despojamento
English translation: plainness
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| 4 +2 | simplicity |
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| 4 +1 | plainness |
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| 3 | lightness |
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| 2 | the talented exploitation (or display) of his logo/signature |
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lightness Explanation: Lightness Ease or cheerfulness in manner or style. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution restricted in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved. |
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25 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1plainness Explanation: Despojado é o estilo despido de ornatos, simples, enxuto. Assim, pode-se traduzir despojamento como "plainness", que o Webster's define como "not luxurious or ornate". |
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26 mins confidence:
the talented exploitation (or display) of his logo/signature Explanation: Despojamento - in neither of my monolingual Brazilian dictionaries do I find anything that fits here, so this is the best I could come up with. It's a bit of a stretch. I definitely did not find anything to suggest "lightness." Despojar means to despoil, rob, strip, possibly to evict someone from a home, to deprive someone of something, to disrobe. Well, it can also mean to abandon or set aside Are you sure that's what your text says? Not a typo? The new Houaiss says: erbo transitivo direto 1 espoliar (pertence alheio); roubar, saquear, defraudar Ex.: a tropa invadia residências, despojando os moradores bitransitivo e pronominal 2 privar(-se) da posse; desapossar(-se) Ex.: <o ladrão despojou-a de suas jóias em plena rua> <é difícil d.(-se) de tudo que se tem> transitivo direto, bitransitivo e pronominal 3 privar(-se) [do que revestia, adornava ou cobria]; despir(-se), desnudar(-se) Ex.: <o outono começava a d. as árvores (de suas folhagens)> <despojou-se das jóias e do vestido> pronominal 4 pôr de lado; largar, abandonar, perder Ex.: despojando-se de seu orgulho, pediu perdão |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2simplicity Explanation: ... may have been better. Hope there's still time. |
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