Football great ‘Pele’ enters dictionary as adjective for ‘unique’ - Vanguard - Dictionary

By Efosa Taiwo

Pele, arguably the greatest footballer ever, is now an adjective synonymous to ‘exceptional, outstanding, unique’

Popular Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary in Brazil added “pelé” as a new adjective to its online edition.

This development comes after a campaign by the Pelé Foundation, the sports channel SporTV and the Sao Paulo football club Santos to honour the football star pooled more than 125,000 signatures

For the world’s 265 million-odd Portuguese speakers, “pele” can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary — the sense in which it is already employed informally in Brazil.

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“The expression already used to refer to someone who is the best at what they do has been eternalized on the pages of the dictionary!” the Pele Foundation said on Instagram.

Under the new entry, the word is defined as “exceptional, incomparable, unique” — qualities associated with “The King” of football who died in December at the age of 82.

The online version of the Michaelis also provides useful examples: “He is the pele of basketball… She is the pele of Brazilian drama.”

For now, the word has been included only in the Michaelis online version, though it will be added to printed dictionaries in future.

Pele scored a world record 1,281 goals during his more than two decades playing with Santos (1956-74), the Brazilian national team, and the New York Cosmos (1975-77).

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Brazil legend Pele is added to the DICTIONARY in Portugal to describe someone 'out of the ordinary' - Daily Mail - Dictionary

Brazilian dictionary adds Pelé as adjective, synonym of best - Yahoo Sports - Dictionary

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to use when describing someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique.”

The announcement by the Michaelis dictionary on Wednesday is part of a campaign that gathered more than 125,000 signatures to honor the late soccer great's impact beyond his sport.

The three-time World Cup champion died in December at age 82 after a fight against colon cancer.

The dictionary entry reads: “The one that is extraordinary, or who because of his quality, value or superiority cannot be matched to anything or anyone, just like Pelé; nickname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022), considered the best athlete of all time; exceptional, incomparable, unique. Examples: He is the Pelé of basketball, she is the Pelé of tennis, she is the Pelé of Brazilian theater, he is the Pelé of medicine.”

The Pelé Foundation, Santos FC — where he played most of his career — and many Brazilians celebrated the decision by the publishers of one of the country's most popular dictionaries.

“The expression that was already used to refer to the best at something is already eternal in the pages of the dictionary,” Pelé's social media channels said after the announcement. “We made history together and put the name of the King of Soccer into the Portuguese language. Pelé means ‘THE BEST’.”

Pelé spent nearly two decades enchanting fans and dazzling opponents as the game’s most prolific scorer with Brazilian club Santos and the Brazil national team. In the conversation about soccer’s greatest, only the late Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are mentioned alongside.

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Football legend Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective - Punch Newspapers - Dictionary

 

“Pele,” arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective.

On Wednesday, the word “pele” was added to the more than 167,000 words in the Michaelis Portuguese dictionary printed in Brazil.

For the world’s 265 million-odd Portuguese speakers, “pele” can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary — the sense in which it is already employed informally in Brazil.

“The expression already used to refer to someone who is the best at what they do has been eternalized on the pages of the dictionary!” the Pele Foundation said on Instagram.

Under the new entry, the word is defined as “exceptional, incomparable, unique” —  qualities associated with “The King” of football who died in December at the age of 82.

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The online version of the Michaelis also provides useful examples: “He is the pele of basketball… She is the pele of Brazilian drama.”

For now, the word has been included only in the Michaelis online version, though it will be added to printed dictionaries in future.

It is the result of a campaign by the Pele Foundation, the sports channel SporTV and the Sao Paulo football club Santos where Pele played for much of his career.

Pele scored a world record 1,281 goals during his more than two decades playing with Santos (1956-74), the Brazilian national team, and the New York Cosmos (1975-77).

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Brazilian dictionary adds Pelé as adjective, synonym of best - The Associated Press - Dictionary

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to use when describing someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique.”

The announcement by the Michaelis dictionary on Wednesday is part of a campaign that gathered more than 125,000 signatures to honor the late soccer great’s impact beyond his sport.

The three-time World Cup champion died in December at age 82 after a fight against colon cancer.

The dictionary entry reads: “The one that is extraordinary, or who because of his quality, value or superiority cannot be matched to anything or anyone, just like Pelé; nickname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022), considered the best athlete of all time; exceptional, incomparable, unique. Examples: He is the Pelé of basketball, she is the Pelé of tennis, she is the Pelé of Brazilian theater, he is the Pelé of medicine.”

The Pelé Foundation, Santos FC — where he played most of his career — and many Brazilians celebrated the decision by the publishers of one of the country’s most popular dictionaries.

“The expression that was already used to refer to the best at something is already eternal in the pages of the dictionary,” Pelé‘s social media channels said after the announcement. “We made history together and put the name of the King of Soccer into the Portuguese language. Pelé means ‘THE BEST’.”

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Pelé spent nearly two decades enchanting fans and dazzling opponents as the game’s most prolific scorer with Brazilian club Santos and the Brazil national team. In the conversation about soccer’s greatest, only the late Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are mentioned alongside.

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YOU SAID IT: Trudeau needs dictionary - Ottawa Sun - Dictionary

Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on March 8, 2023. Photo by BLAIR GABLE /REUTERS

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TRUDEAU NEEDS DICTIONARY

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Our prime minister has made the news again for all the wrong reasons. His family spent the holiday season at a luxurious estate in Jamaica belonging to a wealthy family that reportedly made a large donation two years ago to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

Someone out there, who truly believes in the ideals of the Liberal Party of Canada, should buy Mr. Trudeau a dictionary and highlight the definitions of words such as appalling, disgraceful, inexcusable, disgusting, unscrupulous, reprehensible, despicable, deceitful, hypocritical, sleazy, disingenuous, unprincipled, arrogant, pompous, condescending, egocentric and unethical.

Pierre Poilievre’s attack-dog policies and America-styled vitriolic criticism makes it difficult to support the current Conservative party.

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Canada needs an honourable leader with a constructive vision for Canada, not another crass, power-hungry alternative. Unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be such a person interested in the job.

LLOYD ATKINS
VERNON, B.C.

(Luckily we have no election on the immediate horizon.)

THIS TIME I DISAGREE

Re: Being blunt best medicine, letter, April 18 (The letter was in support of an Alberta UCP candidate who said people who have heart attacks should be held accountable.)

I almost never disagree with the author of the above letter, but this time I do. Decades ago, a friend of mine’s father-in-law had a massive heart attack. He made it, which was a good thing. The problem was, how could he change his lifestyle to ensure it didn’t happen again? Well, he jogged and partook in many sports throughout the year, didn’t smoke, didn’t drink and ate a well-balanced diet. To my knowledge, there was no family history of heart issues, either. He was doing everything right and still had a major heart attack, at the tender age of 45 no less.

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While I agree there are times when a person should be more accountable for their own health, sometimes it doesn’t matter what you do.

SANDY JOHNSTON
GREELY

(We’re with you. One shouldn’t paint everyone with the same brush.)

BE REASONABLE

Consider, for a moment, the taxpayer-funded trip to the Queen’s funeral in London. We paid close to $40,000 to give the PM a hotel suite fit for a world leader completely out of touch with Canadians struggling to feed their families because of Liberal taxes and inflation.

Other “dignitaries” on this trip pushed the total bill to more than $400,000 as no expense was spared. If this same entitled entourage plans to attend the coronation of King Charles III, they should all pay their own way or stay home.

Canadians are out of money.

TOM EMPEY
BELLEVILLE

(Royal events seem to always mean we pay royally.)

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