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Positively Portugal: Portuguese expressions that make me smile: It’s cold enough to crack
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Sunday, 5 February 2012. Portuguese expressions that make me smile: It’s cold enough to crack. Está um frio de rachar. 8211; literal meaning: “it’s cold enough to crack”. This is said when it’s chilly out and is usually preceded by one of several possible expletives. If you live somewhere in northern Europe you are probably thinking, “these Portuguese are weaklings! 8 Feb 2012, 14:16:00. Ui, está um frio de rachar! Mesmo com ta...
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Positively Portugal: Portuguese expressions that make me smile: Fish don’t pull carts
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Tuesday, 4 October 2011. Portuguese expressions that make me smile: Fish don’t pull carts. Peixe não puxa carroça – literal meaning: “Fish don’t pull carts”. This is usually said by burly Portuguese “meat and potatoes” men when presented with a fish dish at lunch and signals that they will probably be topping up with a pork steak sandwich before the afternoon is up. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Positively Portugal: Coffee!
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Friday, 17 June 2011. Portuguese coffee is wonderful. Granted it is not grown here, but it is roasted and blended here and there's nothing like it. I've had coffee in Italy (harsh in my opinion) and in Brazil (just plain awful) both of which you would think were countries with excellent coffee. Frankly they just don't get close to the smooth, strong, delicious coffee you find in just about every café across Portugal. This is a ...
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Positively Portugal: The best and safest airline in Western Europe
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Friday, 9 December 2011. The best and safest airline in Western Europe. Say what you like about Portuguese airline TAP Portugal - I remember a joke that said TAP stood for Take Another Plane - but it turns out it's the safest airline in Western Europe and, by some accounts, also the best. JACDEC Airliner Safety Report. And fourth in the world behind Australia's Qantas, Air New Zealand and Finnair of Finland. It's a state-owned ...
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Positively Portugal: Neonatal care
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Tuesday, 6 December 2011. Most people would not think that hospital care in Portugal is up to much, even those that live here. Now I'm here to tell you exactly the opposite is true. That's from personal experience, too. UK and the US. In terms of the overall infant mortality rate Portugal also fares better than a number of nations that you might expect to outrank it. According to. Portugal's infant mortality rate stands at 4...
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Positively Portugal: "Desenrasque" or the Portuguese art of improvisation
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Sunday, 7 August 2011. Desenrasque" or the Portuguese art of improvisation. Portuguese people are very proud of their ability to improvise under difficult circumstances and rightly so. There's even a special word for it -. And in translation this means something along the lines of muddling through/improvising/getting out of a scrape. It's an extremely useful way to deal with the world. It brings to mind. 8 Feb 2013, 17:30:00.
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Positively Portugal: Start feeling positive...
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Wednesday, 1 June 2011. So I'm a bit sick of all the bad news. In fact, a bit sick is probably putting it lightly. Portugal is bottom of the list in everything, Portugal is going to default on its debt and Portugal is the smallest, worst, . bla, bla, bla! It's going to include some very trivial as well as some very serious positive things about this small corner of Europe, but it will certainly not be mentioning. Handicraft ...
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Positively Portugal: Cork trees
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Thursday, 15 December 2011. I'd like to register my vote to make cork oaks one of the wonders of the world. This may seem like an overstatement, but they really are one of the most incredible, sustainable and eco-friendly resources on the planet and Portugal accounts for about 50 percent of the world's cork production. Portugal's cork forests are under threat, however, as aluminium screw caps and manmade stoppers have replaced ...
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LARGO DAS PORTAS DO SOL: LENÇO DE NAMORADOS
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LARGO DAS PORTAS DO SOL. Martes, 14 de febrero de 2012. Hoy que es San Valentín y, aunque cualquier día es bueno para enamorar y enamorarse en la capital lusa, hoy he recordado una hermosa tradición portuguesa que descubrí en mi último viaje a la ciudad. Os lenços de namorados. En el pañuelo que acompaña el post puede leerse "Assim como neste lenço os fios unidos estão, assim esteja minha alma unida ao teu curação" ("Así como en este pañuelo los hilos unidos están, así esté mi alma unida a tu corazón")&#...
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Positively Portugal: Fado ... oops I'm mentioning it
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A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CORNER OF EUROPE. Monday, 28 November 2011. Fado oops I'm mentioning it. I know, I. When I started this blog that I wouldn't mention Fado. Well, I'm breaking that promise today and I'm unashamed. Fado - Portugal's national music - has been given UNESCO World Immaterial Heritage Status. Hurrah to that! The most famous of Portugal's Fado singers was. And though she died in 1999, she is considered a national treasure. Here she is at her best:.
