C2 · 45 Wörter
Verbs that replace a clause
One word for what would otherwise take eight.
The first entry is transigir, and the reason it feels unfamiliar is that English owns only its negative half. We have « intransigent » and « intransigence », said every week of a party that will not move an inch, but there is no verb « to transige » and no adjective « transigent » to set against them. The positive has to be built out of other words: to give ground, to meet somebody halfway, to come to terms. English keeps a small collection of such orphans, and they are worth knowing as a class, because each one looks as though a plainer relative must exist. « Unkempt » hair has never been kempt outside a dictionary; a « disgruntled » customer was not gruntled beforehand; a « ruthless » decision leaves no ruth, which was a word for pity four centuries ago; and « feckless » carries a « feck » that plain English never had. The consequence for this page is small and exact. A comissão não transige turns straight into « the committee is intransigent », while a comissão transige cannot be turned back, and the translator has to name the concession instead.
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transigirto give groundVerbC2
A comissão não transige neste ponto.The committee gives no ground on this point.
asseverarto assertVerbC1
A testemunha asseverou que nada tinha ouvido.The witness asserted that she had heard nothing.
arguirto plead (as an objection)VerbC2
A defesa argui a falta de provas.The defence pleads the absence of evidence.
postularto postulateVerbC2
O estudo postula que a procura se mantém.The study postulates that demand holds steady.
infirmarto disproveVerbC2
Um único caso infirma toda a regra.A single case disproves the whole rule.
rebaterto rebutVerbC2
O relator rebateu a crítica ponto por ponto.The rapporteur rebutted the criticism point by point.
substanciarto substantiateVerbC2
A queixa não substancia nenhuma das acusações.The complaint substantiates none of the accusations.
robustecerto strengthen (a suspicion)VerbC2
O novo achado robustece a suspeita inicial.The new finding strengthens the original suspicion.
legitimarto vindicateVerbC2
O resultado legitima o método escolhido.The result vindicates the method that was chosen.
obnubilarto cloudVerbC2
A linguagem técnica obnubila o que está em causa.The technical language clouds what is at stake.
amalgamarto conflateVerbC2
O artigo amalgama duas questões distintas.The article conflates two separate questions.
deslindarto disentangleVerbC2
Custa deslindar as causas umas das outras.It is hard to disentangle the causes from one another.
conciliarto reconcileVerbC2
É difícil conciliar as duas exigências.The two requirements are hard to reconcile.
exacerbarto aggravateVerbC2
A demora exacerba o conflito.The delay aggravates the conflict.
atenuarto mitigateVerbC2
A medida atenua os efeitos mais duros.The measure mitigates the harshest effects.
precipitarto precipitateVerbC2
A notícia precipitou a demissão.The news precipitated the resignation.
engendrarto breedVerbC2
A escassez engendra desconfiança.Scarcity breeds mistrust.
obviarto obviateVerbC2
Uma boa definição obvia a discussão seguinte.A good definition obviates the discussion that follows.
contornarto skirtVerbC2
O texto contorna a pergunta central.The text skirts the central question.
suplantarto supersedeVerbC2
O novo procedimento suplantou o antigo.The new procedure superseded the old one.
relegarto relegateVerbC2
O tema foi relegado para o fim da reunião.The subject was relegated to the end of the meeting.
abdicarto abdicate (a right)VerbC2
A direção abdicou de qualquer controlo.The management abdicated all control.
prescindirto dispense withVerbC2
Podemos prescindir desse capítulo.We can dispense with that chapter.
procrastinarto put offVerbC2
A comissão procrastina a decisão há meses.The committee has been putting the decision off for months.
aquiescerto acquiesceVerbC2
Quem cala aquiesce.Whoever keeps silent acquiesces.
redarguirto objectVerbC2
O perito redarguiu contra o método usado.The expert objected to the method that had been used.
tergiversarto prevaricateVerbC2
O responsável tergiversa sempre que lhe perguntam pelos prazos.The manager prevaricates whenever he is asked about the deadlines.
desconversarto change the subjectVerbC2
Ele desconversa em vez de assumir o erro.He changes the subject instead of owning up to the mistake.
dissimularto dissembleVerbC2
A carta dissimula mal o desagrado.The letter dissembles its displeasure badly.
resguardar-seto hedgeVerbC2
O autor resguarda-se com uma nota de rodapé.The author hedges with a footnote.
ressalvarto make an exception ofVerbC2
O parecer ressalva os casos de urgência.The opinion makes an exception of urgent cases.
elucidarto illuminateVerbC2
O exemplo elucida a regra melhor do que a definição.The example illuminates the rule better than the definition does.
dissertarto expoundVerbC2
O orador dissertou sobre a origem do termo.The speaker expounded on the origin of the term.
enumerarto enumerateVerbC2
A introdução enumera as objeções mais comuns.The introduction enumerates the commonest objections.
delinearto outlineVerbC2
O primeiro capítulo delineia o campo do estudo.The first chapter outlines the field of the study.
demarcarto mark outVerbC2
A norma demarca o que ainda é permitido.The rule marks out what is still permitted.
extrapolarto extrapolateVerbC2
Não se pode extrapolar a partir de uma amostra tão pequena.One cannot extrapolate from so small a sample.
interpolarto interpolateVerbC2
O programa interpola os valores em falta.The programme interpolates the missing values.
contextualizarto contextualiseVerbC2
A nota contextualiza a citação.The note contextualises the quotation.
evidenciarto bring outVerbC2
O gráfico evidencia a diferença entre os dois grupos.The chart brings out the difference between the two groups.
problematizarto problematiseVerbC2
O ensaio problematiza a própria pergunta.The essay problematises the question itself.
repisarto labour (a point)VerbC2
Não vale a pena repisar o mesmo argumento.There is no point in labouring the same argument.
reificarto reifyVerbC2
O modelo reifica uma relação que é apenas estatística.The model reifies a relation that is merely statistical.
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