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Pretender Vs. Fingir Posted by Rachel on Aug 2, 2010
Did you know that you can request posts about things you want to learn? It’s easy – just leave a comment or join our Facebook community and connect with us there. We received a request from a reader who wanted to know more about the verb pretender, so let’s take a look. 1. Pretender [to…
Provar Vs. Tentar Posted by Rachel on Jun 23, 2010
Today we’re going to look at two verbs that both mean to try, but in different contexts. 1. Provar = to try (taste) / to try on / to prove Não quis provar o macarrão, mas resolvi comê-lo. I didn’t want to try the pasta, but I decided to eat it. Ela provou o vestido…
Try, try again Posted by Rachel on Jan 13, 2009
There are several different ways to translate the English verb “try” into Portuguese, so today we’re going to take a look at them. 1. tentar: try as in make an effort to do something Vou tentar terminar o projeto logo. I’m going to try to finish the project soon. Ele tentou entrar no site de…