Feel Secure in Your Value
A king arose in the middle of the night and fixed the wick of a lamp to prevent it from extinguishing. His subjects asked him, "Why did you not ask us to do it?" "I was the king when I arose, and I was still the king when I went back to sleep," he replied. The lesson: Someone who is aware of his value does not worry about losing it.
How to say ... in English?
1) at bottom (formal) the way a person or situation really is, although they may seem different
ENGLISH: She's a good kind person at bottom.
PORTUGUESE: Ela é uma pessoa bondosso no fundo.
2) be at/hit/reach rock bottom to be in a very bad situation that could not be any worse
ENGLISH: I was at rock bottom, and knew I had to try and stop drinking
PORTUGUESE: Eu estava no fundo do poço e sabia que eu tinha que tentar parar de beber.
3) bottom DRAWER (BrE) all the things, especially things that you use in a house, that a woman collects to use when she's married = (AmE) hope chest
ALSO: wedding chest (AmE), glory box (UK/AUS)
ENGLISH: She's already started her "hope chest" for living on her own.
PORTUGUESE: Ela já começou seu "enxoval" para ir morar sozinha.
ENGLISH: ... which she's saved in her hope chest ...
PORTUGUESE: ... que ela guardou em seu enxoval ...
ENGLISH: She begins filling her hope chest as she initiates a campaign to win Silas's heart.
PORTUGUESE: Ela começa a juntar seu enxoval enquanto inicia uma campanha para conquistar o coração de Silas.
ENGLISH: ... and later stockpiled her hope chest with china and pots and pans ...
PORTUGUESE: ... e depois encheu seu enxoval com porcelana e panelas ...
SOURCE: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English + Google! :)
ENGLISH: She's a good kind person at bottom.
PORTUGUESE: Ela é uma pessoa bondosso no fundo.
2) be at/hit/reach rock bottom to be in a very bad situation that could not be any worse
ENGLISH: I was at rock bottom, and knew I had to try and stop drinking
PORTUGUESE: Eu estava no fundo do poço e sabia que eu tinha que tentar parar de beber.
3) bottom DRAWER (BrE) all the things, especially things that you use in a house, that a woman collects to use when she's married = (AmE) hope chest
ALSO: wedding chest (AmE), glory box (UK/AUS)
ENGLISH: She's already started her "hope chest" for living on her own.
PORTUGUESE: Ela já começou seu "enxoval" para ir morar sozinha.
ENGLISH: ... which she's saved in her hope chest ...
PORTUGUESE: ... que ela guardou em seu enxoval ...
ENGLISH: She begins filling her hope chest as she initiates a campaign to win Silas's heart.
PORTUGUESE: Ela começa a juntar seu enxoval enquanto inicia uma campanha para conquistar o coração de Silas.
ENGLISH: ... and later stockpiled her hope chest with china and pots and pans ...
PORTUGUESE: ... e depois encheu seu enxoval com porcelana e panelas ...
SOURCE: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English + Google! :)
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