Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
história de proveito e exemplo
English translation:
moral tale
Added to glossary by
Fiona Gonçalves
Sep 20, 2006 18:38
17 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
Dynamic and determined
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, English, and 1 more.
história de proveito e exemplo
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literary genre
In a list of literary genres characterised by their brevity. Does anyone know the English equivalent?
Many thanks
Many thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | moral tale |
lexical
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| 4 +1 | proverb / maxim |
Carla Queiro (X)
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| 4 | human insterest stories(informative and inspiring stories) |
Ivaneide
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Proposed translations
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43 mins
Selected
moral tale
Just an idea - I'd like to see what colleagues say. A moral tale is a story (popular in England during the 18th and 19th centuries) intended to influence people's, and especially children's, moral behaviour - to set an example, as it were, of the way to behave. In English, "Eric, or Little by Little" is regarded as the typicla moral tale: Eça de Queiró's "O Tesouro" is cited as a "história de proveito e exemplo".
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Comment: "Thanks lexical and everyone else for your help. "
+1
20 mins
proverb / maxim
PROVERB, MAXIM are terms for short, pithy sayings. A PROVERB is such a saying popularly known and repeated, usually expressing simply and concretely, though often metaphorically, a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humankind: “A stitch in time saves nine.” A MAXIM is a brief statement of a general and practical truth, esp. one that serves as a rule of conduct or a precept: “It is wise to risk no more than one can afford to lose.”
33 mins
human insterest stories(informative and inspiring stories)
Every day I read informative and inspiring stories about dogs, even some amusing or plain wacky stories. So I'm going to post just a few of them here on our Healthy Happy Dogs website for moments when you'd like to read either a short informative article, or an inspiring story that'll very likely bring tears to your eyes!
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Note added at 36 mins (2006-09-20 19:15:28 GMT)
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Human Interest Stories About Dogs
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Note added at 36 mins (2006-09-20 19:15:28 GMT)
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Human Interest Stories About Dogs
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