European Portuguese

Earworms mbt(c) is a revolutionary accelerated technique that takes the hard work out of learning. By listening a few times to these specially composed melodies, with their rhythmic repetitions of Portuguese (European) and English, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will not just be on the tip of your tongue but burnt deeply into your long-term memory in next to no time. If you like music, and want to make rapid progress without any formal knowledge of language learning, Earworms mbt(c) Rapid Portuguese (European) is the course for you.

By listening to these specially composed melodies with their rhythmic repetitions of Portuguese and English a few times, you will pick up over 200 essential words and phrases that will not just be on the tip of your tongue but burned deeply into your long-term memory - in next to no time.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.

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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Spanish. Short Stories in Spanish for Intermediate Learners has been written specifically for students from a low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement and, most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you and give you a feeling of progress when reading.

Avelaíñas eléctricas é a historia de dúas mulleres galegas na súa vintena, Olivia e Mariña, que ao remataren a carreira de Historia da Arte, e trala súa ruptura amorosa, marchan lonxe da casa, das familias e de todo canto coñecen para buscar un futuro e buscarse a si mesmas. As voces das dúas protagonistas vanse alternando para expoñer as propias experiencias e o fondo dos seus pensamentos, debullando o pasado para comprender as circunstancias e tamén as decisións que as puxeron no lugar en que se atopan.

From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictatorship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the listener to a world that is at once fanciful and real.

Although generally considered one of Portugal's greatest poets, Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888-1935) published but one book in Portuguese in his lifetime. That book, Message (Portuguese Mensagem), the esoteric epic at which he labored sporadically for more than 20 years before finally publishing it in the year prior to his death, is undoubtedly essential to an understanding of Pessoa's poetic vision, yet it remains, at least in the English-speaking world, relatively unknown and unread.

Smita sofre todos os tipos de preconceito na sociedade indiana. Seu grande sonho é ver a filha escapar da condição miserável em que vivem e ter acesso à educação formal em uma escola. Na Sicília, Giulia trabalha como ajudante na oficina do pai. Mas, quando ele sofre um acidente, ela se vê obrigada a assumir o comando e logo percebe que o negócio da família está à beira da ruína.

Este audiolivro é um curso introdutório desenvolvido para falantes de espanhol aprenderem o português europeu, com ênfase em dominar a pronúncia e melhorar a compreensão. O curso é dividido em cinco sessões, cada uma cuidadosamente estruturada para apresentar aos alunos os sons e o ritmo do português europeu. As sessões incluem exercícios de escuta e repetição, focando em frases-chave e vocabulário do dia a dia, usados em situações comuns como saudações, fazer pedidos em restaurantes e pedir direções.

Troisième volet des trépidations de Valeria et sa bande d'amies. Dans ce troisième volet de la saga, Valeria regrette de s'être emballée pour Victor. Certes, leurs ébats sont toujours aussi torrides. Mais à quoi tout cela rime-t-il ? Empêtrée dans les préparatifs d'un mariage bien plus pompeux que ce qu'elle aurait voulu, Carmen ne sait plus où donner de la tête.

Una novela vertiginosa sobre los límites del pensamiento y los delirios de la razón. Un inquietante tríptico sobre los sueños del siglo XX y las pesadillas del siglo XXI, MANIAC explora los límites de la razón trazando el camino que va desde los fundamentos de las matemáticas hasta los delirios de la inteligencia artificial.

A Editora Contracorrente tem a satisfação anunciar a publicação da edição em língua portuguesa do audiolivro Uma breve história do Direito: a matriz europeia nos últimos dois milênios e meio, originalmente publicado pela Harvard University Press e de autoria da aclamada historiadora Tamar Herzog.

La suite trépidante des aventures de Valeria et de sa bande d'amies. Valeria, qui s'est séparée d'Adrian, est tombée dans les bras de Victor. Mais, après un début de relation enflammée, elle commence à s'interroger. A-t-elle fait le bon choix ? Heureusement, ses amies de toujours sont là, à qui elle peut se confier. Et réciproquement. Car Lola, elle aussi, se pose des questions. Est-elle encore amoureuse de Sergio, l'homme qui a plaqué sa fiancée pour elle, avant qu'elle le rejette ?

Mars 1937. Le Mount Castle, un cargo républicain transportant trente tonnes d'or de la Banque d'Espagne et faisant route pour l'Union soviétique, s'est réfugié dans le port international de Tanger, où un destroyer franquiste le détruira s'il tente de reprendre la mer. Falcó reçoit pour mission de s'y rendre, de convaincre le capitaine du Mount Castle de changer de camp s'il veut sauver son bateau et son équipage, et de récupérer ainsi l'or républicain.

Anchored by the voice of its sweet and defiant narrator, Bad Habit casts a trans woman’s trying youth as a heartfelt odyssey. Raised in an animated yet impoverished blue-collar neighborhood, Alana S. Portero’s protagonist struggles to find her place. As the city around her changes–the heroin epidemic that ravages Madrid through the '80s and '90s, rallying calls of worker solidarity and the pulsing beat of the city's night scene– she becomes increasingly detached from the world and, most crucially, herself.

Portuguese Macau examines how this tiny foothold managed to last as a European possession for so long, and the dynamics that led to China establishing sovereignty over it at the end of the 20th century.

Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.

Disfruta de las aventuras del famoso caballero Don Quijote y su fiel escudero Sancho Panza en su lucha contra gigantes, molinos y otros peligros imaginarios. Esta es una historia que ha cautivado a generaciones enteras y que sigue siendo relevante hoy en día.

La familia de Pascual Duarte vio la luz en 1942 y tuvo un enorme impacto en el panorama literario español del momento. Primer libro de Camilo José Cela, supuso un valioso punto de partida para la narrativa española de posguerra. La vida trágica de su arquetípico protagonista, gobernada por la más salvaje violencia, era un comentario indirecto sobre la barbarie padecida por los españoles durante la recién concluida Guerra Civil, al tiempo que daba carta de naturaleza a una tendencia literaria renovadora, luego conocida como «tremendismo».