Mitigate is a direct prenominal or transitive verb in Portuguese, and it means the act of decreasing the intensity of something, making it softer, calmer or relaxed. Mitigation is what it is...
Minutes are a written record of all events and matters discussed during a meeting or other type of assembly. The minutes are configured as a textual modality of written language, used...
Minimalist is something or someone adept at what is simple and elementary, considered a lifestyle for individuals who seek the least possible means and resources to live. However, this term...
Epitaph means “on the tomb”, comes from the Greek epitaphs. This term refers to the phrases that are written, usually on marble or metal plates and placed over the tomb, or mausoleums...
Tsuru is a sacred bird from Japan. It is the symbol of health, good luck, happiness, longevity and fortune. Japanese legend tells that the tsuru can live up to a thousand years. It is considered the bird...
Revolution is a word originating from the Latin revolutione, which means the act or effect of revolving or revolutionizing. It can have several meanings applied to several different areas, and can be synonymous with...
Nutrition is the process of providing animal and plant organisms with the nutrients necessary for life. It is also the science that investigates the relationship between the food ingested by man and the...
Metaphor and comparison are two of the best-known figures of speech. Within the category of speech pictures, they represent pictures of words. Metaphor is a figure of speech that indicates...
Porcelain Wedding is the name given to the commemoration of 20 (twenty) years of marriage. According to popular culture, one of the main interpretations associated with porcelain is resistance,...
SSP stands for Public Security Secretariat, and is a responsible Brazilian public agency that has several functions. Some of the activities of the SSP is to allow the registration of bulletins from...
Kyrie eleison means "Lord have mercy", it is a term of Greek origin. Kyrie eleison is also a Christian prayer, and it is present in the Bible, in Psalm 51. The term is often used in masses...
Agriculture is the study, theory and practice of agriculture and livestock, in a reciprocal relationship. It is one of the areas of the primary sector responsible for the production of consumer goods. THE...
Flexibility is the characteristic of what is flexible, that is, what can bend easily; malleable. It can also mean something that moves with ease and agility, or that has...
Heat is a concept from the scope of Physics that represents a form of energy, being the thermal energy in motion between atomic particles. The word heat can also refer to something hot,...
Civil law is a branch of law that deals with the set of rules regulating the rights and obligations of a private nature concerning people, their rights and obligations, goods and their...