{"id":3752,"date":"2012-07-01T22:01:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T22:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3752"},"modified":"2014-07-24T19:39:42","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T19:39:42","slug":"words-with-several-meanings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/words-with-several-meanings\/","title":{"rendered":"Words with several meanings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Portuguse has several words that have multiple meanings and sometimes you need the context to know which meaning someone is referring to.<\/p>\n

Let’s check out some of them.<\/p>\n

Agenda<\/strong>
\nN\u00e3o sei se posso te encontrar na pr\u00f3xima semana, deixe-me checar minha agenda<\/strong>. [I don’t know if I can meet with you next week, let me check my appointment book<\/strong>.]<\/em>
\nQual \u00e9 a agenda<\/strong> do prefeito para hoje? [What’s the mayor’s agenda<\/strong> today?]<\/em><\/p>\n

Anivers\u00e1rio<\/em>
\nQuando \u00e9 o seu anivers\u00e1rio<\/strong>? [When’s your birthday<\/strong>?]<\/em>
\nEles fizeram um cruzeiro para comemorar seu anivers\u00e1rio<\/strong> de casamento. [They went on a cruise to celebrate their anniversary<\/strong>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Arm\u00e1rio<\/strong>
\nN\u00e3o deixe suas roupas jogadas no ch\u00e3o. Pendure-as no arm\u00e1rio<\/strong>. [Don’t leave your clothes lying on the floor. Hang them in the closet<\/strong>.]<\/em>
\nVamos pegar um arm\u00e1rio<\/strong> e deixar nossas coisas aqui enquanto damos um giro. [Let’s get a locker<\/strong> and leave our stuff here while we do some sightseeing.]<\/em>
\nAs x\u00edcaras est\u00e3o no arm\u00e1rio<\/strong> ao lado da geladeira. [The cups are in the cupboard<\/strong> beside the refrigerator.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Assinatura<\/strong>
\nPrecisamos da sua assinatura<\/strong> neste documento. [We need your signature<\/strong> on this document.]<\/em>
\nEu vou com certeza renovar minha assinatura<\/strong> da revista Time. [I will definitely renew my subscription<\/strong> to Time magazine.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Bab\u00e1<\/strong>
\nVoc\u00ea adora crian\u00e7a. Voc\u00ea daria uma \u00f3tima bab\u00e1<\/strong>! [You love children. You’d make a great babysitter<\/strong>!]<\/em>
\nTivemos que contratar uma bab\u00e1<\/strong> pois trabalhamos em per\u00edodo integral. [We had to hire a nanny<\/strong> because we work full time.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Canhoto<\/strong>
\nEmbora ele seja canhoto<\/strong>, ele consegue escrever com a m\u00e3o direita. [Even though he is left-handed<\/strong>, he can write with his right hand.]<\/em>
\nGosto de guardar velhos canhotos<\/strong> de ingressos como lembran\u00e7a dos shows e jogos aos quais fui. [I like to keep old ticket stubs<\/strong> as souvenirs of the shows and games I went to.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Casa<\/strong>
\nSempre morei em casas<\/strong>. Nunca morei em apartamento. [I’ve always lived in houses<\/strong>. I’ve never lived in apartments.]<\/em>
\nQue horas voc\u00ea geralmente chega em casa<\/strong> \u00e0 noite? [What time do you usually get home<\/strong>\u00a0at night?]<\/em><\/p>\n

Casamento<\/strong>
\nO casamento<\/strong> deles durou somente tr\u00eas meses. [Their marriage<\/strong> lasted only three months.]<\/em>
\nAround 500 people attended their wedding<\/strong>. [Mais ou menos 500 pessoas foram ao casamento<\/strong> deles.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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Portuguse has several words that have multiple meanings and sometimes you need the context to know which meaning someone is referring to. Let’s check out some of them. Agenda N\u00e3o sei se posso te encontrar na pr\u00f3xima semana, deixe-me checar minha agenda. [I don’t know if I can meet with you next week, let me…<\/p>\n

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