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ClarissaMach · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: An epiphet for Rio's Carnaval?

Could you tell me if is there in English countries some kind of epiphet refering to Brazil's Carnaval?
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Bob S. · Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 1767 Location: So. Cal

Sorry, I'm drawing a blank. I can't off the top of my head think of any epithet used to refer to Carnival in Rio, certainly nothing disparaging. I guess that's a good thing for the tourist industry, eh? Wink

Lorikeet · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco

I always thought "epithet" was disparaging, but in checking the dictionary, I found that was just one of the meanings. So "Richard the lion-hearted" is considered an epithet too. Learn something every day.

ClarissaMach · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:30 am Post subject:

Well, epithet (ep�teto in Portuguese) comes from a Greek word, meaning added, attributed.

In Portuguese, the word has only the "Richard the lion-hearted" meaning, so to speak.
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pugachevV · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 2295

How about: dazzling, outrageous, colorful, enchanting?

ClarissaMach · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Pugachevv, but in fact I was looking for a common expression used to refer to Rio's Carnaval, but it seems that it does not exist at all.
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