Eliana- A caravela foi muito importante no desenvolvimento da navegação marítima. The caravel was very important in the development of maritime navigation.
- Tem as suas origens nos antigos barcos de pesca portugueses, It has its origins in the old Portuguese fishing boats,
- construídos no século XIII, derivados do qārib mouro. built in the 13th century, derived from the Moorish "qārib".
- Ansioso por iniciar viagens exploratórias em meados do século XV, Eager to begin exploratory voyages in the mid-15th century,
- Henrique o Navegador viu o potencial destes navios ágeis e manobráveis, Henry the Navigator saw the potential in these nimble, maneuverable ships
- que utilizavam velas triangulares, capazes de navegar à bolina. that used triangular sails, capable of sailing upwind.
- Eram uma bênção para os marinheiros que podiam explorar a linha costeira africana, They were a boon to sailors who could explore the African coastline,
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Vocabulary
As ameaçasthreats ansiosoanxious, eager, excited masc.,sing. o barcoboat a bençãoboon, blessing bolinabowline a caravela portuguesaan ancient type of sailing ship, developed by the Portuguese os cargueirosfreighters costeiracoastal fem. o desafiochallenge exigirto demand, require manobráveismaneuverable pl. os marinheirossailors o mastromast MouroMoorish a navegaçãonavigation A pescafishery os quartos (náutico) quarters nautical, rotational 4-hour shifts of work and rest a quilhakeel rasashallow o receiofear o séculocentury A tripulaçãocrew velasSails ágeisagile, nimble
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Comments
Interesting story. I enjoyed it. Would have preferred though that it was read a little slower. For me the best way to learn is to read the Portuguese word, hear it and then look at the translation.
Olá John!
There’s actually a way to slow down (or speed up) the audio: keep clicking 1x button until 0.5x, 0.6x, 0.7x or 0.8x! Whatever suits you best. 🙂