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Message board > Message for all Portuguese teachers patiently waiting:
Message for all Portuguese teachers patiently waiting:
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helenarechena
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Message for all Portuguese teachers patiently waiting:
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What a �palha�ada � !!!!
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31 Aug 2011
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yanogator
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Not that I know anything about Portuguese, but according to dictionary.reverso.net, fazer palha�adas means "to clown around", so I would guess palha�ada would be "clowning" (although it �s uncountable in English, and seems to be countable in Portuguese).
I hope someone provides a better answer than mine.
Bruce |
31 Aug 2011
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Olindalima ( F )
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Hi Bruce
Not sure, but I think Helena may be referring to the long, hard and complex way Portuguese teachers, mainly younger ones, experience, when they try to apply for a place in a public school.
Year after year, hundreds of teachers have to wait, before they know where they will be working. Eventually, we start school, next Monday, and many, many teachers still don �t know where they will work and... students won �t have all the classes.
It �s a problem that has been around for the last decades, no matter the government we have.
Linda
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31 Aug 2011
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isabelle99
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So it could be a farce or a buffoonery.
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31 Aug 2011
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helenarechena
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That �s exactly what I was referring to Olinda, thanks! BTW I �m not that young and still facing that situation! Luckily it all ended up just fine for me. :) |
31 Aug 2011
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