YouTube is a website for sharing videos uploaded by users over the internet. The term comes from the English “you” which means “you” and “tube” which means “tube” or...
Literally means rigorous, restricted, clear, according to the letter of the text. It is the use of an expression in its true sense. For example, the phrase “the man was starving” can have two...
Volcanism is the activity whereby magnetic material is expelled from the Earth's interior to the surface. The volcano is the mountain formed from the eruptions of larvae (magmatic material in...
Subsequente is a two-gender adjective that classifies something that comes after, or follows. It is synonymous with immediate, ulterior and following. An event qualified as subsequent happens after...
Pennant is a feminine noun meaning small flame or pennant, a small triangle-shaped flag. Within the Navy, a pennant is a long, narrow flag that can be...
"You don't look at the teeth on a gifted horse" is a proverb that generally means that when we receive a gift, we should show satisfaction even if it is not to our liking. In English the expression...
Briefing is a set of information, a collection of data for the development of a work. English word that means abstract in Portuguese. It is a document containing the description of the situation of...
Melancholy means the state of deep sadness and apathy continually felt by someone. Melancholia is a type of depression and has the same symptoms: the person is not interested in anything about his...
ASAP is the acronym for As Soon As Possible, an English expression that means, as soon as possible, in Portuguese. The term is used in emails, invitations, text messages etc. to say that the...
Idealism is the quality of what is ideal. It is the representation of things in the ideal form. It is the propensity or inclination of the mind towards daydreaming, towards the ideal. The ideal is what exists only in the idea,...
The concept of people management or human resources administration is an association of skills and methods, policies, techniques and defined practices, with the objective of managing the...
Eyelets, or eyelet, is a circular ring made of metal or plastic, formed by two parts, used to reinforce a hole through which a ribbon, a shoelace, etc., passes. The eyelet can be applied to clothes, bags,...
Usury, in its original sense, is excessive interest charged on a loan, on a certain amount of money. In the Middle Ages, usury was used as a synonym for interest, and it was a practice...
Bricolage is a term originating from the French "bricòláge" whose meaning refers to the execution of small domestic tasks, without the need to resort to the services of a professional. Works...
Tupperware is the name of a plastics industry, which began in Leominster, Massachusetts, United States, in the 1940s, and is now present in over 100 countries. The industry produces utensils...