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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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How do you say settings in Portuguese?
Em informática, computação, quer dizer mais ou menos configurações, ajustes, etc.
What does Nem vem que não tem mean in English?
It's an expression that means "get out of here" or, "no way!" or, "don't even bother trying!", you get the idea.
Like, its an expression for shock.
Like No way! or get out of here.
The second part of the sentence is important too: 1) Nem vem ( = Don´t even come here); 2) que não tem ( = as there is nothing for you).
It's a great song, first of, and it usually means 'You won't get anything from me', or 'You can't fool me', or 'You're out of luck with me'. It's not an expression for shock, but for negation or denial.
What does it mean in English the next Portuguese phrase tomando banho?
Taking a bath/ having a shower.
Belem is the capital city of the state of Para, Brazil, on the North region.
What is the Brazilian slang word 'carteirada' in English?
Coercive intimidation is an English equivalent of 'carteirada'. The feminine noun 'carteirada' takes as its definite article 'a', which means 'the'. It takes as its indefinite article 'uma', which means 'a, one'. The word is pronounced 'kah-teh-HAH-duh' according to the carioca accent of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What does the word sobre in Portuguese mean in English?
- on > sobre = em cima (mas em contato) - above > sobre = acima (ou seja, um pouco ao alto) - over > sobre = acima (por exemplo: passando por cima, distante) - up in > sobre = lá em cima (bem no alto, ou sonhando "por alto", "nas nuvens") - be more than enough / be more than needed / be enough to spare > sobre = presente do subjuntivo do verbo sobrar, na 1ª e na 3ª pessoa do singular ("espero que isso sobre" = dê de sobra) - about > sobre = a respeito de, com fundamento em (por exemplo: isso trata de Física, é um assunto baseado na Física) - on > sobre = relacionado com; acerca de (exemplo: diga alguma coisa sobre alimentação) - of > sobre = de (exemplo: falar sobre alguém, de alguém) OK?
What is the Portuguese 'pra você' in English?
For you or To you may be English equivalents of 'pra você'. The preposition 'para'* means 'to, for'. The personal pronoun 'você' means 'you'. Together, they're pronounced 'prah voh-SEH'.
*The first vowel 'a' of 'para' often drops in conversational Portuguese.
What is the English translation of the Portuguese phrase 'Volte sempre'?
"Always come back!" is one English equivalent of the Portuguese phrase Volte sempre!
Specifically, the present imperative verb volte means "(formal singular you) come back!" The adverb sempretranslates as "always." The pronunciation will be "VOL-tchee SEM-pree" in the carioca and continental Portuguese accents.
What is the Portuguese 'tua mãe' in English?
Your mother is an English equivalent of 'tua mãe'. The words in Portuguese are pronounced 'TOO-uh meye'.* The feminine possessive 'tua' means 'your'. The feminine gender noun 'mãe' means 'mother'.
*The sound 'eye' is similar to the sound in the English noun 'eye'.
tua mae = Your mother
What is the Portuguese 'bazar' in English?
Bazaar is an English equivalent of 'bazar'. The Portuguese word is a masculine noun whose definite article is 'o' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'um'['a, one']. It's pronounced 'buh-ZAH' in Portugal and according to the carioca accent in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In Portuguese (not Brasilian, but Portuguese), it can also be a slang verb that means 'leaving' or 'getting out', e.g. 'Vou bazar' meaning 'I'm leaving' or 'Vou bazar daqui para fora', meaning 'I'm getting out of here'.
Also, in Portugal it's not pronounced 'buh-ZAH', but "buh-ZAR"
What is the Portuguese translation for the English word rendition?
voce sabe portugues
The Portuguese translation for the English word renditionis rendição.
