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🇵🇹 Portugees · B2 · Science & Innovation

Space exploration

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Woordenschat

  • a estação espacialspace station
  • o foguetãorocket
  • a órbita terrestreEarth orbit
  • o astronautaastronaut
  • a gravidade zerozero gravity
  • o satélite artificialartificial satellite
  • a sonda espacialspace probe
  • a colonização de MarteMars colonization

Space Exploration

Portuguese uses specific vocabulary and structures to discuss space and scientific exploration:

Nominalization for scientific concepts:

  • A descoberta de água em Marte revolucionou a exploração espacial. (The discovery of water on Mars revolutionized space exploration.)

Future subjunctive for space milestones:

  • Quando o ser humano pisar Marte, será um marco histórico. (When humans set foot on Mars, it will be a historic milestone.)

Compound tenses for ongoing research:

  • Os cientistas têm investigado a possibilidade de vida extraterrestre. (Scientists have been investigating the possibility of extraterrestrial life.)

Note: European Portuguese uses foguetão (rocket) while Brazilian Portuguese uses foguete. Similarly, EP uses nave espacial more formally than the colloquial alternatives.

Uitdrukkingen

  • lançar ao espaçoto launch into space
  • entrar em órbitato enter orbit
  • uma missão tripuladaa crewed mission
  • anos-luz de distâncialight-years away
  • o limite do conhecimentothe limit of knowledge

Veelgemaakte fouten

  • O foguete foi lançado com sucesso.
    O foguetão foi lançado com sucesso.

    In European Portuguese, 'foguetão' is standard; 'foguete' is the Brazilian variant.

  • Quando os astronautas chegarão a Marte...
    Quando os astronautas chegarem a Marte...

    After 'quando' referring to an uncertain future, use the future subjunctive ('chegarem'), not the future indicative.

  • A sonda tem enviado dados há 2020.
    A sonda tem enviado dados desde 2020.

    Use 'desde' with a specific year. 'Há' is for durations ('há cinco anos').

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