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Uma Conversa Idosa

An Elderly Conversation

Alberto and Júlia talk about the “good ol’ days” and what has changed in our society since then.

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  • 00:00:03Júlia: A vida está complicada…
  • 00:00:05Alberto: Pois... Passa num piscar de olhos.
  • 00:00:10Júlia: Já não é nada como antigamente.
  • 00:00:13Alberto: Ora nem mais! Os jovens só querem é festas e viajar.
  • 00:00:21Júlia: Pensam que é fácil...
  • 00:00:24Depois vão ver o que a vida custa.
  • 00:00:27Alberto: O meu neto de treze anos anda sempre a pedir dinheiro aos pais
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Em vez deInstead of Ai meu Deus!Oh my God! Aí é que iam ver o que é bom para a tosse!They'll see how hard life is!
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A Nova Paixão Da Anabela
Um Patê Muito Bom
O Aquecimento Global
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
A Mulher que Adormece em Todo o Lado
Operação Stop
Até que a Tempestade Passe
Ana Vai ao Médico
O “Mestre” do Engate
Ao Telefone Com a Mãe

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  • Listening to the Shorties is a favorite part of learning for me. I love many of the expressions in the dialogues but I think a better translation for “até cair” would be “until almost keeling over” which is a common expression in English. It was so hot today, I almost keeled over!

    • Glad you’re enjoying the Shorties! You’re right that “keeling over” sounds a bit more similar to the idea of falling/”cair”. With these idioms/expressions, it’s usually not possible to translate them literally, so we try to determine which expression (as a whole) is the closest in meaning and the closest in usage.

      In this case, I think the idea of ‘working myself to the bone’ (or even ‘working myself to death’) is slightly closer to ‘trabalhar até cair’, only because it is typically used in instances in which someone is talking about working over a long period of time. ‘Almost keeling over’ is similar, but to me it implies something that happened more suddenly or as a one-time occurrence (e.g. because it was particularly hot that day).

      This is definitely open to interpretation, of course! There is rarely a one-to-one association between these phrases. I really appreciate your comment because it helps us explore the expression in more depth. Thanks!

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