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2008-06-02 madeira de lei: Dear Simon! Madeira de lei means real wood such as oak, not MDF or MDP that are now used for furniture. Regarding our previous question on the black gold, that was because of the carbon found in Minas...
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2008-03-16 preto: Dear Simon, I am sorry for the late answer. Ouro Preto is not the capital of Minas Gerais, it is Belo Horizonte. Ouro Preto is one of the main cities, where gold was found during the colonization. Preto...
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2008-02-11 web dictionaries: Dear Simon, I use www.systransoft.com when I need a translation from English/Portuguese/English and Portuguese/French, you can find also two other good dictionaries: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/por...
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2007-12-01 Minas Gerais: Hi Simon! Minas Gerais means General Mines, because when the country was colonized, it was where gold was first found. Gerais mean general in plural, and it can be used as masculine and feminine. Geral...
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2007-05-15 short sentence: Hi Simon! Nesta is the same as "in this"but with a feminine use (neste would be the masculine version). Nesta = Em+esta. We also use nesse (em+esse), nessa (em+essa) naquele(em + aquele), naquela (em+aquela)...
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