Eduardo- Aquando da primeira invasão francesa, During the first French invasion,
- Portugal entrou num período conturbado da sua história. Portugal entered a troubled period in its history.
- A colónia do Brasil passou a reino The colony of Brazil became a kingdom
- e tornou-se no principal território do império. and became the main territory of the empire.
- Seguiram-se mais duas invasões francesas, Two more French invasions followed,
- e eram os ingleses, aliados dos portugueses, and it was the English, allies of the Portuguese,
- que exerciam o controlo político e militar do país. who exercised political and military control over the country.
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Vocabulary
aliadoally a ausênciaabsence a colóniacologne, colony conturbadotroubled sing.,masc. deporto depose, testify espalharto spread impérioempire instaurarto establish, introduce interinointerim sing.,masc. o marechalmarshal o reinokingdom o rumopath, direction literal or metaphorical
Expressions
família realroyal family aquando deat the time of, when during Ainda assimStill, Even so dar início ato kick off, begin, commence something em vigorin force
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