Let's explore the world of phrasal verbs and idioms by backing them up with an in depth explanation + examples in order for you to sound more like a native speaker and stop you from second-guessing. 

Smart Cookie English

Poema da Necessidade

É preciso casar João,
é preciso suportar Antônio,
é preciso odiar Melquíades
é preciso substituir nós todos.

É preciso salvar o país,
é preciso crer em Deus,
é preciso pagar as dívidas,
é preciso comprar um rádio,
é preciso esquecer fulana.

É preciso estudar volapuque,
é preciso estar sempre bêbado,
é preciso ler Baudelaire,
é preciso colher as flores
de que rezam velhos autores.

É preciso viver com os homens
é preciso não assassiná-los,
é preciso ter mãos pálidas
e anunciar O FIM DO MUNDO.

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Poem of Necessity by Carlos Drummond de Andrade (C2 LEVEL)

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日本に来てから和菓子を食べるのをやめられません。毎日お昼ご飯の後に必ず食べています。和菓子はケーキにくらべてヘルシーと思うかもしれませんが、そんなことはありません。確かに脂肪は洋菓子に比べてかなり少ないですが、砂糖はたくさん使われています。特に5月からは私の好きなわらび餅や水羊羹（みずようかん）などの冷たい和菓子がたくさん出てくるので、誘惑がいっぱいです。
もし、日本に来て、和菓子を食べるなら、和菓子屋さんで買うことをオススメします。和菓子はコンビニでも買うことができますが、すごく甘かったり、生クリームが入っているものが多いです。生クリームを使った和菓子もたまにはいいですが、私はあっさりした和菓子の方が好きです。
ちなみに日本のケーキもすごくおいしいです。日本にはパティシエがたくさんいるので質が高く、外国のケーキに比べて、あっさりしています。
皆さんは和菓子を食べたことがありますか？
どんなスウィーツが好きですか？


やめられない：I can’t stop ~
確かに：たしかに certainly, surely
脂肪：しぼう fat
洋菓子：ようがし　Western style sweets
誘惑：ゆうわくtemptation
和菓子屋：Japanese sweets shop
生クリーム：whipped cream
あっさりした：light
質が高い：しつがたかい　the quality is high
外国：がいこく　foreign

わらび餅：わらびもち　
Warabi mochi is a traditional Japanese dessert made from bracken starch, soybean flour and topped off with syrup

水羊羹：みずようかん
Mizu-yokan is Japanese confectionery, and is a type of yokan.

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

和菓子をやめられない（I can’t stop eating Japanese Sweets）

Analysis of the cultural, social and linguistic content, of the text of the song
Analisi culturale, sociale e linguistica del testo della canzone
Analisis cultural, social y linguistica de la  letra de la cancion.
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Understanding Concessive Clauses in Spanish and English

In Spanish, the mood (indicative or subjunctive) in concessive clauses depends on whether the action is factual, non-factual, or counterfactual. For example, the conjunction "aunque" (although) can be used with both indicative and subjunctive moods depending on the context.
Example in Spanish:
Indicative: "Vendré aunque no tengo ganas." (I will come even though I don't feel like it.)
Subjunctive: "Vendré aunque no tenga ganas." (I will come even if I don't feel like it.)
In English, concessive clauses typically use the indicative mood. The conjunctions "although," "even though," and "though" are commonly used, and they don't change the mood of the verb.
Example in English:
"Although he doesn't want to, he will come."
"Even though she is tired, she will finish the work."
So, while Spanish requires a choice between indicative and subjunctive based on the nature of the action, English consistently uses the indicative mood in concessive clauses.

Taming the Spanish Verb: The  Macondo Man

Aunque vs. Even Though: El Subjuntivo y las Cláusulas Concesivas en Inglés y Español

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