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C2  ·  25 words

Restoration in Portuguese

An intervention that has to be capable of being undone.

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The thirteenth entry is o clima dentro da vitrina, and the piece of furniture it names opens the most productive habit English has. A museum calls the glass box « a display case » or simply « a case »; the shop’s version of it is « a showcase », and out of that noun English made a verb by adding nothing at all, so that an exhibition « showcases » three new loans. That step is free here and impossible in Portuguese. Every noun in a conservation studio can take it: a picture is « framed », a drawing is « mounted », a sculpture is « crated », a collection is « catalogued » and « archived », a costume is « mothballed », an object is « labelled », « dated » and « numbered ». Portuguese has to build a verb each time, with an ending and often a prefix as well: emoldurar, encaixotar, catalogar, arquivar, etiquetar, datar. The price of the English freedom is that one written form can be either part of speech, and nothing but its place in the sentence says which of the two is being used.

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Noun (f) (12)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a intervenção mínimathe minimum interventionNoun (f)C2
A intervenção mínima é o princípio antes de qualquer decisão.Minimum intervention is the principle that comes before any decision.
a análise dos materiaisthe analysis of the materialsNoun (f)C2
A análise dos materiais identificou um pigmento tardio.The analysis of the materials identified a late pigment.
a reintegração cromáticathe chromatic reintegrationNoun (f)C2
A reintegração cromática tem de ser reconhecível de perto.Chromatic reintegration has to be recognisable from close up.
a entretelagemthe lining of a canvasNoun (f)C2
A entretelagem cola uma tela nova por trás da antiga.Lining a canvas glues a new cloth behind the old one.
a conservação de papelpaper conservationNoun (f)C2
A conservação de papel trabalha com banhos e com pinças.Paper conservation works with baths and with tweezers.
a dessalinizaçãothe desalinationNoun (f)C2
A dessalinização da cerâmica demora muitas semanas.Desalination of the ceramic takes many weeks.
a condição de empréstimothe loan conditionNoun (f)C2
A condição de empréstimo fixa a luz e a humidade.The loan condition fixes the light and the humidity.
a proposta de tratamentothe treatment proposalNoun (f)C2
A proposta de tratamento é discutida antes de se tocar na peça.The treatment proposal is discussed before anyone touches the object.
a deontologia profissionalthe professional code of ethicsNoun (f)C2
A deontologia profissional exige que o trabalho seja reversível.The professional code of ethics requires the work to be reversible.
a refletografia de infravermelhosinfrared reflectographyNoun (f)C2
A refletografia de infravermelhos revelou o desenho por baixo.Infrared reflectography revealed the drawing underneath.
a massa de preenchimentothe filling compoundNoun (f)C2
A massa de preenchimento fica ligeiramente abaixo da superfície.The filling compound is left slightly below the surface.
a douragemthe gildingNoun (f)C2
A douragem do retábulo foi refeita à mão.The gilding of the altarpiece was redone by hand.

Noun (m) (13)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o corte estratigráficothe stratigraphic cross-sectionNoun (m)C2
O corte estratigráfico mostra as camadas por ordem.The stratigraphic cross-section shows the layers in order.
o aglutinantethe binding mediumNoun (m)C2
O aglutinante distingue a têmpera do óleo.The binding medium is what tells tempera from oil.
o destacamento da camadathe flaking of the paint layerNoun (m)C2
O destacamento da camada começou junto à moldura.The flaking of the paint layer began next to the frame.
o teste de limpezathe cleaning testNoun (m)C2
O teste de limpeza faz-se num canto discreto.The cleaning test is done in an inconspicuous corner.
o chassis da telathe stretcherNoun (m)C2
O chassis da tela estava empenado pela humidade.The stretcher had warped in the damp.
o produto de corrosãothe corrosion productNoun (m)C2
O produto de corrosão diz onde a peça esteve enterrada.The corrosion product tells you where the object lay buried.
o clima dentro da vitrinathe climate inside the caseNoun (m)C2
O clima dentro da vitrina é medido em contínuo.The climate inside the case is measured continuously.
o conservador-restauradorthe conservator-restorerNoun (m)C2
O conservador-restaurador documenta cada passo com fotografia.The conservator-restorer documents every step photographically.
o gel de solventethe solvent gelNoun (m)C2
O gel de solvente atua sem escorrer pela superfície.The solvent gel acts without running across the surface.
o emplastrothe poulticeNoun (m)C2
O emplastro de celulose puxa o sal para fora da pedra.The cellulose poultice draws the salt out of the stone.
o tratamento em anóxiathe anoxic treatmentNoun (m)C2
O tratamento em anóxia mata o inseto sem veneno.Anoxic treatment kills the insect without poison.
o tampão de humidadethe humidity bufferNoun (m)C2
O tampão de humidade suaviza as oscilações do dia.The humidity buffer smooths out the swings of the day.
o salvamento de emergênciathe emergency salvageNoun (m)C2
O salvamento de emergência começa pela lista de prioridades.The emergency salvage begins with the priority list.

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