{"id":614,"date":"2009-08-07T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=581"},"modified":"2009-08-07T08:00:04","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T12:00:04","slug":"word-of-the-day-pior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/","title":{"rendered":"Word of the Day: pior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/wotd\/today\/portuguese.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Portuguese Word of the Day<\/a> is <strong>pior<\/strong>, which depending on the context can mean <em>worse<\/em> or <em>worst<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as <em>worse<\/em>, it is followed by <em>que<\/em> when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, <em>a<\/em>, <em>o, as, or os<\/em> (the) preceed <em>pior<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Worse<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>O calor ficou ainda pior ontem. <\/em>The heat got even worse yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sentir enjoado \u00e9 pior que vomitar.<\/em> It&#8217;s worse to feel nauseous than to throw up.<\/p>\n<p><em>Acho que n\u00e3o tem como ser pior.<\/em> I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s any way it could be worse.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Worst<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Ele <\/em><em>\u00e9 o pior nadador da turma.<\/em> He&#8217;s the worst swimmer in the class.<\/p>\n<p><em>Somos os piores jogadores do time.<\/em> We&#8217;re the worst players on the team.<\/p>\n<p><em>A leite estragada <\/em><em>\u00e9 a pior coisa do mundo.<\/em> Spoiled milk is the worst thing in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/wotd\/\" target=\"_blank\">other words of the day<\/a> for Spanish, French, Italian, and many more!<\/p>\n<p><!--Session data--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let&#8217;s take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6,1851],"tags":[2392,2410,616,2640,2641],"class_list":["post-614","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-grammar","category-learning","tag-pior","tag-portuguese","tag-word-of-the-day","tag-worse","tag-worst"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today&#039;s Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let&#039;s take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o,\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rachel\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"pior,portuguese,word of the day,worse,worst\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.0.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Portuguese Language Blog | Language and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today&#039;s Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let&#039;s take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o,\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-08-07T12:00:04+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2009-08-07T12:00:04+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Today&#039;s Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let&#039;s take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o,\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#article\",\"name\":\"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog\",\"headline\":\"Word of the Day: pior\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/author\\\/rachel\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/#organization\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-08-07T08:00:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-08-07T08:00:04+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Grammar, Learning, pior, Portuguese, word of the day, worse, worst\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/category\\\/learning\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Learning\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/category\\\/learning\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Learning\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/category\\\/learning\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/category\\\/learning\\\/grammar\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Grammar\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/category\\\/learning\\\/grammar\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Grammar\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/category\\\/learning\\\/grammar\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Word of the Day: pior\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/category\\\/learning\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Learning\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Word of the Day: pior\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/category\\\/learning\\\/grammar\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Grammar\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Portuguese Language Blog\",\"description\":\"Language and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/author\\\/rachel\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/author\\\/rachel\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rachel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f379c3886619e9fb4164923bfd24a0c5d73e63f74b9097b41e6663244f894859?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Rachel\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/\",\"name\":\"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog\",\"description\":\"Today's Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let's take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o,\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/word-of-the-day-pior\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/author\\\/rachel\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/author\\\/rachel\\\/#author\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-08-07T08:00:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-08-07T08:00:04+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/\",\"name\":\"Portuguese Language Blog\",\"description\":\"Language and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.transparent.com\\\/portuguese\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog","description":"Today's Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let's take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o,","canonical_url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"pior,portuguese,word of the day,worse,worst","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#article","name":"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog","headline":"Word of the Day: pior","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/author\/rachel\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/#organization"},"datePublished":"2009-08-07T08:00:04+00:00","dateModified":"2009-08-07T08:00:04+00:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Grammar, Learning, pior, Portuguese, word of the day, worse, worst"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/category\/learning\/#listItem","name":"Learning"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/category\/learning\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Learning","item":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/category\/learning\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/category\/learning\/grammar\/#listItem","name":"Grammar"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/category\/learning\/grammar\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Grammar","item":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/category\/learning\/grammar\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#listItem","name":"Word of the Day: pior"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/category\/learning\/#listItem","name":"Learning"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#listItem","position":4,"name":"Word of the Day: pior","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/category\/learning\/grammar\/#listItem","name":"Grammar"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/#organization","name":"Portuguese Language Blog","description":"Language and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/author\/rachel\/#author","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/author\/rachel\/","name":"Rachel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f379c3886619e9fb4164923bfd24a0c5d73e63f74b9097b41e6663244f894859?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Rachel"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/","name":"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog","description":"Today's Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let's take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o,","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/author\/rachel\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/author\/rachel\/#author"},"datePublished":"2009-08-07T08:00:04+00:00","dateModified":"2009-08-07T08:00:04+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/","name":"Portuguese Language Blog","description":"Language and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Portuguese Language Blog | Language and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World","og:type":"article","og:title":"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog","og:description":"Today's Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let's take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o,","og:url":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/word-of-the-day-pior\/","article:published_time":"2009-08-07T12:00:04+00:00","article:modified_time":"2009-08-07T12:00:04+00:00","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:title":"Word of the Day: pior | Portuguese Language Blog","twitter:description":"Today's Portuguese Word of the Day is pior, which depending on the context can mean worse or worst. Let's take a look at how the word is used. Note that when used as worse, it is followed by que when making a comparison (i.e. worse than). Also note that when used as worst, a, o,"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"614","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"Article","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"location":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2020-12-21 16:14:19","updated":"2025-07-09 17:48:41","focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null,"seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}