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A Arte de Fazer Exercício Durante uma Pandemia

The Art of Exercising During a Pandemic

No gym? No problem! Learn some new exercise-related vocabulary and get some tips for working out at home.

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  • 00:00:03Amigos, a pandemia está a afetar toda a gente,
  • 00:00:08mas estar fechado em casa não é desculpa para estar parado!
  • 00:00:13É certo que hoje em dia, com a internet,
  • 00:00:16há mil e uma maneiras de nos entretermos.
  • 00:00:20Já para não falar que mandar vir comida nunca foi tão fácil,
  • 00:00:25ainda mais desde que inventaram a Uber Eats.
  • 00:00:28Por isso, vamos meter mãos à obra
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AbdominaisAbs, crunches aconselharto advise, counsel, suggest afetarto affect os agachamentossquats ApropriadosAppropriate, suitable ArticulaçõesJoints AtividadeActivity aumentarto increase, raise CalisteniaCalisthenics centenashundreds O cobertorblanket CondiçãoCondition a desculpaexcuse noun desdesince encontrarto find, meet, come across Equipamentoequipment esticarto stretch Estranhastrange exercícioexercise experimentarto try out, taste, experience FechadoClosed, locked As flexõespush-ups fortalecerto strengthen físicaphysical sing.,fem. GrossaThick a idadethe age inventarto invent metadehalf MúsculosMuscles as opçõesoptions a pandemiapandemic pesquisarto research, search for, look into qualquerany RelaxanteRelaxing a rotinaroutine SeguidosBack-to-back, in a row, in succession servirto serve, fit, suit, suffice sessãosession, screening a sugestãosuggestion o tapetecarpet, rug a toalhatowel
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Força nisso!Have at it!, Go for it! de novoagain Mandar vir comidaOrder food Estar paradoStand still Já para não falar queNot to mention Meter mãos à obraGet to work (Literally - Put hands to work) Abanem o capacete!Shake your tailfeather!, Shake your butt!, Dance! (Literally - shake the helmet!) Pôr a tocarPut on (music) , Play (music) Por fimFinally, lastly Toda a genteEverybody Hoje em diaNowadays, These days
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À Descoberta de Sagres
A Nova Paixão Da Anabela
Um Patê Muito Bom
O Aquecimento Global
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
A Mulher que Adormece em Todo o Lado
Operação Stop
Até que a Tempestade Passe
Ana Vai ao Médico
O “Mestre” do Engate

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  • Great shortie full of great suggestions for a difficult period for all. (Hopefully coming to an end soon. Portugal is looking really good. We are lagging here in the southwest U.S.)

    When the dialogue says, “uma toalha grossa ou um cobertor também servem…,” the verb servir is conjugated in the plural form. In English, the rule for subject-verb agreement is to use the noun closer to the verb when you have a compound subject connected by an “or.” (At least in American English – can’t say I know the rule for the Brits). In this case, that would be “um cobertor,” in which case the verb, at least in American English, should be singular. Does European Portuguese have a different rule for compound subjects connected by an “or”?

    ( I would have written this in Portuguese, but terms like “compound subject” would have been difficult for me.)

    • Olá, Jay. Thank you!

      In Portuguese, the usual standard is to use the plural for verbs that follow compound subjects. There are cases where the singular might fit, but this wouldn’t be one of them, because this “ou” is inclusive, not exclusionary – i.e. both a towel and a blanket would work, it’s not either/or.

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