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: Horrible 👎 Má [femin. adjective]: Bad🔒 Manter-se: To remain, to keep🤝 Fiel: Faithful, loyal
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