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B2  ·  41 words

Horses and riding in Portuguese

Stable, saddle and gait, and what a horse needs every day.

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From these 41 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.

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The fourteenth entry is o exame veterinário, and the English wording that renders it carries a small piece of history. A horse offered for sale is looked over by a veterinary surgeon before any money changes hands, and a compra depende do exame veterinário describes exactly that morning. English shortened « veterinary surgeon » to « a vet » in the nineteenth century, and then did something a language rarely does with an abbreviation: it made a verb of it. To « vet » a horse was to have it examined by that man, and the verb soon kept the caution and dropped the animal. Today a newspaper vets a story, a ministry vets a candidate, a committee vets an application, and « vetting » is the whole procedure by which somebody is checked before being let near anything that matters. Not one of those speakers is thinking about hooves. The Portuguese wording has stayed where it started: o exame veterinário is the examination of an animal and nothing else, and for the office sense the language reaches for a verificação or a averiguação. Learn the noun here and an English verb comes with it.

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Verb (2)

ferrarto shoeVerbB2
O ferrador ferra o cavalo de dois em dois meses.The farrier shoes the horse every second month.
apear-seto dismountVerbB2
O cavaleiro apeou-se junto ao portão.The rider dismounted by the gate.

Phrase (4)

subir para a selato mountPhraseB2
Subi para a sela com a ajuda do banco.I mounted with the help of the block.
trotar levantadoto rise to the trotPhraseB2
Na primeira aula aprende-se a trotar levantado.In the first lesson you learn to rise to the trot.
na mão do cavaleiroon the bitPhraseB2
O cavalo anda calmo na mão do cavaleiro.The horse goes quietly on the bit.
limpar a baiato muck out the stallPhraseB2
Limpo a baia antes de dar o feno.I muck out the stall before I give the hay.

Noun (f) (18)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a éguathe mareNoun (f)B2
A égua ficou no picadeiro com a cria.The mare stayed in the indoor school with her foal.
a raçathe breedNoun (f)B2
Esta raça vem do sul do país.This breed comes from the south of the country.
a cernelhathe withersNoun (f)B2
A altura mede-se até à cernelha.Height is measured up to the withers.
a crinathe maneNoun (f)B2
A crina fica entrançada nos dias de prova.The mane is plaited on competition days.
a coxeirathe lamenessNoun (f)B2
A coxeira apareceu depois do treino na areia.The lameness showed up after the session on the sand.
a cólicathe colicNoun (f)B2
Uma cólica é sempre motivo para chamar o veterinário.Colic is always reason enough to call the vet.
a desparasitaçãothe wormingNoun (f)B2
A desparasitação está marcada para o outono.The worming is booked for the autumn.
a selathe saddleNoun (f)B2
A sela tem de assentar bem no dorso.The saddle has to sit properly on the back.
a cilhathe girthNoun (f)B2
Aperta a cilha antes de subir.Tighten the girth before you get on.
a cabeçadathe bridleNoun (f)B2
A cabeçada está pendurada ao lado da porta.The bridle hangs beside the door.
a rédeathe reinNoun (f)B2
Segura a rédea sem puxar.Hold the rein without pulling.
a ajuda do cavaleirothe rider’s aidNoun (f)B2
A ajuda do cavaleiro tem de ser discreta.The rider’s aid has to be discreet.
a meia paradathe half-haltNoun (f)B2
Uma meia parada chega para avisar o cavalo.A half-halt is enough to warn the horse.
a corda de guiathe lunge reinNoun (f)B2
O poldro trabalha à corda de guia antes de ser montado.The foal is worked on the lunge rein before anyone rides it.
a cavalariçathe stablesNoun (f)B2
A cavalariça fica à saída da aldeia.The stables stand at the edge of the village.
a cama de palhathe beddingNoun (f)B2
A cama de palha é mudada de manhã.The bedding is changed in the morning.
a selariathe tack roomNoun (f)B2
As selas ficam arrumadas na selaria.The saddles are kept tidy in the tack room.
a escola de equitaçãothe riding schoolNoun (f)B2
A escola de equitação abre ao fim da tarde.The riding school opens in the late afternoon.

Noun (m) (17)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o garanhãothe stallionNoun (m)B2
O garanhão fica numa baia separada.The stallion is kept in a stall of his own.
o cavalo castradothe geldingNoun (m)B2
Um cavalo castrado costuma ser mais calmo.A gelding is usually the calmer sort.
o poldrothe foalNoun (m)B2
O poldro já anda atrás da mãe pelo prado.The foal already follows its mother across the meadow.
o póneithe ponyNoun (m)B2
O pónei é do tamanho certo para as crianças.The pony is exactly the right size for the children.
o cascothe hoofNoun (m)B2
O casco tem de ser limpo depois do passeio.The hoof has to be cleaned out after the ride.
o ferradorthe farrierNoun (m)B2
O ferrador vem à cavalariça de manhã.The farrier comes to the stables in the morning.
o exame veterináriothe veterinary examinationNoun (m)B2
A compra depende do exame veterinário.The purchase depends on the veterinary examination.
o freiothe bitNoun (m)B2
O freio deve ser lavado depois de cada aula.The bit should be washed after every lesson.
o estribothe stirrupNoun (m)B2
O estribo ficou curto demais para ele.The stirrup turned out far too short for him.
o andamento a passothe walkNoun (m)B2
Começamos sempre com o andamento a passo.We always begin at the walk.
o trotethe trotNoun (m)B2
O trote aquece o cavalo antes do resto.The trot warms the horse up before anything else.
o galope curtothe canterNoun (m)B2
O galope curto é mais fácil de sentar.The canter is easier to sit to.
o galope estendidothe gallopNoun (m)B2
O galope estendido só se faz em terreno aberto.The gallop is only ridden on open ground.
o fenothe hayNoun (m)B2
O feno guarda-se longe da chuva.Hay is stored well away from the rain.
o adestramentodressageNoun (m)B2
O adestramento exige anos de paciência.Dressage takes years of patience.
o salto de obstáculosshow jumpingNoun (m)B2
O salto de obstáculos enche as bancadas.Show jumping fills the stands.
o passeio a cavalothe ride outNoun (m)B2
O passeio a cavalo passa pelo pinhal.The ride out goes through the pine wood.

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