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Portuguese to English
Contributors typically want to know the English language equivalents of Portuguese language words and phrases. But English is a Germanic language, and Portuguese is a Romance language. So translation is not always obvious, literal or direct from Portuguese into English.
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What is the Portuguese 'pra você também' in English?
To you too is an English equivalent of 'pra você também'. The preposition 'para'* means 'to, for'. The personal pronoun 'você' means 'you'. The adverb 'também' means, also, too'. All together, they're pronounced 'prah voh-SEH tahm-BEHNG'.
*The first vowel 'a' in 'para' often drops in conversational Portuguese.
What is the English translation of 'da nada'?
The English equivalent of the Portuguese and Spanish sentence 'da nada' is the following: He/She/It gives nothing; or You give nothing. The word-by-word translation is the following: 'da' means '[He/She/It] gives' or [You] give'; 'nada' 'nothing'. More than a literal meaning depends upon the situation. But one interpretation may be the comment on a machine that doesn't work properly. For example, you put coins into a vending machine. But the drink or the food doesn't drop down. Another interpretation may be the comment on the personality of an individual. For example, you feel that you're doing the work, or carrying the responsibility, in the interaction. And the individual in question doesn't give anything back in return.
What is the English translation of the Potuguese phrase 'de amor'?
"About love" is one English equivalent of the Portuguese phrase de amor.
Specifically, the preposition de means "about, from, of". The masculine noun amormeans "love". The pronunciation will be "djee uh-moor".
What extinct creature got its name from the Portuguese word for stupid?
Some sources state that "Dodo" derives from Portuguese doudo (currently doido) meaning "fool" or "crazy".
Others think "Dodo" is onomatopoeic spelling of the bird's call. It will be hard to prove now.
What is the meaning of the name Teixeira?
It actually comes from Spain originally, is Galician in origin. Refers to the area of the namesake. It also translates from old spanish meaning yew tree. There is some thought that those who have this surname may have some Jewish lineage as many of the Jewish people living in Spain and Portugal during the time of the inquisition would have changed their last names to avoid persecution. This particular name has been associated with that period in time, and many of the names chosen by Jewish people upon conversion to Catholocism and in an attempt to avoid persecution were names chosen from things existing in nature.
What is 'paisano' when translated from Portuguese and Spanish to English?
A paisano is a peasant or rustic person, or a person's own fellow countryman.
What is meaning of essa eu manjo?
is not spanish, its portuguese
means I eat that one
speaking of a woman
What does 'nada tostada' mean in English?
The phrase 'nada tostada' may be drawn from either the Portuguese or the Spanish languages. The meaning in English is the following: not at all roasted or toasted; or nothing roasted or toasted. The word-by-word translation is the following: 'nada' means 'nothing; and 'tostada' means 'roasted' or 'toasted'. The phrase may be used to indicate that the speaker doesn't want any roasted or toasted food choices from a menu. Or it may be used to indicate that the speaker doesn't want a particular food choice in either a roasted or toasted form.
francis says:
"tostada" can also be used as "over tan skin", so it can also say, that the person "didn't get that toasted from the sun".
"roasted" is more commonly translated as "rostizada", that can also be used in the same examples.
What is 'Eu te amo demais' when translated from Portuguese to English?
"I love you too much!" is an English equivalent of the Portuguese phrase Eu te amo demais!
Specifically, the subject pronoun eu is "I." The object pronoun te means "(informal singular) you." The present indicative verb amo means "(I) am loving, do love, love." The adverb demais translates as "too much."
The pronunciation will be "EY-oo tchee A-moo djee-MEYESH" in Carioca Brazilian and continental Portuguese.
When used as an adjective, it could mean a variety of things such as "clear," "light," "pale," or "fair." When used as an adverb, it means "clearly." Note- Sometimes it is used as an exclamation meaning "Of course!"
What does nota mean in Portuguese?
Depends, Nota can mean a Musical Note, as it can mean school grades. It also be the from the verb Notar which means, To Notice.
