Public service is an activity carried out with the participation of the State. It is the provision of services that are intended to meet society's needs. In public service there is always the...
"Saved by the bell" is an expression used when something negative is about to happen, but, suddenly, this situation can be avoided, usually are cases where the individual is under...
Aversion is a feeling of disgust, something that pulls someone or something away. As aversion to cockroaches, it is the disgust or disgust of this type of insect. Or the aversion to false people, where the individual doesn't even...
Eclosion is a feminine noun that consists of a Gallicism, that is, it comes from a French term ( eclosion ), which means the action of coming out into the light, arising, appearing, budding,...
Eugenics, also called eugenics, consists of a series of beliefs and practices whose objective is to improve the genetic quality of the population. One of the justifications for the existence of eugenics...
The categorical imperative is a philosophy concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant, who defends that every human being must act in accordance with moral principles. Immanuel Kant For Kant, an imperative...
Conversation for sleeping ox is a popular expression in Portuguese (from Brazil) used when saying that someone is soft-spoken, read-and-read, lame excuse or lie told with intent in...
Irony of fate is a very popular expression used to indicate an unexpected event and that serves to show that people do not always control what will happen in their lives and others...
Scrap is an English word whose meaning can be “fragment”, “small piece” or “bit”. In Brazil, this term was popularized through the social network Orkut, which has a...
Missing is the one who fails to do something. Being called silent means saying that the person should have fulfilled some obligation and did not do so. It's also what was hidden, wasn't it...
Highlighting is highlighting, emphasizing, accentuating, making it stand out. It is understood by emphasizing the property of making it stand out or give importance. The opposite of highlighting is hiding, hiding. Highlight is a verb...
Eira means piece of land. (from the Latin area). It is paved or cemented land, used on farms to clean, dry and thresh cereals. Eira is a patio attached to the sugar mills, where...
Do Arco da Velha is a popular Portuguese expression that means "fantastic", "incredible", "amazing". Often the complete expression is: "they are things from the old woman's bow". It is...
Rock art is the set of graphic representations (drawings and paintings, mainly) made by prehistoric human beings on rocks. It is estimated that the oldest records of rock art...
"Goat of the pest" is a popular expression used in the Northeast of Brazil that means brave, courageous, hardworking man. In the northeastern hinterland, rainfall is scarce and the sertanejo suffers from serious...