à licença (nesse contexto)

English translation: to lack of restraint OR excessive freedom

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Portuguese term or phrase:	à licença (nesse contexto)
English translation:	to lack of restraint OR excessive freedom
Entered by:	Mary Palmer

16:27 Jul 16, 2010

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Portuguese term or phrase: à licença (nesse contexto)

Bom dia! qual seria o significado de "à licença" no contexto abaixo?

Obrigada!

Embora forte, a acusação não era original. O mais ácido crítico das oligarquias, e do arranjo político que com elas estabeleceu o presidente Campos Sales, foi exatamente seu irmão, Alberto Sales, que em 1901 diagnosticou o divórcio completo entre a política e a moral. Ele reconhecia como reprováveis os pactos firmados entre os governadores e o Congresso, em que eram esquecidos e desprezados os deveres constitucionais para que todos pudessem se entregar “à gatunagem e **à licença**, enchendo as algibeiras com o produto do imposto e afugentando os honestos com a perseguição política”. Para ele, “o mundo oficial nos estados, que devia representar o escol da população”, não passava à época, com caríssimas exceções, de “verdadeiros grupos de bandidos, organizados à sombra da Constituição e das leis”.

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Local time: 05:51

to lack of restraint OR excessive freedom

Explanation:
lack of restraint, excessive freedom

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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 04:51

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Thanks again Marlene!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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5 +1

to lack of restraint OR excessive freedom

Marlene Curtis

misuse

Clauwolf

Summary of reference entries provided

licença - no contexto

Carlos Quandt

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peer agreement (net): +1

to lack of restraint OR excessive freedom

Explanation:
lack of restraint, excessive freedom

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 04:51
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 96

Grading comment

Thanks again Marlene!

3 mins confidence:

misuse

Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-07-16 16:32:13 GMT)
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"licença" está no sentido de "abuso, quebra de padrões/convenções sociais" neste caso

Clauwolf
Local time: 05:51
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Reference comments

8 hrs

Reference: licença - no contexto

Reference information:
Liberdade excessiva, contrária ao respeito, à decência, à conveniência; desregramento de costumes, licenciosidade: esta licença constrange as famílias.
http://www.dicio.com.br/licenca/

Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; Disregard for accepted rules
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/licentious

Carlos Quandt
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese

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