Rude to The Waiter
The following quote is from the professional boxer, Muhammad Ali:
I don’t trust anyone who’s nice to me but rude to the waiter. Porque me tratariam da mesma maneira se eu estivesse nessa posição.Because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position.
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The Plus version of this story
Não confio em ninguém que seja simpático para mim mas mal-educado para o empregado de mesa porque me tratariam da mesma maneira se eu estivesse nessa posição.
I don’t trust anyone who is nice to me but rude to the waiter because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position.
Words in this story
Confio em (trust)
“Confiar em alguém” means “to trust somebody.” We always use the preposition “em” when the meaning is “to trust” something or someone.
- Confio na minha intuição. (I trust my intuition.)
- Podes confiar em mim. (You can trust me.)
With the preposition “a” (to) it means to entrust something to someone, to hand it over without fear.
- 🏢 Eles confiaram a direção da empresa à Adriana. (They entrusted the running of the company to Adriana.)
- 🔑 Confiei-lhe as chaves da casa. (I entrusted [to] him/her the keys to the house.)
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on verbs and their prepositions.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
- 2 interactive exercises
Written for level B2. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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