Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
apurar
English translation:
refine / improve
Portuguese term
apuramos
"Já não é a língua que apuramos, é o nosso espírito que sujeitamos a um servilismo inexplicável" (João Ribeiro, A língua nacional).
Nov 8, 2009 11:39: Jorge Rodrigues changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/619078">T o b i a s's</a> old entry - "apuramos"" to ""refine / improve""
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Brazil
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refine / improve
Italy
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[It is no longer just a matter of] language adjustment
I think he is talking about how it is not just the language that is being adjusted or changed, but even the spirit is being affected.
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Amy Duncan (X)
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Thanks, Amy
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coolbrowne
: "It is no longer just a matter of" is spot on, but this use of "apurar" does carry an element of improvement, which cannot be ignored, especially given the author.
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Brazil
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assay
Me lembrei da "apuração dos votos" (análise e contagem dos votos).
United States
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obsessing/fussing over (in this context)
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