João- Estava um dia de inverno rigoroso, It was a harsh winter's day,
- quando Martinho encontrou um mendigo a tremer de frio. when Martin found a beggar shivering with cold.
- O cavaleiro cortou o seu próprio manto com a espada The knight cut his own cloak with his sword
- e cobriu-o com uma das metades. and covered him with one of the halves.
- Martinho seguiu viagem no seu cavalo Martinho journeyed forward on his horse
- e, quando encontrou outro sem-abrigo, and when he found another homeless man,
- não hesitou em dar-lhe a outra metade do manto. he didn't hesitate to give him the other half of his cloak.
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Vocabulary
o calorheat, warmth o cavaleiroknight, rider, horseman o cavalohorse celebradocelebrated, concluded, signed chuvarain a espadasword, black scabbard fish a EuropaEurope friocold masc. sing. hojetoday o invernowinter o mantocloak o mendigobeggar metadehalf as nuvensclouds o paíscountry RigorosoHarsh, rigorous Sem-abrigoHomeless o solthe sun tradiçõestraditions tremerto shake, tremble, shiver o verãosummer
Expressions
castanhas assadasroasted chestnuts água-péa beverage similar to wine with a lower alcohol content Segundo a lendaAccording to the legend, Legend has it jeropigaan alcoholic beverage made with aguardente and grape must
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Queria saber mais sobre o fenômeno que provoque o verão de São Martinho. Deve ser uma explicação mas não posso encontrar informações. Alguem sabe?
Regarding the expression “um pouco por toda a Europa,” is this just a set expression? Does the “um pouco” add to the meaning? Thanks!
“Um pouco por todo/toda…” is a common idiom. It means “a little bit everywhere”. “Um pouco” (a little) does add to the meaning, since it’s what makes the distinction between “in several places, but not really everywhere” to “yes, everywhere” 🙂
yesterday when we went for coffee in Alcantara the waiter brought us a small plate of castanhas assadas which he served with a flourish and a smile . Now I know why thanks to Practiceportuguese . So we learn not just the language but also the culture of this wonderful country . Thank you Rui and Joel . Ian and Pierre .
Nos Estados Unidos, temos um equivalente, chama-se “Indian Summer.” São os dias quentes em outono. Não tem significação religiosa.