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- Pedro \u00e9 muito porco<\/strong>, acredita que ele derrubou um chocolate no ch\u00e3o e pegou de novo?\u00a0(Pedro is so \u201cpig\u201d, can you believe he dropped a piece of chocolate on the ground and picked it up again?)<\/li>\n
- Vai comer sem lavar as m\u00e3os? N\u00e3o seja porco<\/strong>!\u00a0(Are you going to eat without washing your hands? Don\u2019t be \u201cpig\u201d!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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![\"Porco](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/pig-02-300x253.jpg\")
<\/a>Porco (pig)<\/p><\/div>\n
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Gato (cat): someone attractive, cute<\/em><\/p>\n
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- Me passa o telefone do seu amigo? Ele \u00e9 muito gato<\/strong>.\u00a0(Can I have your friend\u2019s number? He\u2019s really \u201ccat\u201d.)<\/li>\n
- Tenho vergonha de falar com ela! Ela \u00e9 gata<\/strong> demais. (I\u2019m too shy to talk to her! She\u2019s too \u201ccat\u201d.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
*also very common in the diminutive form: gatinho<\/em> and gatinha<\/em><\/p>\n
![\"Gato](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/cutest-cat-picture-ever-300x214.jpg\")
<\/a>Gato (cat)<\/p><\/div>\n
Anta (tapir): when someone messes up, does something stupid<\/em><\/p>\n
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- Tranquei a chave dentro do carro de novo! Sou uma anta<\/strong> mesmo.\u00a0(I locked the keys in my car again! I\u2019m a real \u201ctapir\u201d.)<\/li>\n
- Mateus\u00a0confundiu a data e chegou no aeroporto um dia depois.\u00a0Que anta<\/strong>! (Mateus got the dates mixed up and arrived at the airport a day later. What a \u201ctapir\u201d!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Anta](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Baixar-foto-de-Anta-300x205.jpg\")
<\/a>Anta (tapir)<\/p><\/div>\n
Burro (donkey): dumb, stupid<\/em><\/p>\n
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- Fui mal na prova de f\u00edsica de novo. Estou me sentindo muito burro<\/strong>.\u00a0(I failed the physics test again. I\u2019m feeling really \u201cdonkey\u201d.)<\/li>\n
- Carlos foi burro<\/strong> em terminar com a noiva, ela era uma \u00f3tima mulher. (Carlos was donkey to break up with his fianc\u00e9e, she was a great woman.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Burro](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/Donkey1-178x300.jpg\")
<\/a>Burro (donkey)<\/p><\/div>\n
Lesma (slug): someone or something very slow<\/em><\/p>\n
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- O carro estava uma lesma<\/strong> e chegou em \u00faltimo lugar na corrida. (The car was a \u201clesma\u201d and arrived last at the race.)<\/li>\n
- Voc\u00ea \u00e9 uma lesma<\/strong>! Se n\u00e3o andar mais depressa vamos perder o filme. (You are a \u201clesma\u201d! If you don\u2019t walk faster we\u2019re going to miss the movie.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Lesma](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/lesma-300x178.jpg\")
<\/a>Lesma (slug)<\/p><\/div>\n
Some adjectives may have a derogatory connotation, though still very common in usage:<\/p>\n
Galinha (hen): someone who is promiscuous, enjoys having many partners<\/em><\/p>\n
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- Voc\u00ea \u00e9 muito galinha<\/strong>! Ontem estava com um cara e hoje j\u00e1 est\u00e1 saindo com outro. (You are so \u201chen\u201d! Yesterday you were with a guy and today you are going out with someone else.)<\/li>\n
- Marina teve que terminar com o namorado porque ele era muito galinha<\/strong>. (Marina had to break up with her boyfriend because he was very \u201chen\u201d.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Galinha](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/galinha-300x291.jpg\")
<\/a>Galinha (hen)<\/p><\/div>\n
Vaca (cow): an insult to women, equivalent to \u201cbitch\u201d in English. Note: very offensive<\/em><\/p>\n
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- Minha chefe \u00e9 uma vaca<\/strong>, me demitiu sem nenhum motivo. (My boss is a \u201ccow\u201d, she fired me for no reason.)<\/li>\n
- Aquela vaca<\/strong> roubou minha vaga. (That \u201ccow\u201d stole my parking spot.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Vaca](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/vaca-300x225.png\")
<\/a>Vaca (cow)<\/p><\/div>\n
Veado (deer): a word to refer to homosexuals, but also used as a general insult to men. Note: may carry a negative meaning depending on how it is used, but it is also a very common synonym for gay.<\/em><\/p>\n
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- Marcela estava afim do Paulo, mas descobriu que ele era veado<\/strong>. (Marcela had a crush on Paulo, but she found out that he was \u201cdeer\u201d.)<\/li>\n
- Aquele veado<\/strong> me cortou no tr\u00e2nsito e quase causou um acidente. (That \u201cdeer\u201d cut me off in traffic and almost caused an accident.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Aquela vaca<\/strong> roubou minha vaga. (That \u201ccow\u201d stole my parking spot.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Marina teve que terminar com o namorado porque ele era muito galinha<\/strong>. (Marina had to break up with her boyfriend because he was very \u201chen\u201d.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Voc\u00ea \u00e9 uma lesma<\/strong>! Se n\u00e3o andar mais depressa vamos perder o filme. (You are a \u201clesma\u201d! If you don\u2019t walk faster we\u2019re going to miss the movie.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Carlos foi burro<\/strong> em terminar com a noiva, ela era uma \u00f3tima mulher. (Carlos was donkey to break up with his fianc\u00e9e, she was a great woman.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Mateus\u00a0confundiu a data e chegou no aeroporto um dia depois.\u00a0Que anta<\/strong>! (Mateus got the dates mixed up and arrived at the airport a day later. What a \u201ctapir\u201d!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Tenho vergonha de falar com ela! Ela \u00e9 gata<\/strong> demais. (I\u2019m too shy to talk to her! She\u2019s too \u201ccat\u201d.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Vai comer sem lavar as m\u00e3os? N\u00e3o seja porco<\/strong>!\u00a0(Are you going to eat without washing your hands? Don\u2019t be \u201cpig\u201d!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Porco](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/12\/pig-02.jpg\")
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