{"id":2295,"date":"2011-05-24T01:33:49","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T01:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2011-05-25T01:27:59","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T01:27:59","slug":"collective-nouns-in-portuguese-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/collective-nouns-in-portuguese-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective Nouns in Portuguese: Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

While these nouns aren’t as vital to daily conversation as some other nouns you’ll learn here, they’ll help you sound like a much more experienced speaker. Today, we’re going to learn about animal collectives, or coletivos<\/em>.<\/p>\n

alcateia <\/strong>= pack (of wolves, hyenas, wild dogs)<\/p>\n

c\u00e1fila <\/strong>= caravan of camels<\/p>\n

cardume<\/strong> = school of fish<\/p>\n

enxame<\/strong> = swarm (of insects, like bees)<\/p>\n

manada<\/strong> = herd of animals (including but not limited to elephants, cattle, donkeys, and horses)<\/p>\n

matilha<\/strong> = pack of dogs<\/p>\n

ninhada = <\/strong>litter (of baby dogs or cats); brood<\/p>\n

rebanho<\/strong> = flock of sheep or goats<\/p>\n

revoada, bando, nuvem <\/strong>= flock of birds<\/p>\n

<\/strong>And my favorite…<\/p>\n

panapan\u00e1 <\/strong>= rabble\/swarm of butterflies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you think of any other animal collectives in Portuguese?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While these nouns aren’t as vital to daily conversation as some other nouns you’ll learn here, they’ll help you sound like a much more experienced speaker. Today, we’re going to learn about animal collectives, or coletivos. alcateia = pack (of wolves, hyenas, wild dogs) c\u00e1fila = caravan of camels cardume = school of fish enxame…<\/p>\n

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