[Lexicog] small - big, cool - hot
Fritz Goerling
Fritz_Goerling at SIL.ORG
Mon Jul 12 16:02:13 UTC 2004
Thank you, Margarita,
Here are Brazilian Portuguese equivalents which I just collected from a
Brazilian (written in Caps),
Fritz Goerling
These are possible translations in European Portuguese:
big baby - bebé grande - BEBE GRANDE
big boy (a grown-up man who behaves like a big boy) - ? MENINAO
big man (in politics) - grande homem - GRANDE HOMEM
big idea - grande ideia - GRANDE IDEIA
big deal (used sarcastically) - grande coisa! - GRANDE COISA!
small house - casa pequena - CASA PEQUENA
small business - pequeno negócio PEQUENO NEGOCIO
small minded - cabeçudo, picuinhas, de ideias fixas - MENTE LIMITADA
small change - pequena mudança - TROCADO
small beer (a trivial matter) - ? (We may of course express this idea
but I can't find a fixed
expression) COISA PEQUENA
cool drink - bebida fresca - BEBIDA GELADA
cool reception - fria recepção - RECEPCAO FRIA
cool idea - grande / boa ideia - GRANDE / BOA IDEIA
hot drink - bebida quente - BEBIDA QUENTE
hot day - dia quente - DIA QUENTE
hot pepper - pimenta forte - PIMENTA FORTE
hot reception - recepção calorosa - RECEPCAO CALOROSA
hot favourite - (principal) favorito - GRANDE FAVOROITO
Margarita Correia
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