage Phrase C2 O rito de passagem dura vários dias. The rite of passage lasts several days.
troca de dádivas gift exchange Phrase C2 A troca de dádivas cria dívidas que duram anos. Gift exchange creates debts that last for years.
economia de subsistência subsistence economy Phrase C2 Na economia de subsistência quase nada sai para fora. In a subsistence economy almost nothing leaves the place.
tradição oral oral tradition Phrase C2 A tradição oral guarda mais do que se supõe. Oral tradition keeps more than one supposes.
cultura material material culture Phrase C2 A cultura material fala quando ninguém quer falar. Material culture speaks when nobody wants to speak.
estrutura social social structure Phrase C2 A estrutura social não se vê num único dia. Social structure cannot be seen in a single day.
tradução cultural cultural translation Phrase C2 A tradução cultural perde sempre alguma coisa. Cultural translation always loses something.
presente etnográfico ethnographic present Phrase C2 O presente etnográfico congela um povo num tempo que já passou. The ethnographic present freezes a people in a time that has gone.
etnografia de salvamento salvage ethnography Phrase C2 A etnografia de salvamento queria registar antes do fim. Salvage ethnography wanted to record before the end came.
antropologia aplicada applied anthropology Phrase C2 A antropologia aplicada trabalha dentro de projetos. Applied anthropology works inside projects.
restituição de objetos restitution of objects Phrase C2 A restituição de objetos mudou o trabalho dos museus. The restitution of objects has changed the work of museums.
licença de investigação research permit Phrase C2 A licença de investigação demorou meses a chegar. The research permit took months to arrive.
reestudo a longo prazo long-term restudy Phrase C2 O reestudo a longo prazo mostrou outra aldeia. The long-term restudy showed a different village.
método comparativo comparative method Phrase C2 O método comparativo só resulta com perguntas iguais. The comparative method works only with identical questions.
trabalho de campo multissituado multi-sited fieldwork Phrase C2 O trabalho de campo multissituado segue as pessoas e não o lugar. Multi-sited fieldwork follows the people and not the place.
Noun (f) (2)
Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo
a reflexividade reflexivity Noun (f) C2 A reflexividade obriga a escrever também sobre si próprio. Reflexivity forces you to write about yourself as well.
a liminaridade liminality Noun (f) C2 A liminaridade é o tempo em que já não se é o que se era. Liminality is the time when you are no longer what you were.
Noun (m) (1)
Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo
o etnocentrismo ethnocentrism Noun (m) C2 O etnocentrismo mede tudo pela régua de casa. Ethnocentrism measures everything by the yardstick of home.
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