{"id":5978,"date":"2015-03-03T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5978"},"modified":"2015-03-09T17:22:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T17:22:07","slug":"want-to-find-out-what-a-disquedisk-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/want-to-find-out-what-a-disquedisk-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Want To Find Out What A “Disque\/Disk” Is?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ol\u00e1! Tudo bem?<\/p>\n

The most found word on Brazilians fridges is “disque” (also spelled “disk”). Whether you’re single, married, families end up collecting – throughout the years – a multicolor array of fridge magnets, freebies offered by companies with their address and phone number.<\/p>\n

Most of these magnets come with “disque” or “disque” plus the service. For example: if you want a pizza, there’s always a “Disque Pizza”. But what on earth are these “disques”?<\/p>\n

Well, “discar” means “to dial”.<\/p>\n

Acho que voc\u00ea discou o n\u00famero errado.
\nI think you dialed the wrong number.<\/p>\n

So if it’s a “disk” service you can just call and they will deliver such product or service for you.<\/p>\n

In Brazil you’re likely to find services like:<\/p>\n

– Disk carimbos [for stamps]<\/em>
\n– Disk festa [to cater a party]<\/em>
\n– Disk cerveja [for beer! love this one]<\/em>
\n– Disk cestas [for gift baskets]<\/em>
\n– Disk ca\u00e7amba [for dumpsters!]<\/em>
\n– Disk fraldas [for diapers]<\/em>
\n– Disk salgados [for snacks]<\/em>
\n– Disk gelo [for ice]<\/em>
\n– Disk ingressos [for concert tickets]<\/em>
\n– Disk cartuchos [for printer cartridges]<\/em>
\n– Disk marmita [for takeout food]<\/em>
\n– Disk \u00e1gua [for water]<\/em>
\n– Disque den\u00fancia [crime tips hotline – just dial 197]<\/em><\/p>\n

Phone books have a huge list of “disk” services and I think it’s because Brazilians don’t like to drive to places to buy stuff (I, for one, use disks all the time). Well, it’s a pain to go, park, risk getting mugged, or into an accident, when you can have things delivered at your house.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

Liguei para o disque \u00e1gua para pedir mais duas garrafas.
\nI called the water delivery service to order two more bootles.<\/p>\n

\"disk\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ol\u00e1! Tudo bem? The most found word on Brazilians fridges is “disque” (also spelled “disk”). Whether you’re single, married, families end up collecting – throughout the years – a multicolor array of fridge magnets, freebies offered by companies with their address and phone number. Most of these magnets come with “disque” or “disque” plus the…<\/p>\n

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