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<DIV>tova,</DIV>
<DIV>well, I loved your curiosity in try to know something of the language we speak in Brasil. </DIV>
<DIV>the dictionary says that "abraços" can be translated as "embrace" and we normally used it finishing a letter using it as "with the best wishes", in a colloquial way</DIV>
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<DIV>arthur. your description of the pronounce for my "abraços" was really special. I loved it </DIV>
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<DIV>lucy geão</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>De:</B></I> <A href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Data:</B></I> Tuesday, June 24, 2003 21:07:00</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Para:</B></I> <A href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Assunto:</B></I> Re: first message</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>At 02:45 25-06-2003 +0200, Averbuch wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>>Arthur - what does "Abracos" mean? how do you pronounce it?</DIV>
<DIV>>(promise to Tell you why I asked at your response)</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Tova</DIV>
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<DIV>"Abraços" means "hugs" but is used in a more coloquial sense than in English.</DIV>
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<DIV>it's pronnound (difficult question) as</DIV>
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<DIV>A - muet A</DIV>
<DIV>BR - like iit would be in English</DIV>
<DIV>A - strong A, no equivalent in Engllish as far as I can think now</DIV>
<DIV>Cos - lihe the soung of distreSSES with the "e" replaced by an "u" like in</DIV>
<DIV>"put".</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope this helps...</DIV>
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<DIV>Wishes of peace for your region (each day more difficult, I am afraid)</DIV>
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<DIV>Artur</DIV>
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