{"id":190,"date":"2008-04-03T19:54:24","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T23:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=190"},"modified":"2014-07-18T18:10:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T18:10:48","slug":"more-than-just-a-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/more-than-just-a-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"More than just a cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Brazilian Portuguese, the word &#8220;<b>gato<\/b>&#8221; has three very different meanings.<\/p>\n<div align=\"right\"><\/div>\n<p>1. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cat<\/span><br \/>\nExample: <i>A velinha tem cinco gatos.<\/i><br \/>\nThe old lady has five cats.<\/p>\n<p>2. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cute, hot, or attractive person<\/span><br \/>\nExamples: <i>Seu irm\u00e3<\/i><i>o \u00e9<\/i><i> t<\/i><i>\u00e3<\/i><i>o gato!<\/i><br \/>\nYour brother is so cute!<\/p>\n<p><i>Eu acho ela muito gata.<\/i><br \/>\nI think she&#8217;s really hot.<\/p>\n<p>3. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stolen\/illegal<\/span> (usually referring to a service, like TV or electricity)<\/p>\n<p>Examples: <i>A eletricidade na favela \u00e9<\/i><i> gata; ningu\u00e9<\/i><i>m paga por ela.<\/i><br \/>\nThe electricity in the favela is stolen; no one pays for it.<\/p>\n<p><i>Eu vejo a TV de gra\u00e7<\/i><i>a porque o cabo \u00e9<\/i><i> gato.<\/i><br \/>\nI watch TV for free because my cable&#8217;s illegal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Brazilian Portuguese, the word &#8220;gato&#8221; has three very different meanings. 1. 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