Painter in Love
In 1977, an Indian painter called PK Mahanandia who couldn't afford a plane ticket, sold his belongings and cycled 4,000 miles from India to Sweden to visit his love, Charlotte von Schedvin. Eles casaram em mil novecentos e setenta e nove.They got married in 1979.
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Em mil novecentos e setenta e sete (1977), um pintor indiano chamado PK Mahanandia, que não tinha dinheiro para* um bilhete de avião, vendeu os seus pertences* e pedalou* quatro mil milhas da Índia à Suécia para visitar o seu* amor, Charlotte von Schedvin. Ele casaram em mil novecentos e setenta e nove*.In 1977, an Indian painter called PK Mahanandia who couldn't afford a plane ticket, sold his belongings and cycled 4,000 miles from India to Sweden to visit his love, Charlotte von Schedvin. They got married in 1979.
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✴️ Não tinha dinheiro para (couldn't afford)
This phrase literally translates as “didn’t have money to” and is the most commonly used construction to convey the meaning of the verb “to afford.” For example:
- “Não temos dinheiro para um carro novo” (We can’t afford a new car);
- “Não tenho tempo para ver séries de televisão” (I can't afford the time to watch TV series);
Sometimes “to afford” may be translated as “permitir-se” (to allow oneself). For example, “Não posso permitir-me esse luxo (I can’t afford that luxury/I can’t allow myself that luxury).
✴️ Pertences (belongings)
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