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| Autor: | eddie |
| E-mail: | não-disponível |
| Data: | 16/JUL/2009 8:44 PM |
| Assunto: | To Dale "Fazer questão" |
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noun vs. verb I think the point is that there's a slight difference between "make a point of something" and "make a point of doing something". If we translate the first structure, "I made a point of (+noun phrase) John's comment", as "Eu fiz questão dos comentários do John", is ok up to point, but I doubt it's going to be our first choice, we are more likely to say "Eu levei a sério/em conta/em consideração os comentários do John". As for the second pattern, "I made a point of (+verb) hearing John comments", when rendered into Portuguese, "Eu fiz questão de ouvir os cometários do John" is by far our first choice and we forget about the other translations ( levar a sério/em conta/em consideração) that best fits the first context. It seems that the phrase "I make a point a point of your coming" is something along the lines of "I levo a sério a sua chegada". My head is spinning! Maybe it's because of the points. |
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"Fazer questão" – Karina Toledo 15/JUL/2009, 9:36 AM "Fazer questão" – Mula da Silvia 15/JUL/2009, 9:36 AM "Fazer questão" – Dale-CR 
15/JUL/2009, 10:36 AM "Fazer questão" – Karina Toledo 15/JUL/2009, 11:13 AM To Dale "Fazer questão" – Paulo S 16/JUL/2009, 5:11 PM 
To Dale "Fazer questão" – eddie 16/JUL/2009, 8:44 PM To Dale "Fazer questão" – PPAULO 16/JUL/2009, 9:30 PM To Dale "Fazer questão" – eddie 16/JUL/2009, 10:02 PM PPaulo – Dale-CR 16/JUL/2009, 11:05 PM PPaulo - 2 – Dale-CR 16/JUL/2009, 11:10 PM eddie – Dale-CR 16/JUL/2009, 10:57 PM Paulo S – Dale-CR 16/JUL/2009, 10:55 PM Swing. – PPAULO 17/JUL/2009, 9:40 AM Swing. – Dale-CR 17/JUL/2009, 10:09 AM Swing. – PPAULO 17/JUL/2009, 10:17 AM Swing stuff – Dale-CR 17/JUL/2009, 10:24 AM Swing stuff – PPAULO 17/JUL/2009, 10:33 AM Swing stuff – PPAULO 17/JUL/2009, 10:37 AM Swing stuff – student 17/JUL/2009, 12:29 PM Swing stuff – Dale-CR 17/JUL/2009, 1:08 PM Swing stuff – eddie 17/JUL/2009, 1:23 PM Swing stuff – Dale-CR 18/JUL/2009, 3:00 AM Swing stuff – student 17/JUL/2009, 1:37 PM Blunder – CR 17/JUL/2009, 3:22 PM Blunder – student 17/JUL/2009, 3:39 PM Blunder – PPAULO 17/JUL/2009, 6:28 PM Back to swing. – PPAULO 17/JUL/2009, 6:52 PM Back to swing. – PPAULO 17/JUL/2009, 6:59 PM Back to swing. – PPAULO 17/JUL/2009, 7:01 PM swinging explanation – Dale-CR 18/JUL/2009, 3:08 AM Back to swing. – Dale-CR 18/JUL/2009, 3:04 AM Swing stuff - student – Dale-CR 18/JUL/2009, 3:01 AM Swing stuff - student – PPAULO 18/JUL/2009, 9:28 AM