Shorties
LevelB2

A Praça do Comércio

Commerce Square

A Praça do Comércio

Commerce Square

The Praça do Comércio is one of the biggest squares in Europe and shouldn’t be missed when you visit Lisbon! Learn some interesting facts about its impressive past.

Please request our permission before redistributing these files.


Premium Feature: Transcript Downloads

With a Premium Subscription, you can also download PDF transcriptions, with or without English translations for printing or offline use.

Become a MemberLearn More

  • 00:00:03A praça do comércio, na Baixa de Lisboa, é um dos lugares mais frequentados, The Praça do Comércio, in the Baixa district of Lisbon, is one of the most frequented places,
  • 00:00:08se não o mais frequentado, e muito apreciado por nós, com uma vista esplêndida para o Rio Tejo, if not the most, and much appreciated by us, with a splendid view of the Tagus River,
  • 00:00:15no qual conseguimos ver os percursos diários dos barcos where we can see the daily routes of the boats
  • 00:00:18e perceber um pouco a atividade frenética na Ponte 25 de Abril. and have a glimpse of the frenzied activity on the 25 de Abril Bridge.
  • 00:00:23Ao longo desta praça vemos várias pessoas acalmadas pelos sons e brisas das ondas, Throughout this city square we see several people soothed by the sounds and breezes of the waves,
  • 00:00:29outras sentadas a contemplar o vazio e outras ainda, others sitting contemplating the emptiness, and others,
  • 00:00:33sentindo a frescura do mar, pousando os pés sobre a água. feeling the coolness of the sea, resting their feet on the water.
Premium Members get access to this episode's entire transcription, as well as hundreds more!

Premium Feature: Episode Quizzes

With a Premium Subscription, you can take episode quizzes to challenge your comprehension skills and track your progress!

Become a Member

abertoopen AcalmadasCalmed, soothed AcontecimentosEvents alithere far away, but in sight Alta sociedadeHigh society Anos 8080’s antesbefore AntigasOld Ao longoThroughout, over the course of apenasjust, only Apesar deAlthough, even though, despite ApreciadoAppreciated AtividadeActivity BarcosBoats basearto base on as brisasbreezes Carpete VermelhaRed Carpet CarregadoFull, loaded, charged ClassesSocial classes o comérciolocal trade, trade, commerce ConhecidoKnown, well-known ConvivênciaCoexistence a curiosidadecuriosity daquifrom here de novoagain DefinitivamenteDefinitively, finally depoislater, then, after descomprimirto decompress DeslizeSlip-up, slide DigamosLet's say, So to speak DiáriosDaily EspalhadasSpread, scattered o espaçospace EsplêndidaSplendid, superb a espéciekind, species estacionamentoparking a EuropaEurope EuropeiaEuropean feitodone, made FigurasFigures FrenéticaFrenetic, frenzied FrequentadosFrequented FrescuraFreshness, coolness governogovernment hojetoday Hoje em diaNowadays, These days o holofotespotlight o lugarplace, seat LugaresPlaces, seats o marthe sea masbut mesmosame, even, indeed, really Mesmo depoisEven after MinistériosMinistries muitasmany, a lot of fem. o navioThe ship as naçõesnations no qualin which, where sing. masc. o nomename novamenteagain, once more ondaswaves ondewhere OurosGolds, "riches" o passadopast noun PequenoLittle, small percursosroutes, paths, trails as pessoaspeople a pontebridge o portoport, harbour, dock PortoPorto praçasquare, plaza próximoclose, near, next masc. os pésfeet RecebimentoReception o reiking RestaurantesRestaurants SentadasSeated, sitting o significadomeaning, significance SobreAbout, on, over, above os sonssounds o símbolosymbol tambémalso, too, as well O terramotoEarthquake o terreiroterrace, yard as touradasBullfights vazioempty, void as viagenstrips a vistasight, view váriosseveral, many masc. à frentein front, ahead águawater
Expressions
A Ponte 25 de AbrilThe 25 de Abril 25th of April Bridge A Praça do ComércioCommercial Square, A square in Lisbon along the Tagus River Rio TejoTagus River Baixa de LisboaDowntown Lisbon Terreiro do PaçoOld name of Praça do Comércio Paço da RibeiraA royal palace and official residence of the Portuguese kings for about 250 years Rota dos DescobrimentosThe route made by Portuguese people during maritime discoveries and conquests
Premium Feature: Smart Review

With a Premium Subscription, you can save these phrases to Smart Review, and use spaced repetition to commit them to long-term memory.

Become a Member

Comments

  • I would like to begin with the “beginner” shorties to help me develop my listening/understanding skills. How do I find those?

Any questions? Post a comment below:

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

The subject is used only for admin purposes and won't be displayed in your comment.

A Sinfonia Dos Sapos
Doutora, Tenho Uma Dúvida
Uma Conferência Bem Sucedida
Os Meus Planos Para O Futuro
O Super-Poder De Não Fazer Nada
Um Padre À Maneira
Os Infames Vistos Gold
Stress do IRS
Translator
Hide
0/255