World’s Largest Omelette
A maior omelete do mundo foi feita em Portugal em dois mil e doze.The world's largest omelette was made in Portugal in two thousand and twelve. It was made by 55 people and weighed almost 6.5 tonnes. It contained 145,000 eggs, 400 litres of oil, and 100kg of butter.
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A maior* omelete do mundo foi feita em Portugal em dois mil e doze. Foi feita por cinquenta e cinco pessoas e pesava* quase seis toneladas e meia*. Levou* cento e quarenta e cinco mil ovos, quatrocentos* litros de óleo, e cem quilos de manteiga.The world's largest omelette was made in Portugal in two thousand and twelve.It was made by fifty-five people and weighed almost six and a half tonnes. It contained 145,000 eggs, 400 litres of oil, and 100 kilograms of butter.
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✴️ Pesava (weighed)
This is the verb “pesar” (to weigh), conjugated in the imperfect past for the third person singular. “Pesar” can mean:
- To have a certain weight ➡ “A omolete pesa seis toneladas” (the omelette weighs six tonnes)
- To weigh something ➡ “Vamos pesar a omelete!” (Let’s weigh the omelette!)
The verb “pesar” relates to the noun “peso” (weight), but the word “pesar” is also a noun that means “grief” or “sorrow.” As a noun it is often used when communicating someone has passed away. For example:
- É com pesar que comunicamos o falecimento de… (It is with sorrow that we communicate the passing of…)
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