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Conversa ou Confronto?

Conversation or Confrontation?

Rui and Joel discuss the cultural differences in conversation styles between Portugal and North America. Help them resolve their “argument”...

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  • 00:00:01Rui: Posso começar com uma diferença cultural? Rui: Can I start with a cultural difference?
  • 00:00:03Joel: Sim. Joel: Yes.
  • 00:00:03Rui: Antes que a gente se esqueça, os portugueses falam mais alto Rui: Before we forget, the Portuguese speak louder
  • 00:00:08e falam por cima uns dos outros e interrompem-se muitas vezes. and talk over each other and interrupt each other a lot.
  • 00:00:13Achas que isso é uma diferença entre Portugal e América do Norte, Do you think this is a difference between Portugal and North America,
  • 00:00:16em que as conversas têm uma dinâmica diferente em que tu falas, where conversations have a different dynamic in that you speak,
  • 00:00:21eu ouço, depois eu respondo sem ofender, I listen, then I respond without offending,
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Vocabulary
o confrontoconfrontation conversaconversation desiludidodisappointed masc.,sing. a dinâmicadynamic discutirto argue, discuss, quarrel esclarecerto clarify, illustrate interromperto interrupt intervenientesparties involved, participants, actors os limiteslimits, boundaries o tomtone ultrapassarto exceed, outdo, surpass zangadoangry
Expressions
a gentethe people, everybody, we, us inf. estar na boato be cool, chill, at ease, all good Por outro ladoOn the other hand De uma forma geralIn general Para além deApart from, Besides, In addition to Se calharPerhaps, Maybe ficar por dizerto remain unsaid
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