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Inked for Life

My dad once told me, "Find a girl with a horrible tattoo and see if she'd marry you."

I asked, "Why?"

He replied, "It means ela toma más decisões, mas mantém-se fiel a elas.she makes bad decisions but sticks with them."

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O meu pai disse-me uma vez: " uma rapariga com uma e vê se ela se casaria contigo."

Eu perguntei: "Porquê?"

Ele respondeu: "Isso significa que ela toma decisões, mas a elas."

My dad once told me, "Find a girl with a horrible tattoo and see if she'd marry you."

I asked, "Why?"

He replied, "It means she makes bad decisions but sticks with them."

Today's vocabulary

🔍 Encontrar: To find✒️ Tatuagem [femin. noun]: Tattoo😱 Horrível [masc. and femin. adjective]: Horrible 👎 Má [femin. adjective]: Bad🔒 Manter-se: To remain, to keep🤝 Fiel [masc. and femin. adjective]: Faithful, loyal

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