Pedro- Quem entra em Lisboa, pela ponte 25 de Abril, é recebido em Alcântara, Those who enter Lisbon, through the 25 de Abril bridge, are received in Alcântara,
- pelo Aqueduto das Águas Livres. by the Aqueduct of the Free Waters.
- Esta obra, de estilo barroco e neoclássico, This work, of baroque and neoclassical style,
- foi construída no reinado de D. João V e levou água a muitas gerações de lisboetas, was built during the reign of D. João V and brought water to many generations of Lisbon natives,
- entre 1744 e 1968. between 1744 and 1968.
- Este sistema de captação e transporte de água, This water collection and transport system,
- classificado como Monumento Nacional desde 1910, é composto por um troço principal, classified as a National Monument since 1910, is composed of a main section,
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Vocabulary
a alturaheight, altitude, point in time o aquedutoaqueduct ArcoArc, arch barrocobaroque a captaçãocapture, uptake o comprimentolength ConstruídoBuilt, constructed a geraçãogeneration a largurawidth os lisboetaspeople from Lisbon A obraPiece of work a pedrastone O terramotoEarthquake o troçosection
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Comments
Queria saber o significado da palavra “ogiva”, sff.
Ogiva means “ogival”. This isn’t a common English word, but it refers to the shape of the pointed Gothic-style arches, like the ones shown in the photo. Don’t forget you can toggle on the Translate button to see the English transcript. 🙂
Oh, thank you. I hadn’t realised that 🙄. Sorry.
No problem at all!
Very interesting article. Good choice.