lacunaridade

English translation: lacunarity

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Portuguese term or phrase:lacunaridade
English translation:lacunarity
Entered by: Bett

12:43 Jun 25, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / education
Portuguese term or phrase: lacunaridade
" Fica óbvia, assim, uma vez mais, a lacunaridade dos manuscritos, e como XXXXXXXXX(author), aparentemente, anotava ideias conforme lhe ocorriam, para, depois, dar-lhes uma estrutura mais definitiva e bem amarrada."

this has nothing to do with geometry or fractals!
the idea is that the author was not very organized with his manuscripts...
I would like to use something other than
"disorganization of " , or "disorganized nature of the manuscripts",
more poetic perhaps??
any suggestions are most welcome.
Bett
Local time: 09:08
lacunarity
Explanation:
lacunarity
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 12:08
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thank you very much
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1lacunarity
Nick Taylor
4slackness
Aline Sahin
4irregularity
Amanda Pinho
4The manuscripts contain gaps or spaces
Mark Robertson
4free-flow nature
Sheryle Oliver
3spontaneity
Matheus Pessotti
3discontinuity
Janet Silva


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slackness


Explanation:
The term "slackness" is a good option for your context. It has the sense of "disorganized" as you can seel below, and it is used by natives in books and newspapers, such as the Washington Post. Click on the second link I shared to check the usage of this word in real writings.

slack 1 (slăk)
adj. slack·er, slack·est
1. Not tense or taut; loose: a slack rope; slack muscles. See Synonyms at loose.
2.
a. Lacking in activity; not busy: a slack season for the travel business.
b. Moving slowly; sluggish: a slack pace.
3. Lacking in diligence or due care or concern; negligent: a slack worker. See Synonyms at negligent.
4. Flowing or blowing with little speed: a slack current; slack winds.
5. Linguistics Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed; lax.
v. slacked, slack·ing, slacks
v.tr.
1.
a. To make looser or less taut: slacked the sail.
b. To make slower: slacked our pace.
2. To be careless or remiss in doing: slack one's duty.
3. To slake (lime).
v.intr.
1. To be or become slack.
2. To be inactive or avoid work: slacked around the house all day.
n.
1. A loose part, as of a rope or sail: hauled in the slack.
2. A period of little activity; a lull: a slack in business.
3.
a. A cessation of movement in a current of air or water.
b. An area of still water.
4. Unused capacity: still some slack in the economy.
5. slacks Casual pants that are not part of a suit.
adv.
In a slack manner: a banner hanging slack.
Phrasal Verb:
slack off
1. To decrease in activity or intensity.
2. To work less intensely than is required or expected: slacked off at work and started surfing the internet.
Idiom:
cut/give (someone) some slack
Slang To make an allowance for (someone), as in allowing more time to finish something.




    Reference: http://https://www.thefreedictionary.com/slackness
    Reference: http://https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/
Aline Sahin
Brazil
Local time: 09:08
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Asker: thank you !

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lacunarity


Explanation:
lacunarity

Nick Taylor
Local time: 12:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 136
Grading comment
thank you very much

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agree  Clauwolf: why not?
4 hrs
  -> Cheers Clau - in deed why not :-)
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spontaneity


Explanation:
Suggestion. More poetic, maybe.

Matheus Pessotti
Brazil
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irregularity


Explanation:
A suggestion based on the belief that "lacunaridade" conveys an idea of "spaces" between the author's writings rather than negligence or disorganization.

Amanda Pinho
Brazil
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discontinuity


Explanation:
as the text refers to the manner the author set down his ideas, this translation makes sense

Janet Silva
Portugal
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The manuscripts contain gaps or spaces


Explanation:
Lacuna = a gap or space, esp in a book or manuscript

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lacuna

Mark Robertson
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PRO pts in category: 40
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free-flow nature


Explanation:

The citation is from a different field, but the flow pattern is similar:
The continuous and simultaneous separation and fractionation of samples by free-flow electrophoresis has both analytical and preparative applications. Nature volume 341, pages669–670(1989)

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Free verse is a form of poetry based on cadence rather than strict meter or stanza. The length of line is long and short, oscillating with images used by the poet following the contours of his or her thoughts and is free rather than regular. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_verse#Form_and_structure

Sheryle Oliver
Brazil
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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