Translation Article 606, Idioms “cut from the same cloth, crash course.” Definitions, origins, translations to Spanish and Portuguese.
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Translation Article 606, Idioms “cut from the same cloth, crash course.” Definitions, origins, translations to Spanish and Portuguese.
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1) cut from the same cloth
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Definition
The definition of this idiom is the similarity of different individuals or things. Note its definition in U.S. Dictionary:
“The idiom?"cut from the same cloth"?is no exception, with roots deeply embedded in our collective linguistic heritage. This idiom is widely used in English to indicate that two or more people have similar characteristics or qualities, usually implying that they share these traits to a significant degree.”
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Origin
The origin of this idiom is hundreds of years old and goes all the way back to the Middle Ages and is from the textile industry. When multiple garments were being cut from the same bolt of cloth, this ensured consistency in the results, such as uniforms for maids or the military. As a result, those wearing this same mutual cloth were eradily recognized as having the same social status because of their similar patterns.
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Translations
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Spanish
cortado por el mismo patrón
[cut in the same pattern]
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Portuguese
viver de acordo com as mesmas possibilidades
[to live according to the same possibilities]
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2) crash course
Definition
In Wictionary we have two definitions for “crash course:
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Origin
Upon looking at the chosen terminology and this history of the usage of the idiom “crash course,” it becomes apparent that this idiom became popular during the 1920’s and 1930’s, literally to teach military training and aviation (thus “crash”.) It did not take long before its metaphorical usage was used for the learning of foreign languages or other subject matter in an accelerated intensive nature.
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Translations
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Spanish
curso intensivo
[intensive course]
curso acelerado
[accelerated course]
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Portuguese
curso intensivo
[intensive course]
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Sources
Oxford Portuguese Dictionary.
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary app, 2024
Word Magic Complete and Unabridged English-Spanish Dictionary 8.8.0 2020 by Word Magic Software Ltda.
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