Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
the Optative
Portuguese translation:
gramática do modo optativo
Added to glossary by
Joao Luis Manga
May 14, 2018 18:39
5 yrs ago
English term
the Optative
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
In an essay (as it follows), I saw the term "Optative", but I am not sure what it really means (maybe it has some historical conotation): ...‘the trouble with these boys is that the masters have been talking to them about the Parthenon when they should have been talking to them about the OPTATIVE.’ ...Ever since then I have tended to use the Parthenon and the Optative as the symbols of two types of education."
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
5 +2 | gramática do modo optativo | Joao Luis Manga |
5 +2 | aula eletiva | Carmen Regina Carvalho |
Change log
May 21, 2018 16:14: Joao Luis Manga Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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gramática do modo optativo
2. Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being a mood of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, used to express a wish.
...quando eles deveriam estar coversando com eles sobre a gramática do modo optativo
Assim a frase se torna mais completa e explicativa.
Senão, apenas "conversando sobre o optativo"
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Note added at 11 mins (2018-05-14 18:50:12 GMT)
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https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Optative
a. Of, relating to, or being a mood of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, used to express a wish.
...quando eles deveriam estar coversando com eles sobre a gramática do modo optativo
Assim a frase se torna mais completa e explicativa.
Senão, apenas "conversando sobre o optativo"
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Note added at 11 mins (2018-05-14 18:50:12 GMT)
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https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Optative
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Fausto Machado Tiemann
30 mins
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Thank you!
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agree |
Mariana Vieira
: É isto mesmo. O Partenon tira as dúvidas de que estão a falar do Grego antigo.
13 hrs
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Thank you. I saw this when I studied Greek at seminary.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "According to the context, I now believe it is this meaning that the author was pointing out."
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aula eletiva
A Faculdade tem uma grade de aulas obrigatórias e "the optative" são aulas eletivas, o aluno pode escolher entre uma gama de assuntos uma aula que ele tenha interesse em assistir.
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