Frutas

The property (a chácara, or small ranch) appears to be very old, and it has a beautiful row of fruit trees. Here are a few, along with--why not?--the Republican presidential candidate they remind me of.

Laranja - orange. A wild variety. Acerbic and ancient.

Cereja - cherry. Small and sharp; colorful but not quite ripe yet.

Manga - mango. Rotund. Overripe.

1. recear - to regret, e.g. Receio que sim
2. o enteado - stepson
3. a gozação - mockery, ridicule
4. Cale a boca! - Shut up!
5. bobo - silly, foolish
6. o bolso - pocket
7. se esforçar - to exert oneself
8. agüentar - to stand, e.g. Não agüento mais!
9. o cara - a guy
10. comprovar - to prove
11. enxergar - to perceive, to find
12. o repelente - bug spray
13. a demão - coat (of paint)
14. a enchente - flood
15. não prestar - to be no good
16. o bacherel - bachelor's degree
17. Isso - Precisely.
18. a herva daninha - weed
19. estragar - to ruin
20. atrapalhar - to get in the way
21. alagado - flooded, waterlogged
22. a bomba - pump
23. aliás - by the way
24. o moleque - a bro