O Dia em que Senti Tudo
Marta, regressada de Londres, sente que Lisboa mudou — ou será ela que mudou?
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Marta chegou ao Aeroporto Humberto Delgado com uma mala grande e o coração apertado. Tinha vivido em Londres durante três anos, mas agora estava de volta a Lisboa. Ao sair do terminal, sentiu o cheiro familiar do ar português — uma mistura de sal, café e betão aquecido pelo sol. Era uma sensação estranha. Sentia que tinha mudado muito desde a última vez que pisara aquele chão, mas ao mesmo tempo sentia que nunca tinha saído.
Marta arrived at Humberto Delgado Airport with a large suitcase and a heavy heart. She had lived in London for three years, but now she was back in Lisbon. As she left the terminal, she felt the familiar smell of Portuguese air — a mix of salt, coffee and concrete warmed by the sun. It was a strange feeling. She felt she had changed a lot since the last time she had set foot on that ground, but at the same time she felt she had never left.
O seu pai esperava-a no exterior. Era um homem alto, com cabelo grisalho e um sorriso largo que Marta sentia sempre no peito, como um abraço antecipado. — Marta! Finalmente! — disse ele, abrindo os braços. Ela correu até ele e sentiu o cheiro da sua camisa — detergente e um pouco de tabaco, tal como sempre. Sentiu os olhos húmidos e tentou não chorar. Não queria começar assim.
Her father was waiting for her outside. He was a tall man with grey hair and a wide smile that Marta always felt in her chest, like an anticipated hug. "Marta! Finally!" he said, opening his arms. She ran to him and felt the smell of his shirt — detergent and a little tobacco, just as always. She felt her eyes grow moist and tried not to cry. She did not want to start like this.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sentir | to feel / to sense |
| sinto | I feel (1st pers. sing. present of sentir) |
| sentes | you feel (2nd pers. sing. present of sentir) |
| sente | he/she feels (3rd pers. sing. present of sentir) |
| sentimos | we feel (1st pers. pl. present of sentir) |
| sentem | they feel (3rd pers. pl. present of sentir) |
| senti | I felt (1st pers. sing. preterite of sentir) |
| sentiu | he/she felt (3rd pers. sing. preterite of sentir) |
| sentiram | they felt (3rd pers. pl. preterite of sentir) |
| sentia | she/he felt (3rd pers. sing. imperfect of sentir) |
| sentiam | they felt (3rd pers. pl. imperfect of sentir) |
| sentira | she had felt (3rd pers. sing. pluperfect of sentir) |
| sentisse | felt (3rd pers. sing. imperfect subjunctive of sentir) |
| sentindo | feeling (gerund of sentir) |
| sentido | felt (past participle of sentir) / sense / meaning |
| saudades | longing / nostalgic yearning (untranslatable) |
| pertença | belonging / sense of belonging |
| melancolia | melancholy / sadness |
| sensação | feeling / sensation |
| apertado | tight / heavy (of the heart) |
| apertar | to tighten / to squeeze |
| aeroporto | airport |
| mala | suitcase / bag |
| coração | heart |
| chegar | to arrive |
| chegou | arrived (3rd pers. sing. preterite of chegar) |
| viver | to live |
| vivido | lived (past participle of viver) |
| voltar | to return / to come back |
| terminal | terminal (airport) |
| cheiro | smell / scent |
| familiar | familiar |
| mistura | mixture / mix |
| sal | salt |
| café | coffee / café |
| betão | concrete |
| aquecido | heated / warmed |
| sol | sun |
| estranha | strange / odd (feminine) |
| estranho | strange / odd (masculine) |
| mudado | changed (past participle of mudar) |
| mudar | to change |
| pisar | to step on / to set foot on |
| pisara | had stepped on (3rd pers. sing. pluperfect of pisar) |
| chão | floor / ground |
| pai | father |
| esperar | to wait / to expect |
| exterior | outside / exterior |
| homem | man |
| alto | tall / high |
| cabelo | hair |
| grisalho | grey (of hair) |
| sorriso | smile |
| largo | wide / broad |
| peito | chest |
| abraço | hug / embrace |
| antecipado | anticipated / expected in advance |
| braços | arms |
| correr | to run |
| camisa | shirt |
| detergente | detergent / washing powder |
| tabaco | tobacco |
| olhos | eyes |
| húmidos | moist / damp (plural) |
| chorar | to cry |
| começar | to begin / to start |
| carro | car |
| seguir | to follow / to drive along |
| direção | direction |
| cidade | city |
| falar | to speak / to talk |
| falava | was talking (3rd pers. sing. imperfect of falar) |
| vizinhos | neighbours |
| cão | dog |
| andar | floor (of a building) / to walk |
| preço | price |
| peixe | fish |
| mercado | market |
| ouvir | to hear / to listen |
| ouvia | was listening (3rd pers. sing. imperfect of ouvir) |
| carinho | affection / tenderness |
| pormenor | detail |
| pormenores | details (plural of pormenor) |
| aperceber-se | to realise / to notice |
| precisar | to need |
| apartamento | apartment / flat |
| rua | street |
| estreita | narrow (feminine) |
| coloridas | colourful (feminine plural) |
| roupa | clothes / laundry |
| estendida | hung out / stretched (feminine) |
| janelas | windows (plural) |
| recordar | to remember / to recall |
| brincar | to play (of children) |
| criança | child / childhood |
| calçamento | cobblestones / pavement |
| irregular | uneven / irregular |
| pés | feet (plural) |
| descalços | barefoot / unshod |
| turistas | tourists (plural) |
| fotografias | photographs (plural) |
| restaurantes | restaurants (plural) |
| menus | menus (plural) |
| tristeza | sadness |
| existir | to exist |
| pensamentos | thoughts (plural) |
| pensar | to think |
| responder | to answer / to reply |
| assentir | to nod / to agree |
| assentiu | nodded (3rd pers. sing. preterite of assentir) |
| devagar | slowly |
| sentido | sense / meaning |
| reencontrar | to find again / to reconnect with |
| manhã | morning |
| acordar | to wake up |
| cedo | early |
| volta | walk / turn / return |
| apanhar | to catch / to take (transport) |
| elétrico | tram |
| balanço | swaying / balance / swing |
| carruagem | carriage / railcar |
| velha | old (feminine) |
| cara | face |
| dobrar | to turn / to fold |
| esquina | corner (of a street) |
| luz | light |
| senhora | woman / lady |
| sorriu | smiled (3rd pers. sing. preterite of sorrir) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| demorar | to take time / to delay |
| identificar | to identify |
| pastelaria | pastry shop / café |
| pequeno-almoço | breakfast |
| pedir | to order / to ask for |
| pediu | ordered / asked for (3rd pers. sing. preterite of pedir) |
| bica | espresso coffee (Lisbon term) |
| torrada | toast (buttered, Portuguese style) |
| manteiga | butter |
| morder | to bite |
| sabor | taste / flavour |
| encontrar | to find / to meet |
| textura | texture |
| estaladiço | crispy / crunchy |
| grosso | coarse / thick |
| ridículo | ridiculous |
| emoção | emotion |
| corpo | body |
| memória | memory |
| guardada | stored / kept (feminine) |
| língua | tongue / language |
| inclinando-se | leaning forward (gerund of inclinar-se) |
| admitir | to admit |
| admitiu | admitted (3rd pers. sing. preterite of admitir) |
| depender | to depend |
| rir | to laugh |
| riu | laughed (3rd pers. sing. preterite of rir) |
| verdade | truth |
| palavras | words (plural) |
| estrangeiro | foreigner / abroad (masculine) |
| estrangeira | foreigner / foreign (feminine) |
| partir | to leave / to depart |
| criar | to create / to produce |
| distância | distance |
| geográfico | geographical |
| versão | version |
| avião | aeroplane |
| regresso | return / homecoming |
| noite | night |
| sentada | seated / sitting (feminine) |
| varanda | balcony |
| telhados | rooftops (plural) |
| telhado | roof / rooftop |
| luzes | lights (plural) |
| acender | to light / to switch on |
| céu | sky |
| laranja | orange (colour / fruit) |
| roxo | purple |
| vento | wind / breeze |
| morno | warm / mild (of weather) |
| março | March |
| pele | skin |
| ruído | noise / sound |
| distante | distant / faraway |
| fado | fado (traditional Portuguese music genre) |
| bar | bar / pub |
| finalmente | finally / at last |
| novo | new |
| complexo | complex |
| construído | built / constructed (past participle) |
| conseguir | to manage / to be able to |
| virar | to turn around |
| sentar | to sit down |
| copos | glasses / cups (plural) |
| vinho verde | young, slightly sparkling Portuguese wine |
| cheirar | to smell |
| pôr do sol | sunset |
| lembrar | to remember / to remind |
| redescobrir | to rediscover |
| regressar | to return / to come back |
| Mouraria | historic neighbourhood in Lisbon |
| Chiado | cultural neighbourhood in Lisbon |
| Tejo | the Tagus river (Lisbon) |
| coração apertado | heavy heart / feeling of tightness in the chest |
| fazer sentido | to make sense |
| tal como sempre | just as always / same as ever |
| ao mesmo tempo | at the same time |
| sem razão aparente | for no apparent reason |
| talvez | perhaps / maybe |
| também | also / too |
| nunca | never |
| sempre | always |
| já | already / now |
| ainda | still / yet |
| apenas | only / just |
| aqui | here |
| lá | there |
| agora | now |
| então | then / so |
| assim | like this / so / in this way |
| realmente | really / truly |
| de cada vez que | every time that |
| ao mesmo tempo | at the same time |
| lá em baixo | down there / below |
| sem se aperceber | without realising |
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