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“I think a lot of the bossa nova lyrics have this sort of spirit what we called saudade, which is in sort an untranslatable world - word.”
“From the beginning the essence of the music was contained in the word saudade, which Portuguese speakers claim is untranslatable but which can be rendered as longing, yearning, nostalgia or melancholy”
“Instead, it seeks to cure toy owners 'blues in a country that invented "saudade" -- the barely translatable Portuguese term used to describe deep longing for something or someone that is lost.”
“Ms. évora's music was in a style called morna, which is sung in taverns on the Cape Verde islands: slow, pensive ballads with an underlying lilt, suffused with sodade, the Cape Verdean creole term for a nostalgic longing that pervades music across Portugal where the word is saudade and its former empire.”
“I resisted, with full self-consciousness, taking up this space and your time with my little bit of miserable joy - what my Portuguese ancestors called saudade, the mixture of feelings one experiences at the landmark events of life.”
“In his case, it was probably more a case of "saudade," the classic Brazilian homesickness, coupled with a disdain for the weather in Manchester and the fact that he was often benched.”
“I should learn some Portuguese so I actually understand more than "saudade" and "Lisboa".”
“The word "saudade" is one of the most distinctive and frequently used in the Portuguese language, a barely translatable term used to describe deep longing for something or someone that is gone.”
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“PORT ELIZABETH, July 3 (Reuters) - The word "saudade" is one of the most distinctive and frequently used in the Portuguese language, a barely translatable term used to describe deep longing for something or”
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“PORT ELIZABETH, July 3 (Reuters) - The word "saudade" is one of the most distinctive and frequently used in the Portuguese photo: Creative Commons/Felipe Menegaz”
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The blues
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Hard to Translate
Words which exceed the common problems one finds in translation.
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Words, prose, bon mots, and literary styles that cause a contagious enthusiasm by its very existence. They can be muses to a story. rekindling the spark that went out. The cure-all elixir to a bla...
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The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
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Words I've come across & want to remember.
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My Favorite Words
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miasmum's list
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For stuff to simply reside.
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Tweets
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sionnach I've always said that Dade county raise the best hogs in the state. Apr 15, 2009
lilmishap would it be pretentious of me to change my name to this??? Feb 20, 2009
Prolagus This word is well known in Italy as one of the reasons why some Brazilian football players leave Italian teams, or take breaks, to get back to their country. Jul 9, 2008
bilby Would have ended Dostoyevsky's career. Nov 28, 2007
reesetee Isn't it great that one word can convey all that? Nov 28, 2007
chained_bear Oh, that explains that song by Love and Rockets! Nov 28, 2007
kad "Portuguese word for a feeling of longing for something that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future. It often carries a fatalist tone and a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might really never return." Dec 6, 2006