Little thing with a big name (Portuguese)

Paralelepípedo - Brazilian Portuguese for "paving stone".

Sent by: Hans

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Jonatas 2008-03-25

In English it's not so different: A parallelepiped is a three-dimensional figure formed by six parallelograms.

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Alan 2006-12-18

The correct English translation for paralelepípedo is not actually paving stone which would suggest a large square or rectangular slab, but rather cobblestone which is a smaller rounded stone used for paving roads in some cities in Brazil.

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Michele Mamede 2005-11-10

This word is funny for us Brazilians as well. :)

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Katerina 2005-06-27

This word is actually a "loan" from Greek, where the term "parallelepipedon" refers to a geometrical 3-d shape with parallel sides, or with sides parallel to the ground.

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