Pica do 7 – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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pica /ˈpikɐ/ B1 |
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cedinho /seˈðiɲu/ A2 |
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ninho /ˈniɲu/ A1 |
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bandolete /bɐ̃duˈle.tɨ/ B2 |
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repique /ʁɛˈpi.kɨ/ B1 |
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sôa /ˈso.ɐ/ B1 |
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céptico /seˈptiku/ B2 |
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frenético /fɾɛˈnetiku/ B2 |
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rebate /ʁɛˈβa.tɨ/ B1 |
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descarrila /deʃ.kɐ.ʁiˈla/ B2 |
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refila /ʁɛˈfi.lɐ/ B1 |
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fadário /fɐˈða.ʁi.u/ C1 |
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itinerário /i.ti.nɛ.ˈɾa.ʁi.u/ B2 |
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oblitere /o.bliˈtɛ.ʁɨ/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Eu bem que não queria
➔ Imperfect subjunctive mood expressing regret or hypothetical desire
➔ Conveys a hypothetical or unreal desire that the speaker does not wish to happen
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E vou pra a paragem
➔ Use of the simple present tense to indicate a habitual action or intend to go somewhere
➔ Indicates a habitual or planned action in the present or near future
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Por um pica de eléctrico voltou a sonhar
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a reason or motivation followed by a verb in the infinitive
➔ Expresses a motive or reason for dreaming again, caused by a specific event
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Ninguém acredita no estado
➔ Use of the indefinite pronoun 'ninguém' (no one) with the present tense to indicate general disbelief
➔ Conveys the idea that no one believes or notices the state of the speaker's heart
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Mais nada me dá a pica que o pica do 7 me dá
➔ Use of comparative structures with 'mais nada' to emphasize that nothing else gives pleasure like the subject
➔ Highlights that nothing else brings the same pleasure as the 'pica do 7'