{"id":3050,"date":"2011-12-28T19:57:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T19:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2011-12-28T19:57:15","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T19:57:15","slug":"tacky-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/tacky-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Tacky in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are three ways to say tacky in Portuguese, meaning something with poor taste.<\/p>\n

1. brega<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ela comprou uma cal\u00e7a rosa. Que coisa brega!<\/em> She bought a pair of pink pants. How tacky!<\/p>\n

noun version: breguice <\/em>[tackiness, tacky stuff]
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

N\u00e3o acredito que a casa dele tem tanta breguice.<\/em> I don’t believe his house has so much tacky stuff.<\/p>\n

2. cafona<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acho meio cafona usar bota Ugg com saia.<\/em> I think it’s kind of tacky to wear Ugg boots with a skirt.<\/p>\n

noun version: cafonice\u00a0<\/em>[tackiness, tacky stuff]
\n<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

O site mostra cafonices no mundo da moda.<\/em> The site shows tacky stuff from the world of fashion.<\/p>\n

3. deselegante <\/strong>(tacky, rude)<\/p>\n

Ela foi para a festa de crian\u00e7as usando um vestido super curto. Que deselegante!<\/em> She went to the childrens’ party wearing a really short dress. How tacky!<\/p>\n

You can also see how deselegante<\/em> is used in this Globo news clip<\/a> that went viral this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are three ways to say tacky in Portuguese, meaning something with poor taste. 1. brega Ela comprou uma cal\u00e7a rosa. Que coisa brega! She bought a pair of pink pants. How tacky! noun version: breguice [tackiness, tacky stuff] N\u00e3o acredito que a casa dele tem tanta breguice. I don’t believe his house has so…<\/p>\n

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