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A Diana

Diana

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A Diana

Diana

A woman shares some gossip about her neighbour, Diana. Notice how different demonstratives are used throughout the dialogue.

  • Mulher: Esta é a Diana. Mudou-se para esta rua há três meses. Woman/Wife: This is Diana. She moved to this street three months ago.
  • Dizem que a Diana tem a mania das limpezas. They say Diana has a cleaning mania.
  • A verdade é que eu nunca vi casa tão imaculada como esta. The truth is I've never seen a house as immaculate as this one.
  • Aquele aspirador é o melhor amigo dela… são inseparáveis! That vacuum cleaner is her best friend... they are inseparable!
  • Todos os dias, ao final da tarde, a Diana chega a casa, muda de roupa e agarra-se àquilo. Every day, at the end of the afternoon, Diana arrives home, changes her clothes and clings to it.
  • Ela aspira o chão, os móveis, as paredes… She vacuums the floor, the furniture, the walls…
  • Este chão está mais limpo que muitas mesas de cozinha cá do bairro. This floor is cleaner than many kitchen tables here in the neighbourhood.
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Vocabulary
agarrarto grip, grab aquelathat sing.,fem.,far from both aquelethat masc., sing., far from both aquilothat far from both o aspiradorvacuum aspirarto vacuum o bairroneighbourhood, district o cabeleireirohairdresser masc. caladoquiet, silent, hushed sing.,masc. a campainhabell o chãofloor, ground entenderto understand envolverto involve, engage espreitarto take a look at, to peek, to take a glimpse a esquinacorner essethat masc., sing., near listener estaThis sing.,fem.,near speaker estethis masc., sing., near speaker o ex-maridoex-husband a fulanagal, chick (woman) inseparáveisinseparable issothat near listener LimpezasCleaning ManiaMania, craze, peculiarity, quirk mudarto change, move, switch mudar-se parato move to os móveispieces of furniture nuncanever as paredeswalls QueridaDear, honey fem., term of endearment a ruastreet tocarto touch, play music, ring tãoas, so, such a VizinhaNeighbour (fem.)
Expressions
Todos os diasEvery day Está calado!Be quiet!
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