Glossary entry

inglês term or phrase:

fountain head

português translation:

o princípio, o primórdio, o berço, a aurora, a fonte primária

Added to glossary by mardamaris
Aug 4, 2010 18:11
13 yrs ago
inglês term

fountain head

May offend inglês para português Outra Religião
the church is to be the fountain head of the arts
for a society.

Discussion

mardamaris (asker) Aug 4, 2010:
the church is to be the fountain head of the arts
for a society.

Some people may think the church should not be involved with arts, imagine saying it should be the fountain head of the arts for a society. I wish no one would be offended, but in case I choose to sign it so, if you were not, I am glad
Y. Peraza Aug 4, 2010:
Why would this be offensive? O_o

Proposed translations

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o princípio, o primórdio, o berço, a aurora, a fonte primária

fountain-head

FOUNT'AIN-HEAD, n. Primary source; original; first principle.
Peer comment(s):

agree Bett : agree!
22 minutos
Obrigado, Bett. Bom fim de semana.
agree Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
1 hora
Obrigado, Fernando. Bom fim de semana.
agree TFaulkner
5 horas
Obrigado, Thais. Bom fim de semana.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, that´s exactly it."
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3 minutos

fonte/origem/

Translations
fountainhead [ˈfaʊntɪnhed] N → fuente f, origen m
to go to the fountainhead → acudir a la propia fuente

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-04 18:15:41 GMT)
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OU poço
Peer comment(s):

agree Artur Jorge Martins
28 minutos
agree Carlos Quandt : fonte sim, poço não :) http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fountainhead
43 minutos
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