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73 [setenta e três] poder alguma coisa

Are you already allowed to drive?	Já podes conduzir?
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol?	Já podes beber álcool?
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone?	Já podes viajar sozinho para o estrangeiro?
may / to be allowed	Poder/ ter autorização
May we smoke here?	Podemos fumar aqui?
Is smoking allowed here?	Pode-se fumar aqui?
May one pay by credit card?	Pode-se pagar com cartão de crédito?
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)?	Pode-se pagar com cheque?
May one only pay in cash?	Só se pode pagar em dinheiro?
May I just make a call?	Posso telefonar?
May I just ask something?	Posso fazer uma pergunta?
May I just say something?	Posso dizer uma coisa?
He is not allowed to sleep in the park.	Ele não pode dormir no parque.
He is not allowed to sleep in the car.	Ele não pode dormir no carro.
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station.	Ele não pode dormir na estação.
May we take a seat?	Podemos-nos sentar?
May we have the menu?	Podemos ver a ementa?
May we pay separately?	Podemos pagar separado?

Native language = emotional, foreign language = rational?

When we learn foreign languages, we are stimulating our brain. Our thinking changes through learning. We become more creative and flexible. Complex thinking comes easier to people who are multilingual as well. The memory is exercised by learning. The more we learn, the better it functions. He who has learned many languages also learns other things faster. He can think more intently about a subject for a longer time. As a result, he solves problems faster. Multilingual individuals are also more decisive. But how they make decisions is dependent on languages too. The language in which we think influences our decisions. Psychologists examined multiple test subjects for a study. All test subjects were bilingual. They spoke another language in addition to their native language. The test subjects had to answer a question. The question had to do with the solution to a problem. In the process, the test subjects had to choose between two options. One option was considerably more risky than the other. The test subjects had to answer the question in both languages. And the answers changed when the language changed! When they were speaking their native language, the test subjects chose the risk. But in the foreign language they decided on the safer option. After this experiment, the test subjects had to place bets. Here too there was a clear difference. When they used a foreign language, they were more sensible. The researchers presume that we are more focused in foreign languages. Therefore, we make decisions not emotionally, but rationally…