Yes, that is a meaning for "dour" in English also.
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From: Paulo de Souza Lima [mailto:paulo.s.l...@varekai.org]
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2012/5/20 Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org>
I was curious about "sisudo" also:
Great! =)
Also can mean a person who doesn't smile ever.
=D
Significado de sisudo no Dicionário inFormal online de
Português. O que é sisudo: Sério, firme, enfático.
Prudente, sensato.
I think you might have been thinking of "dour" although that word is
not used much. Beside serious, firm, and emphatic there is also prudent and
sensible. But perhaps there is something about stern, harsh, obstinate, and
unyielding too?
I apologize for my contribution to that impression.
- Dennis
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From: Paulo de Souza Lima [mailto:paulo.s.l...@varekai.org]
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 10:40
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3 - Some of them, even knowing English language, have difficulties to
reach
this list because they feel, let's say, unconfortable in dealing with
"famous people" like many of you. =) Apache seems to be a serious place
(maybe too serious) for those people. They are affraid to be
misundestood.
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Sorry but I can't remember the corresponding word in English for the
portuguese word "sisudo", so I placed the word "serious". Maybe someone
can
help me because Google Translate couldn't. =)
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