Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

fuzilamento

English translation:

Firing squad execution

Added to glossary by Mary Palmer
Jul 16, 2010 19:13
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

fuzilamento

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Boa tarde! eu sei que "fuzilado(a)" seria "shot to death". Mas o que seria "fuzilamento"? penso se deveria simplesmente dizer " his death"?? or "murder" ou existe algum termo mais específico?

Obrigada!!


Ano de 1889: cem anos da Revolução Francesa. A corrente jacobina dos republicanos brasileiros julgava ser essa a ocasião ideal para a proclamação de nossa República, que deveria, segundo ela, ser feita revolucionariamente pelo povo lutando nas ruas e nas barricadas. O principal porta-voz dessa corrente, Silva Jardim, pregava abertamente o fuzilamento do conde d’Eu, o marido da princesa Isabel. Sendo o conde um nobre francês, seu eventual **daria à revolução** brasileira um sabor especial, pois lembraria a morte na guilhotina do rei Luís XVI.

Discussion

Luciano Costa Jul 16, 2010:
As I put in the web references, I was thinking about the famous Goya picture and in how it is described. So firing squad has a XIX century flavor, though a bitter one!
Mary Palmer (asker) Jul 16, 2010:
Yeah, Luciano has a point there, however, I found many hits on Google for "execution by shooting" which appears to be the real meaning of the word fuzilamento. But if I were to use the term "execution" alone, it would still be correct but not specific enough. Anyway, thanks everyone!
pregava abertamente o fuzilamento do conde d’E - here it has already been stated that he has been shot to death. I don't see the need to repeat it.
Marlene Curtis Jul 16, 2010:
Fuzilamento Execution can be performed by hanging, shooting or gasing (or, in the old days, by beheading).
Barry McLoughlin, Kevin McDermott - 2003 - History - 255 páginas
The columns that followed included the numbers in each social grouping sentenced to shooting, or to labour camps for 10, 8, or 5 years. ...
books.google.com.br/books?isbn=1403901198...

Proposed translations

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Firing squad execution or execution by firing squad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_by_firing_squad

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_of_May_1808
Peer comment(s):

agree Erik Bry : death/execution by firing squad
17 mins
Obrigado!
agree coolbrowne : Yes. execution by firing squad.
48 mins
Obrigado!
agree Carlos Quandt
3 hrs
Obrigado!
agree Isabel Maria Almeida
12 hrs
agree Douglas Bissell
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Luciano!"
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execution

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Note from asker:
Sim....como é que não lembrei disso!! obrigada Luciano!
Peer comment(s):

neutral Claudio Mazotti : it does not necessarily refer to "fuzilamento", which means by shooting
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shooting

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execution by shooting

Execution by shooting is a form of capital punishment whereby an executed person is shot by one or more firearms. It is the most common method of execution worldwide, used in about 70 countries,[1] with execution by firing squad being one particular form. In most countries, execution by a firing squad has historically been considered a more honorable death and was used primarily for military personnel, though in some countries, single-executioner shooting is still in use.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_by_shooting
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudio Mazotti
19 mins
Grata!
agree Clauwolf
41 mins
Grata!
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