o referente da memoria
English translation: 'the weight of the past' or 'old habits die hard'
| 09:52 Aug 28, 2001 |
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but ...memories Explanation: That is it. |
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happenings of the past Explanation: No português é linguagem má, empolada, moderninha, quer dizer "se analisarmos o passado, ou olhando o passado", ou simplesmente "o passado". No caso ficaria melhor dizer os "fatos/acontecimentos do passado se sobrepõem à realidade do presente", ou seja em inglês: "the happenings/facts of the past, sometimes superposes on the present reality" (tradução literal "ad verbo") Several English>English dicitionaries and a good understand of Portuguese |
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'the weight of the past' or 'old habits die hard' Explanation: I just like the sound of these. I hope I've understood right. |
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you must be kidding Explanation: Is this a "totally free translation" or you just want to waste people's time and good will to help? . Or is it a "fix"? "Memories, remembering, things of the past", never "die hard". Any translation would have done - Silvio's, Vivian's, but never the expression "old habits" (refering to Thatcher's policies being carried over...) It is laughable and not applicable. Your credibility |
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((an _a posteriori_ clarification for Dr. Santos)) Explanation: In rather literal form, for certainty's sake: "The United Kingdom and other countries had good social-protection mechanisms in place... The situation in the United Kingdom changed during the Thatcher period, but memories of the past sometimes superimpose themselves on present reality..." As indicated by my other colleagues, the acceptable alternatives are numerous, e.g., "the weight of the [pre-Thatcher] past bears down on the present," or "echoes of the past..." or even the unfairly maligned "old habits die hard." Yours for courteous collegial intercourse, HC |
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