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60 porque
     1. conj. because; for (introduces an explanation to the claim in the previous clause)
           Aproveita a vida porque ela é curta! - Enjoy life because it is short!
     2. adv. (Portugal, introducing a question) why
           Porque é que o céu é azul? - Why is the sky blue?
61 estás
     1. v. verb form of estar
     estar
          1. v. (indtr, em, -another locational preposition) to be (indicates location in space)
          2. v. (copulative) to be (denotes a transient quality; a quality expected to change)
62 onde
     1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place)
           Onde estão as chaves? - Where are the keys?
     2. adv. (interrogative) where (to what place); whither
     3. conj. where (at or in which place or situation)
           Procuro uma cidade onde possa viver tranquilamente. - I look for a city where I can live tranquilly.
63 quem
     1. pron. (interrogative) who; whom (which person?)
           Quem viu o novo filme? - Who has seen the new film?
     2. pron. (relative) who; whom (the person who)
           Não me lembro do nome de quem me ligou. - I don’t remember the name of the person who called me.
     3. pron. (indefinite) those who; people who; anyone who
64 então
     1. adv. then (at that time)
           Desde então sempre tive cuidado (Since then I've always been careful.)
     2. adv. then (soon afterwards; after that)
           Então, o ladrão fugiu. (After that, the thief ran away.)
     3. conj. thus; therefore (as a result)
65 nada
     1. pron. (indefinite) nothing (not any thing; no thing)
           Não consigo ver nada. - I can’t see anything.
     2. adv. to no extent; in no way; not at all
           Não estou nada feliz com as tuas acções. - I am not happy at all with your actions.
     3. adv. (familiar) (emphasises that a statement is false)
     nadar
          1. v. to swim
66 seu
     1. pron. third-person possessive pronoun his; her; its
     2. pron. third-personplural possessive pronoun their; theirs
     3. pron. second-person possessive pronoun your; yours (when using the second-person pronoun você)
           Posso ficar em sua casa? - Can I stay at your house?
     4. pron. second-personplural possessive pronoun your; yours (when using the second-person pronoun vocês)
67 ter
     1. v. to have
     2. v.          to own; to possess; to have; to have got
                   Tenho uma bela casa. (I have a beautiful house.)
     3. v.          to be rich, to have plenty of money; or, to have enough money to live comfortably
                   Os caridosos sempre ajudam os que menos têm. (The charitable always help those who don’t have enough.)
68 era
     1. n-f. era (time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year)
     2. n-f. (archaeology) age (period of human prehistory)
     3. n-f. (geology) era (unit of time, smaller than aeons and greater than periods)
     4. v. verb form of ser
     ser
          1. v. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality
          2. v. to be (to be an example or type of, or the same as)
69 lhe
     1. pron. dative of ele,ela: (to) him/her/it
           q=Portugal - Comprámos um cão e demos-lhe um bom banho.
           q=Brazil - Compramos um cão e lhe demos um bom banho.
     2. pron. dative of você,o senhor,a senhora: (to) you
           q=Portugal - Senhora, estas rosas foram-lhe entregues.
70 coisa
     1. n-f. thing (a physical object, entity or situation)
           Aconteceu uma coisa bastante estranha ontem à noite. - A very strange thing happened last night.
           Comprei umas coisas com o salário desse mês. - I bought some stuff with this month’s salary.
     2. n-f. thingamajig; gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)
           Dá-me aquela coisa. - Hand that thing over to me.
71 ou
     1. conj. or (connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true)
           Escolhe a opção um ou a opção dois. (Choose option one or option two.)
     2. conj. or (connects two equivalent names)
           Mianmar, ou Birmânia, fica na Ásia. (Myanmar, or Burma, is located in Asia.)
     3. conj. either … or
72 sou
     1. v. verb form of ser
     ser
          1. v. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality
          2. v. to be (to be an example or type of, or the same as)
73 sua
     1. pron. feminine singular form of possessive seu
     2. pron. feminine singular of seu
     3. v. verb form of suar
     suar
          1. v. to sweat
          2. v. to wet by sweating
74 quero
     1. v. verb form of querer; "I want".
     2. n-m. Alternative spelling of kero
     querer
          1. v. to want; to wish; to desire
          2. v. (indtr, que) to want ... to (to want or demand a given thing to occur)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to want to (to feel the need to do something)
75 dizer
     1. v. to say
     2. v.          to speak; to pronounce; to utter; to say
                   Abra a boca e diga aaaaa. - Open your mouth and say aaaaah.
                   Ele disse “eu nunca fiz isso”. - He said “I’ve never done this”
     3. v.          (indtr, a, para) to tell; to say to (to communicate information to someone)
76 são
     1. adj. sound, healthy (enjoying health and vigour of body, mind, or spirit)
     2. adj. sane (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind)
     3. adj. logically sound
     4. n-m. someone or something healthy
     5. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of santo saint
     ser
          1. v. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality
          2. v. to be (to be an example or type of, or the same as)
77 pode
     1. v. verb form of poder
     2. v. verb form of podar
     poder
          1. v. (auxiliary) to be able to; can (to have the ability to)
          2. v. (auxiliary) can; to be allowed to (to have the permission to)
          3. v. (auxiliary) can; could (indicates possibility)
78 nós
     1. pron. first-person plural nominative personal pronoun: we
           Nós estamos aqui. - We are here.
     2. pron. first-person plural prepositional pronoun: us
           Os pássaros voaram até nós. - The birds flew towards us.
     3. pron. (Brazil, colloquial, proscribed) first-person plural objective personal pronoun; us
     nó
          1. n-m. knot
79 eles
     1. pron. masculine third-person plural nominative personal pronoun; they
           Eles andaram até mim. - They walked towards me.
     2. pron. masculine third-person plural prepositional pronoun; them
           Eu gosto de conversar com eles. - I enjoy talking to them
     3. pron. (Brazil) masculine third-person plural personal pronoun used in all positions; they; them
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