Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

..knew that St. George was somewhere beneath the Deep Woods

Portuguese translation:

...sabia que São Jorge estava em algum lugar abaixo da densa floresta

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Dec 14, 2009 19:29
14 yrs ago
English term

..knew that St. George was somewhere beneath the Deep Woods

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Historia de dragao
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...sabia que São Jorge estava em algum lugar abaixo da densa floresta

Saint George (ca. 275/281 – 23 April 303) was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Eastern Catholic Churches. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. His memorial is celebrated on 23 April, and he is regarded as one of the most prominent military saints.

Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Bteghrine, Cáceres (Spain), Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod, Barcelona and Moscow, as well as a wide range of professions, organizations, and disease sufferers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George

Beneath 
–adverb 1. below; in or to a lower place, position, state, or the like.
2. underneath: heaven above and the earth beneath.

–preposition 3. below; under: beneath the same roof.
4. farther down than; underneath; lower in place than: The first drawer beneath the top one.
5. lower down on a slope than: beneath the crest of a hill.
6. inferior or less important, as in position, rank, or power: A captain is beneath a major.
7. unworthy of; below the level or dignity of: to regard others as beneath one; behavior that was beneath contempt.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/beneath

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Origin:
bef. 900; ME benethe, OE beneothan, equiv. to be- be- + neothan below, akin to OHG nidana. See nether


Synonyms:
3. See below.


Antonyms:
1. above.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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...sabia que Sao Jorge (st. George) estava dentro daquela floresta densa

uma sugestao, levando em consideracao o contexto dado. Acho que denso fica melhor do que profunda, que também poderia ser usado.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marlene Curtis
7 mins
obrigada Marlene!
agree coolbrowne : Sim. Talvez "Deep Woods" seja um nome próprio, mas a falta de contexto (sempre o contexto!) não permite ter certeza.
22 mins
Obrigada!
agree Isabel Maria Almeida
17 hrs
obrigada Isabel!
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