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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
 

Portuguese: uma


English: a

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Example Phrase Using Today's Word:

Portuguese: O Rio de Janeiro é uma cidade palpitante, com um estilo de vida hedonista.

English: Rio de Janeiro is a city with a pulse that's fast and a lifestyle that's hedonistic.

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4:20:09 AM    comment []

Portuguese: teleférico


English: cable car

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Example Phrase Using Today's Word:

Portuguese: Subir ao cume do Pão de Açúcar, é um dos melhores passeios de teleférico do mundo.

English: Soaring to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain has to be one of the great cable car journeys of the world.

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12:57:55 AM    comment []

Portuguese: riqueza


English: wealth

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Example Phrase Using Today's Word:

Portuguese: Quando as plantações de cana eram a riqueza do Rio, a Vila Riso era a residência típica do português, dono de terras

English: When the sugar cane plantations were Rio's wealth, the Vila Riso was typical of a Portuguese landowner's house,

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12:56:17 AM    comment []

Portuguese: quanto


English: as

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Example Phrase Using Today's Word:

Portuguese: Mas quem é que quer saber de dados estatísticos quando o cenário é tão dramático quanto este?

English: But who cares about statistics when the scenery is as dramatic as this.

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12:46:06 AM    comment []

Portuguese: Quando


English: when

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Example Phrase Using Today's Word:

Portuguese: Quando os portugueses chegaram ao Brasil, estimava-se que mais ou menos três milhões de indígenas viviam no país.

English: When the Portuguese first came to Brazil, it was estimated that around three million indigenous people lived in the country.

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12:42:27 AM    comment []


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