Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Outmodedness

The quality or state of being outmoded; obsolescence.

Ovation

A sustained and enthusiastic display of appreciation, approval, or acclaim, typically manifesting as loud and prolonged applause.

Patronage

The support given by a patron, especially a financial one.

Penetrating-stare

An intense, piercing gaze that seems to examine or understand someone deeply.

Piercing gaze

An intense, penetrating look that seems to see deeply into someone's thoughts or feelings.

Prescriptivism

The attitude or belief that one variety of a language is superior to others and should be enforced as the standard.

Process Optimization

The discipline of adjusting a process so as to optimize some specified set of parameters without violating some constraint.

Relative-obscurity

The state of being known to only a small, specific group of people while remaining largely unrecognized by the general public.

Sabbath-observer

A person who strictly observes or keeps the Sabbath as a holy day of rest and religious worship.

Seminal Work

A work that has a strong influence on later developments in a particular field.

Telemetric-observation

The act or process of monitoring, measuring, and recording data from a distance using automated communications equipment.

The Blind Leading the Blind

A situation where a person or group without knowledge or experience leads others who are similarly uninformed.