In Portuguese, we say "fazerboca de siri"
It doesn't mean silence out,
It means knowing when to stay quiet, when not to reveal everything, when discretion is wisdom, not weakness
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"Fazer boca de siri", means knowing when to stay quiet, when not to reveal everything, when discretion is wisdom, not weakness. Silence is maturity, knowing that some things are better kept safe inside.
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How do you say "comparing apples and oranges" in your language?
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How do you say in your language someone is desperate or too worried? In Portuguese we say "arrancar os cabelos".
Let me in the comments how do you say it in your language.
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🇧🇷 “Ser uma Maria vai com as outras”
= someone who follows the crowd without thinking.
In other words?
No personality. No backbone. Just imitation.
Portuguese has a very colorful way of calling that out 😌
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Ser uma mala sem alça = to be super annoying
A suitcase without a handle? Heavy. Inconvenient. Impossible to carry.
That’s the vibe.
Know someone like that?
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Ooh, let's hashtag it, maybe we'll catch eyes.
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Sem pé nem cabeça
= makes no sense at all.
Literally “without foot nor head.”
Perfect for explanations that are completely incoherent.
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“Pagar o pato”
To take the blame or suffer the consequences for something you didn’t do.
Sometimes you don’t make the mistake. You’re just the one left holding the bill.
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Brazilian Portuguese for being the awkward third wheel when a couple is deep in romance.
If you know, you know 😅
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In Portuguese we say fazer boca de siri. It means knowing when to stay silent, because not everything needs to be said.
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Have you ever met someone who talks non-stop?
In Brazilian Portuguese, we say “falar pelos cotovelos”
The image is funny: the person talks so much that words seem to come from everywhere, not just the mouth.
How would you say this in your language?
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How do you say “comparing apples and oranges” in your language? Let me know in the comments!
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How do you say in your language someone is desperate or too worried? In Portuguese we say “arrancar os cabelos”. Let me in the comments how do you say it in your language.
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Do you have a special name or expression to refer to liquor or alcoholic beverages in your language?
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What's the word for when someone has no shame of saying or doing something in your language? Let me know in the comments!
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The interplay between hand gestures and negation is not unique to Brazilian Portuguese; similar phenomena, with similarly patterned movements, also occur in English, French, and German.
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Does your language has an idiom to express great quantity of something? Tell me in the comments.
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Ordering things in Portuguese.
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Screenshot of the r/chaves subreddit Wiki.
r/chaves now has a Wiki for the fans of this Mexican TV show 🥳 For now the only section is the timeline with milestones and interesting posts, but there's more to come #Chaves #ElChavo #Chespirito #TVSeries #BrazilianPortuguese #Brazil #reddit
Read the phrase and example slowly.
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"The liminal (vowel) space of womanhood: Fundamental frequency, formants, and the intersex body in Brazil" by Ashlee Dauphinais Civitello
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Every language is more than words. It’s a culture, a rhythm, a way of seeing the world.
Which one would YOU start with?
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Gratitude in Portuguese comes in many flavors.
Which one would you use first?
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Phonemic realizations of the word "estado" (state) in different languages (from Wiktionary)
🇪🇸 /esˈtado/
🇵🇭 /ʔesˈtado/
🇵🇹 /(i)ʃˈta.du/
🇧🇷 /isˈta.du/, /esˈta.du/, /iʃˈta.du/¹, /eʃˈta.du/¹, /esˈta.do/²
¹ Rio de Janeiro
² Southern Brazil
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Portuguese = power move 🌍✨
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