Fabric of Influence
Today’s quote is attributed to Mark Twain: The man who brought us Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer's adventures. Despite being broke, Twain never lost his sense of humour.
Clothes make the man. As pessoas nuas têm pouca ou nenhuma influência na sociedade.Naked people have little or no influence in society.
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As roupas fazem o homem. As pessoas nuas têm pouca ou nenhuma influência na sociedade.
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.
Today's vocabulary
👕 Roupa [femin. noun]: Clothes🧑💼 Homem [masc. noun]: Man🛀 Nua [femin. adj]: Naked🤏 Pouca [femin. adj]: Little (quantity)❌ Nenhuma [femin. singular]: None🤝 Influência [femin. noun]: Influence👥 Sociedade [femin. noun]: Society
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Written for level A2. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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