Patrícia, lovely to meet you

Portuguese translator and interpreter living in Germany. I speak EU Portuguese (native), English C2, German C2, Spanish B1. Currently learning: French, Swedish

[midwinterarchives]

Bliss

Enjoying the sunset at the castle surrounded by loved ones. The last weekend before university starts again. I'm happy.

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monday 28/07/22

i’m back!! school started last week shits getting intense. i was up at 4am and my day ended at 7pm, i cannot believe i’m in IB2. just covered the doppler effect this morning <3 it’s nice to post again.

♫ bad habit - steve lacy ♫

[bonbonlanguage]

from john ciardi’s translation of “the inferno” by dante alighieri

[prepolyglot-moved]

Halloween French Vocab

langblr reactivation challenge | week 1, day 4

Halloween | Halloween (f)

trick or treat! | des bonbons ou un sort!

candy | bonbons (m.pl)

costume | costume (m)

mask | masque (m)

decoration | decoration (f)

pumpkin | citrouille (f)

jack-o-lantern | citrouille d’Halloween (f)

moon | lune (f)

haunted house | maison hantée (f)

cemetery | cimetière (m)

nightmare | cauchemar (m)

scary | effrayant

black cat | chat noir (m)

spider | araignée (f)

spiderweb | toile d’araignée (f)

supernatural | surnaturel(le)

werewolf | loup-garou (m)

ghost | fantôme (m)

ghoul | goule (f)

demon | démon (m)

monster | monstre (m)

Please let me know if there are any mistakes or better translations!

I was also reminded of a song my teacher showed my class in high school:

[flowerytale]

Charlotte Brontë, from “Jane Eyre”

[notetaeker]

October 17, 2022- Monday | Fall Challenges 3/30 + 7/30

💡 recent life-changing realization: Not sure if it’s life changing but recently I went through something super difficult but it was my second time going through it and it was definitely much easier. The concept isn’t new lol, everyone knows ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ but it’s really hard to think of yourself as stronger just because you made it out of something that’s difficult. On the contrary lol I feel like you feel beat up and weaker than before, but it’s true that you’re stronger. And if you encounter that same hardship again in life, it won’t ever be as bad as last time. You may have new tools to deal with it and insight from having experienced it before, at the very least you’re better off than your past self was simply by even knowing that you’ve made it out of this before.

🍵 choice of drink while studying: ginger (tea)! PSA for anyone who ever has bloating issues: cut up some ginger and boil it in water and make ‘tea’ essentially. Drink it and enjoy your non-gassy stomach afterward 😌 very useful for sensitive stomachs that suffer when you’re nervous abt exams. Otherwise I also enjoy coconut water + peach green tea bubble tea.

[mushroomsandfullmoons-deactivat]

day 37/100 - 100 days of productivity

we’re back on campus, baby! had my first in person lectures in about 9 months

- started the day with yoga

- had three lectures today (IT contract law, IP law, data protection law)

- spent my lunch break running some errands

- made a hairdresser appointment

[factoidfactory]

Random Fact #6,370

Native English speakers have trouble remembering the difference between there, they’re, and their.

Native Portuguese speakers have a similar struggle of their own: porque, por que, por quê, and porquê.

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Porque – Because

Por que – ‘Why’ when used in the start of a question (Why weren’t you at school?)

Por quê – ‘Why’ when used at the end of a sentence (e.g. Atrasaram por quê? [Why are you late?])

Porquê – Used as a noun and appears accompanied by a determiner (an article, for example). (e.g. “Queria saber o porquê de sua tristeza para poder ajudá-lo” => "I wanted to know the reason for his sadness so I could help him”)

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Tranquils Studyblr Challenge - Day 4

4. When was the last time you had a life-changing revelation? What revelation did you have?

After a certain point, when functionality and efficiency grow, enjoyment, gratitude and self-fulfillment lessens. We can have anything with a click of a mouse or a touch on the screen, so we only get microdosis of dopamine and life feels bland. I can buy cheap bread in the supermarket made by a machine, filled with sugar and conservants so it won't rot weeks, and of which taste I won't remember in an hour or less. Or I can take some time of my life and bake my own bread. Learn something new, feel proud of myself, eat something delicious, make memories, gift it to friends, teach them how to bake bread themselves, make your children and their children have beautiful memories when they smell feshly baked bread... For them it will always taste like nothing else they have ever tasted, like magic.

Great things take time. You can try to speed run life, but that only means you won't take any time to enjoy it.

Today, I am grateful for my amazing work colleagues. I know how rare it is to find people at work with whom you can vibe. One of my colleagues is teaching me some Greek basics and we are having a great time learning from each other and laughing together at my horrible pronunciation and attempts to speak the language with zero knowledge. For me, it's small moments like this that make life worth living.

[lifebuoyjournals]

Nature x Melancholy

Spring Edition I: 梦醒时分 (Awakening Dream)

Spring Edition is inspired by Sarah Chen's song, Awakening Dream. The song title in Mandarin actually translates to "the moment you awaken from a dream", the dream referring to the relationship that the character had just gotten out of.

Clumsy translation:

You've long known of inevitable heartbreak,

So why fall so fast so deep?

When love is perpetually difficult to renounce and relinquish

Why take to heart that tiny bit of tenderness?

[gushuwa-deactivated20241004]

03.09.22 - not a very productive Saturday, but friends always make it better

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Tranquils Studyblr Challenge - Day 3

Today, I am grateful for my patience with myself. Growth takes times.

My goal for today is to prepare for my mentoring.

3. What type of books are your interested in? Fiction: science fiction, romances, classics

Non-fiction: non-fiction novels, motivational books, cookbooks (currently my favorite quote is from a pasta book)

[polyglot-linguist]

🎁 60 gift ideas for language learners! 🎁

(That ARENT textbooks or courses because I’m picky af and don’t want anyone telling me how to study my grammar)

(Click on the link below to just head straight to the article with pics and links!)

Books:

1.) Fluent Forever

2.) The Art of Learning a Foreign Language

3.) Away with Words

4.) How to Speak any Language Fluently

5.) The Secrets of Polyglots

6.) How to Really Learn a Language

7.) Other-Wordly

8.) Lost in Translation

9.) The Illustrated Book of Sayings

10.) Lingo Mastery Short Stories

11.) D!RTY Slang Series

12.) Novels in target language

13.) Cookbooks in target language

14) Lingo

15.) The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book

16.) Through the Language Glass

17.) The Unfolding of Language

18.) Empires of the Word

19.) Is that a Fish in Your Ear?

20.) In the Land of Invented Languages

21.) The Art of Language Invention

22.) Atomic Habits

23.) Deep Work

24.) Learn Like a Pro

25.) Ultralearning

26.) Learning how to Learn Series

27.) Unlimited Memory

28.) Moonwalking with Einstein

Study accessories:

29.) Notebooks

30.) Writing Practice Notebooks

31.) Planners

32.) Language Printables

33.) Stationery Goodies

34.) Blue Light Glasses

35.) Noise Cancelling Headphones

36.) Kindle or Other Reading Device

37.) Tablet or Note Taking Device

38.) Language Charts

Games:

39.) Kloo Language Learning Board Games

40.) I Speak 6 Languages

41.) Scrabbke / Bananagrams in TL

42.) Card Games in TL

43.) David Solenky Word Search Puzzles

Gift cards:

44.) Babel Language Magazine

45.) Busuu /Pimsleur / LingoDeer (if you know they like it!!!)

46.) italki

47.) App Store

Physical items:

48-60.) Various wall art, mugs, jewelry, a cap, etc. All with language related quotes or multilingual prints. For those, just check the post! :)

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The Best Gifts for Language Learners! [60 Ideas] ⋆ Plurilingualism

Here is a list with 30 of the best gifts for language learners! From books to subscriptions to printables to merch and more.

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Tranquils Studyblr Challenge - Day 2

Today, I am grateful for the people in my life that I can trust.

Today, I choose peace.

Today, my goals are to hit the gym and clean my room.

2. What is the last book you finished? 1984 by George Orwell. I really loved this one! It is definitely on my top ten.

[unmotivatedstudier]

Write ugly. Don't feel bad about your messy room. Your desk looks nothing like the study motivation tag, or studyblr tag, but no one has to know. Just get as much done as you can.

I used to try to take pretty notes with the midline highlighters and gold pens, but they took too long and ultimately wasted time. The importance is the information, not the aesthetic. So don't beat yourself up about ugly notes.

(still all the love to those who manage to create this aesthetic. It's beautiful. It makes me feel bad sometimes.)

[elpoebsv]

This close 🤏 to walking into a mysterious fog and never coming back

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Dom Sebastião vibes

[aquilacalvitium]

REMINDER

Stretch your back

Adjust your eyes to natural light

Turn the room light on if it’s too dark

Drink some water

When was the last time you ate?

Junk food is better than no food

Eat a cookie or a cake if you can’t manage anything else

Hug an animal or a teddy bear

Put your pyjamas or some comfy clothes on

If you’re wearing a bra or a binder, take it off and take a deep breath

Put on your favourite song

Drink some water

Check on your friends, you’re not bothering them I promise

Make sure you get to sleep on time

Take a shower or a bath if you can

If you can’t, run your head under the water instead

Your bed sheets probably need changing

Can’t change them? Just brush the crumbs off

Take a deep breath

Drink some water

Relax your shoulders

Unclench your jaw

Stretch your arms and legs

Imagine your limbs becoming heavy and the stress leaving your body

If you need to cry, then cry

You’re not weak for crying, you’re strong

Read a good book or listen to a podcast

Drink some water

And most importantly:

I’m proud of you ❤