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English → Pt Chapter vii -- A short sketch of that felicity which prudent couples Level 8/10

may extract from hatred: with a short apology for those people who overlook imperfections in their friends.

pode extrair do ódio: com uma breve apologia àquelas pessoas que ignoram as imperfeições em seus amigos.

Vocabulary

pode: PAW-deh — can, is able to; third person singular of poder
extrair: ex-trah-EER — to extract, to draw out something from a source
do: doo — contraction of de+o, meaning 'of the' or 'from the'
ódio: AW-dee-oo — hatred, intense feeling of strong dislike
com: kong — with, preposition indicating accompaniment or association
uma: OO-mah — a, an; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese
breve: BREH-veh — brief, short, lasting only a little time
apologia: ah-poo-loh-ZHEE-ah — apology, defense, or justification of someone's actions
àquelas: ah-KEH-lahs — to those; contraction of a+aquelas, feminine plural
pessoas: peh-SOH-ahs — people, persons; plural noun referring to human beings
que: keh — that, who, which; common relative or conjunction word
ignoram: ig-NOH-rahm — ignore, disregard; third person plural of ignorar
as: ahz — the; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese
imperfeições: im-pehr-fay-SOYSH — imperfections, flaws, shortcomings in people or things
em: eng — in, at, on; common preposition indicating location or state
seus: SAY-oos — their, his, her; masculine plural possessive pronoun
amigos: ah-MEE-goosh — friends, male companions; plural of amigo

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