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A Primeira Casa Da Matilde

Matilde's First House

A Primeira Casa Da Matilde

Matilde's First House

After inheriting her grandparents’ cherished home, Matilde decides to do some renovations.

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  • 00:00:03A Matilde tem muitas recordações da casa dos avós. Matilde has many memories of her grandparents' house.
  • 00:00:08Era naquela casa que a Matilde passava o Natal e a Páscoa em família; It was in that house that Matilde spent Christmas and Easter with her family;
  • 00:00:14era lá que passava longos períodos durante as férias de verão, enquanto os pais trabalhavam. it was there that she spent long periods during the summer holidays, while her parents worked.
  • 00:00:21Daquela casa, a Matilde lembra-se do amor que recebia -- From that house, Matilde remembers the love she received --
  • 00:00:26do cheiro dos bolos caseiros da avó e do cheiro dos cravos plantados no pátio. the smell of her grandmother's homemade cakes and the carnations planted in the courtyard.
  • 00:00:33Quando os avós morreram, a casa ficou para o tio da Matilde, José. When her grandparents died, the house was left to Matilde's uncle José.
  • 00:00:39Anos passaram, e o tio José decidiu vender a casa. Primeiro, a Matilde ficou destroçada. Years passed, and uncle José decided to sell the house. At first, Matilde was devastated.
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Vocabulary
os avósgrandparents a canalizaçãoplumbing caseirohomemade masc. o cheirosmell os cravoscarnations dentroinside, within destroçadadestroyed, shattered fem. o empreiteirocontractor masc. enquantowhile, as long as, whereas foraoutside, out, abroad as fériasvacations, holidays isolarto isolate, insulate, seal off lembrar-seto remember mandarto send, order, command, call the shots morrerto die o NatalChristmas as obrasconstruction work as paredeswalls o pavimentoflooring, pavement a PáscoaEaster o pátioyard, patio, courtyard as recordaçõesmemories RenovaçãoRenewal, renovation substituirto replace o tetoceiling venderto sell
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A Feira de Março
Os Caretos De Podence
Banhos… de Floresta?
Natal Com Novas Experiências
Assistência em Viagem
Cavalo Lusitano
A Avó ‘Cyberstalker’
Partilha de Vizinhos
O Maior Assaltante De Portugal
A Capela das Almas
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