Porto Flashcards

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I have quite a funny story from when I was in Porto

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J’ai une histoire assez drôle de quand j’étais à porto

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i was there with some friends for the football match between England and Netherlands

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J’y étais avec quelques amis pour le match de foot entre l’Angleterre et les Pays-Bas

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After the match, it was raining hard. So we went into a hotel to have some drinks and wait for the rain to stop.

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Après le match, il pleuvait fort. On est donc allés dans un hôtel pour prendre quelques verres et attendre que la pluie s’arrête.

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Then, after about one hour, the barman told us that only hotel guests could order drinks. So my friends and I could no longer take a glass here.

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Puis, après à peu près une heure, le barman nous a dit que seuls les clients de l’hôtel pouvaient commander des boissons. Donc mes amis et moi ne pouvait plus prendre un verre ici.

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So I concocted a plan. I went up to the bar and asked for a drink.
The barman asked me - “Are you staying at this hotel?”
I said, “yes”.

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J’ai donc concocté un plan. Je suis allé au bar et j’ai demandé un verre.
Le barman m’a demandé : « Vous séjournez dans cet hôtel ? »
J’ai dit oui.

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Then he said - “what room number? “
I said - “201”
He said - “Under what name?”
I said - “Dave”

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Puis il a dit - “quelle numéro de chambre ? “
J’ai dit - “201”
Il a dit - “Sous quel nom?”
J’ai dit - Dave

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He said - “No, I’m sorry, it’s David, not Dave, in room 201”
What luck!
I said, “Dave is short for David” and I showed him my driving license

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Il a dit : “Non, je suis désolé, c’est David, pas Dave, dans la chambre 201”
Quelle chance !
J’ai dit, “Dave est abrévien pour David” et je lui ai montré mon permis de conduire

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He seemed confused. He asked his manager. His manager then asked me - “can I see your room key?”
I said - “my girlfriend has it, and I don’t know where she is”

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Il avait l’air confus. Il a demandé à son manager. Puis, son manager m’a demandé : « Puis-je voir la clé de votre chambre ? »
J’ai dit - “ma copine l’a, et je ne sais pas où elle est”

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He said, “Okay, what would you like to drink?”

I said, “Eight pints of lager please”

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Il a dit: «D’accord, Que voudriez-vous boire?

J’ai dit, “Huit pintes de lager s’il vous plaît”

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My friends cheered when I came back and asked me “How did you do that”
I said “Confidence…. and a lot of luck

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Mes amis ont applaudi quand je suis revenu et m’ont demandé : « Comment tu as fait ça ? »
J’ai dit - “Confiance…. et beaucoup de chance”

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I mean, what were the chances of a David staying in 201? And how did they believe that I was him?

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Je veux dire, quelles étaient les chances qu’un David reste en 201 ? Et comment ils ont cru que j’étais lui ?

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Best forty euros I’ve ever spent

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Les quarante meilleurs euros que j’aie jamais dépensés

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