Um Leão – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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leão /leˈɐ̃w/ A1 |
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bem /bẽj/ A1 |
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favor /faˈvoɾ/ A2 |
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alguém /awˈɡẽj/ A2 |
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sabor /saˈboɾ/ A2 |
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domador /do.maˈdoɾ/ B1 |
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ator /aˈtoɾ/ B1 |
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ouça /ˈoʊ.sɑ/ B1 |
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propôr /pɾoˈpoɾ/ B2 |
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despudor /des.puˈdoɾ/ B2 |
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harém /aˈɾẽj̃/ B2 |
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alvo /ˈawvʊ/ B2 |
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arranhou /a.raˈɲo(w)/ B2 |
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atirador /a.t͡ʃi.ɾɐˈdoɾ/ B2 |
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facas /ˈfakɐs/ B1 |
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acreditador /ɐ.kɾe.d͡ʒi.tɐˈdoɾ/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Faça um favor
➔ Imperative form to make a polite request
➔ The phrase "faça um favor" uses the imperative mood to politely ask someone to do a favor.
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sem o 'porém'
➔ Use of preposition 'sem' to indicate absence or lack of something
➔ The preposition "sem" means "without" and indicates the absence of the noun following it.
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Um leão sem domador
➔ Noun phrase using 'sem' to indicate lacking a 'domador' (tamer)
➔ This phrase demonstrates how 'sem' creates a noun phrase indicating the absence of a noun, here 'domador'.
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Footnote: 'Na mão do atirador'
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating possession or location of the 'atirador' (shooter)
➔ The phrase 'Na mão do atirador' functions as a prepositional phrase denoting possession or the location of the shooter.
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raises the conditional 'se' (if)
➔ Use of the subjunctive or conditional mood to express hypothetical or uncertain situations
➔ The phrase 'Foi por um triz: só arranhou' implies a near miss or delicate situation, often connected to a hypothetical or uncertain context.