Increasing vocabulary (part 2)
- Sit down and pay attention because there is a very important ISSUE I want to discuss with you (assunto)
- She is being acused of murder in a TRIAL right now. (tribunal)
- Some children take their home lessons as a TRIAL (sofrimento/tortura)
- HARSH people are always the hardest ones to deal with (áspero, severo, rigoroso..)
- People whom CONTEMPT others thinking they're the best are in real the most stupid ones. (desprezar/desdenhar)
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Increasing vocabulary (part 2)
- Sit down and pay attention because there is a very important ISSUE I want to discuss with you (assunto)
This sentence is correct. You could also translate assunto as "subject" or "matter" in this context.
- She is being accused of murder in a TRIAL court right now. (tribunal)
I would translate tribunal as "court". The word "trial" is used in the context of legal proceedings, but it means something more like the Portuguese "processo" or "julgamento"
- Some children take their homework lessons as a TRIAL (sofrimento/tortura)
This sentence is Ok. (You could either use the word "homework" or "lessons" in this sentence.)
- HARSH people are always the hardest ones to deal with (áspero, severo, rigoroso..)
"Harsh" is not necessarily wrong in this sentence, but I think that there are better words. To translate "áspero" (or ríspido) I would use the English "gruff" or "brusque". To translate "severo" or "rigoroso" I would use the English "strict" or "demanding"
- People whom who have CONTEMPT for others, thinking they're the best are in reality the most stupid ones. (desprezar/desdenhar)
"Desprezar" and "desdenhar" are verbs, while "contempt" is a noun. I think that "to have contempt for" or "to show contempt for" are reasonable translations for these words. If you want to use a verb directly in the sentence you wrote, you could use "despise" or "scorn".
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