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The Verb Chutar Posted by Rachel on Oct 20, 2010
You’ll find that in Portuguese, there are quite a few soccer vocabulary words, phrases or expressions that have second and third meanings that have different, real-life applications, but are related to the physical actions from the sport. One example is the verb chutar. It has a couple of different meanings that all derive from its…
Besta in Portuguese Posted by Rachel on Sep 10, 2010
Besta is one of those words in Portuguese that has so many meanings that it’s worth taking a closer look at. 1. Animal, particularly a four-legged animal used for cargo, like a donkey Examples: besta de carga (beast of burden) Ele comprou a besta para transportar seus produtos. He bought the animal to transport his…
Podcast: Different meanings of the word “trabalho” Posted by André on Aug 24, 2010
Download it: https://blogs.transparent.com/portuguese/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2010/08/trabalho.mp3 Hello, you’re listening to the Transparent Language Portuguese Blog Podcast. My name is André Barbosa and in this episode I’ll talk about different meanings of the word “trabalho”. “Trabalho” literally means work. The professional, productive and/or creative activity. Now let’s see how some words can modify the meaning of “trabalho”. The first…