O Que Levámos
Uma família prepara-se para as férias no Algarve e descobre o que realmente importa levar.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
A família Silva tinha uma semana de férias no Algarve. A mãe, a Conceição, começou a fazer a mala três dias antes da viagem. Ela queria levar tudo — os vestidos de verão, as sandálias, o chapéu de sol, os livros, o secador de cabelo e até as almofadas favoritas das crianças. O pai, o Rui, olhou para as malas e ficou preocupado.
The Silva family had a week of holidays in the Algarve. The mother, Conceição, started packing her suitcase three days before the trip. She wanted to take everything — the summer dresses, the sandals, the sun hat, the books, the hair dryer and even the children's favourite pillows. The father, Rui, looked at the suitcases and became worried.
— Conceição, não podemos levar tudo isso! — disse o Rui. — Temos apenas duas malas grandes e a viagem de carro já é longa. Os miúdos também querem levar as suas coisas. A Conceição suspirou. Ela sabia que o marido tinha razão, mas era difícil deixar coisas em casa. Sempre levava demasiado nas férias, e sempre voltava com metade das coisas por usar.
— Conceição, we can't take all of that! — said Rui. — We only have two big suitcases and the car journey is already long. The kids also want to take their things. Conceição sighed. She knew her husband was right, but it was hard to leave things at home. She always took too much on holiday, and always came back with half the things unused.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| levar | to take / to carry / to bring along |
| família | family |
| tinha | had (past imperfect of ter) |
| semana | week |
| férias | holidays / vacation |
| mãe | mother |
| começou | began / started (past of começar) |
| começar | to begin / to start |
| fazer a mala | to pack a suitcase |
| três | three |
| dias | days |
| antes | before |
| viagem | trip / journey |
| queria | wanted (past imperfect of querer) |
| tudo | everything |
| vestidos | dresses |
| verão | summer |
| sandálias | sandals |
| chapéu de sol | sun hat |
| livros | books |
| secador de cabelo | hair dryer |
| até | even / until |
| almofadas | pillows / cushions |
| favoritas | favourite (feminine plural) |
| crianças | children |
| pai | father |
| olhou | looked (past of olhar) |
| olhar | to look |
| malas | suitcases / bags |
| ficou | became / stayed (past of ficar) |
| ficar | to stay / to become / to remain |
| preocupado | worried (masculine) |
| podemos | we can (present of poder) |
| isso | that |
| disse | said (past of dizer) |
| dizer | to say / to tell |
| temos | we have (present of ter) |
| apenas | only / just |
| duas | two (feminine) |
| grandes | big / large (plural) |
| carro | car |
| já | already / now |
| longa | long (feminine) |
| miúdo/a | kid / child (informal, Portugal) |
| também | also / too |
| querem | want (3rd person plural present of querer) |
| suas | their / his / her (feminine plural possessive) |
| coisas | things |
| suspirar | to sigh |
| suspirou | sighed (past of suspirar) |
| sabia | knew (past imperfect of saber) |
| marido | husband |
| razão | reason / right (as in 'ter razão' = to be right) |
| difícil | difficult / hard |
| deixar | to leave (behind) / to let |
| casa | house / home |
| sempre | always |
| levava | used to take / was taking (past imperfect of levar) |
| demasiado | too much / too many |
| voltava | used to return / was returning (past imperfect of voltar) |
| metade | half |
| por usar | unused / without having used |
| filhos | children / sons |
| dez | ten |
| anos | years |
| oito | eight |
| tinham | had (3rd person plural past imperfect of ter) |
| prioridade | priority |
| prioridades | priorities |
| livros de banda desenhada | comic books |
| raqueta | racket |
| badminton | badminton |
| tablet | tablet (device) |
| insistia | insisted (past imperfect of insistir) |
| insistir | to insist |
| seu | his / her / its (masculine possessive) |
| cão de peluche | stuffed dog / soft toy dog |
| chamado | called / named |
| caixa | box |
| favorita | favourite (feminine singular) |
| dois | two (masculine) |
| respirar fundo | to take a deep breath |
| respirou | breathed (past of respirar) |
| cada | each / every |
| leva | takes / carries (3rd person singular present of levar) |
| mochila | backpack / rucksack |
| pequena | small (feminine) |
| pessoais | personal (plural) |
| decidiu | decided (past of decidir) |
| decidir | to decide |
| cabe | fits (3rd person singular present of caber) |
| caber | to fit (into) |
| fica | stays / remains (3rd person singular present of ficar) |
| protestou | protested (past of protestar) |
| protestar | to protest |
| imediatamente | immediately |
| pensou | thought (past of pensar) |
| pensar | to think |
| momento | moment |
| está bem | okay / all right |
| à parte | separately / on the side |
| só | only / just / alone |
| manhã | morning |
| partida | departure |
| seis | six |
| carregou | loaded / carried (past of carregar) |
| carregar | to carry / to load / to charge |
| levaram | took / carried (3rd person plural past of levar) |
| mochilas | backpacks |
| bolsa | bag / pouch |
| lanches | snacks |
| levou | took / carried (3rd person singular past of levar) |
| saco | bag / sack |
| creme solar | sun cream / sunscreen |
| cremes solares | sun creams / sunscreens |
| chapéus | hats |
| toalhas de praia | beach towels |
| apertado | squeezed / pressed / tight |
| contra | against |
| peito | chest / breast |
| muito | very / much |
| feliz | happy |
| durou | lasted (past of durar) |
| durar | to last |
| quatro | four |
| horas | hours |
| pararam | stopped (3rd person plural past of parar) |
| parar | to stop |
| área de serviço | motorway service area / rest stop |
| perto | near / close |
| tomar | to have (a meal) / to take |
| pequeno-almoço | breakfast |
| comeram | ate (3rd person plural past of comer) |
| comer | to eat |
| sandes | sandwich |
| queijo | cheese |
| beberam | drank (3rd person plural past of beber) |
| beber | to drink |
| sumo de laranja | orange juice |
| perguntou | asked (past of perguntar) |
| perguntar | to ask |
| levaste | you took (2nd person singular past of levar) |
| biscoitos | biscuits / cookies |
| chocolate | chocolate |
| sorriu | smiled (past of sorrir) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| claro | of course / clear |
| levei | I took (1st person singular past of levar) |
| nunca | never |
| esquecer | to forget |
| esquecemo-nos | we forget (ourselves) / we forgot |
| chegaram | arrived (3rd person plural past of chegar) |
| chegar | to arrive |
| apartamento | apartment / flat |
| ao meio-dia | at noon / at midday |
| bonito | pretty / beautiful |
| vista para o mar | sea view |
| correram | ran (3rd person plural past of correr) |
| correr | to run |
| varanda | balcony |
| ficaram | became / stayed (3rd person plural past of ficar) |
| encantado/a | delighted / charmed |
| encantadas | delighted (feminine plural) |
| desfazer as malas | to unpack the suitcases |
| reparou | noticed (past of reparar) |
| reparar | to notice |
| então | then / so |
| esquecido | forgotten (past participle of esquecer) |
| carregador | charger (for a device) |
| telemóvel | mobile phone |
| preocupada | worried (feminine) |
| riu-se | laughed (past of rir-se) |
| rir-se | to laugh |
| não faz mal | it doesn't matter / never mind |
| compramos | we buy (present of comprar) |
| comprar | to buy |
| aqui | here |
| importa | matters (3rd person singular present of importar) |
| importar | to matter / to care |
| levámos | we took (1st person plural past of levar) |
| mais | more / most |
| importante | important |
| brincar | to play |
| ter razão | to be right |
| às vezes | sometimes |
| levamos | we take (1st person plural present of levar) |
| demasiadas | too many (feminine plural) |
| realmente | really / truly |
| estar juntos | to be together |
| juntos | together |
| durante | during |
| usaram | used (3rd person plural past of usar) |
| usar | to use / to wear |
| roupas | clothes |
| jogou | played (past of jogar) |
| jogar | to play (a game/sport) |
| todos os dias | every day |
| praia | beach |
| todo o lado | everywhere / all over the place |
| restaurante | restaurant |
| loja de gelados | ice cream shop |
| outros | other / others (masculine plural) |
| turistas | tourists |
| sorriam | smiled / were smiling (past imperfect of sorrir) |
| viam | saw / were seeing (past imperfect of ver) |
| debaixo do braço | under one's arm |
| último | last / final |
| dia | day |
| fez | did / made (past of fazer) |
| outra vez | again |
| desta vez | this time |
| levavam | were taking / used to take (past imperfect of levar) |
| lembrança | souvenir / keepsake |
| lembranças | souvenirs / keepsakes |
| pequenas | small (feminine plural) |
| garrafas | bottles |
| azeite | olive oil |
| biscoito de amêndoa | almond biscuit |
| biscoitos de amêndoa | almond biscuits |
| fotografia | photograph / photo |
| tirada | taken (feminine past participle of tirar) |
| recordação | memory / souvenir |
| recordações | memories / souvenirs |
| melhores | best / better (plural) |
| memórias | memories |
| ficam | stay / remain (3rd person plural present of ficar) |
| coração | heart |
| regresso | return (noun) |
| adormeceu | fell asleep (past of adormecer) |
| adormecer | to fall asleep |
| braços | arms |
| leu | read (3rd person singular past of ler) |
| ler | to read |
| livro de banda desenhada | comic book |
| conduzia | was driving (past imperfect of conduzir) |
| conduzir | to drive |
| em silêncio | in silence / silently |
| contente | happy / pleased |
| pensou | thought (past of pensar) |
| próximas | next (feminine plural) |
| vai | goes / is going to (3rd person singular present of ir) |
| menos | less / fewer |
| mesmo | same / even / really |
| alegria | joy / happiness |
| levo | I take (1st person singular present of levar) |
| levas | you take (2nd person singular present of levar) |
| escola | school |
| irmão | brother |
| flores | flowers |
| avó | grandmother |
| fim de semana | weekend |
| cão | dog |
| mala | suitcase / bag |
| errada | wrong (feminine) |
| casaco | coat / jacket |
| parque | park |
| ontem | yesterday |
| tempo | time / weather |
| presentes | presents / gifts |
| festa | party / celebration |
| livro | book |
| viagens | trips / journeys |
| vestido | dress |
| sol | sun |
| toalha | towel |
| mar | sea |
| roupa | clothes / clothing |
| bem | well / fine |
| lá | there |
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