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O Bolo Rei Tradicional

The Traditional King Cake

There’s a story behind Bolo Rei, a colourful cake that is always present at Christmas Eve dinner. Discover the meaning behind each component of this festive treat!

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  • 00:00:03Quem não conhece o Bolo Rei?
  • 00:00:06Aquele bolo cheio de cores, que está sempre presente no jantar da Véspera de Natal!
  • 00:00:13Sabiam que este bolo tão especial já tem perto de dois mil anos?
  • 00:00:20Segundo a história, existe toda uma simbologia muito especial por trás dos ingredientes do bolo.
  • 00:00:29O ouro, é simbolizado pela côdea do bolo.
  • 00:00:33As frutas representam a mirra, e o aroma do bolo é análogo ao cheiro do incenso.
  • 00:00:41Mas até o bolo no seu todo tem uma simbologia associada –
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bolocake o cheirosmell as corescolours a coroacrown CristalizadasCrystallized a côdeacrust frutasfruits IncensoIncense, frankincense jantarto dine, to have dinner MirraMyrrh ourogold semprealways
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o Bolo ReiKing Cake Os Reis MagosThe Wise Men, The Magi Faz lembrarIt reminds one of
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  • Dear team Rui e Joel,
    To study efficiently it would be better to add “de” to: faz lembrar : this way you can study: faz lembrar de – it reminds one of.
    Adding the preposition to the verb in the vocabulary list, would be very helpful.
    Could you consider this please ?
    Kind regards,
    O Patinho

    • Olá! The preposition ‘de’ is added when the verb is used reflexively. For example:
      – Eu lembro-me de ti (I remember you)

      Since that’s not the case in this context, the preposition was left out.

      • Hi Joseph,
        Many thanks for explaining. Without the ‘de’ it sounded unnatural, but now I understand why.
        Regarding my question, I would like to make a general remark: sometimes when you transport one or two words from the text to the vocabulary list: it would be helpful to have a bit of context. eg faz lembrar and extra between brackets faz lembrar uma bela coroa.(or behind the extra info sign) This way it is very clear in the translation to English that there is gramatically a different approach.
        O Patinho

        • Hi Joseph,
          I must have been dreaming: there wasn’t even a preposition “de” in the text. I am sorry for this confusion.
          Kind regards,
          O Patinho

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