Não🏖️ At the Beach (12)
balada
club, night out
“Bora pra balada hoje?”
Wanna go clubbing tonight?
camelô ka-meh-LOH
Street vendor
“Comprei esse óculos do camelô na praia.”
I bought these sunglasses from the street vendor at the beach.
galera ga-LEH-ra
The crew / People
“A galera toda vai pra praia hoje!”
The whole crew is going to the beach today!
gato / gata GA-toh / GA-tah
Hot guy / Hot girl
“Nossa, que gato esse surfista!”
Wow, what a hot guy, that surfer!
levar caixote leh-VAHR kai-SHOH-chee
Get knocked down by a wave
“Levei um caixote enorme em Copacabana!”
I got slammed by a huge wave in Copacabana!
mó MAW
Super [+ word]
“Mó calor hoje, mermão!”
So hot today, man!
nossa! NOH-sa
Wow! / Oh my God! / Amazing!
“Nossa, que vista linda daqui!”
Wow, what a beautiful view from here!
partiu par-CHEW
Let's go! / Shall we?
“Partiu praia?”
Beach time?
sextou ses-TOH
It's Friday! / Weekend vibes!
“Hoje sextou! Bora pro happy hour!”
It's Friday! Let's hit happy hour!
suave su-AH-vee
Smooth / Easy
“Fica suave, vai dar certo.”
Stay easy, it will work out.
virar a noite
to pull an all-nighter
“Viramos a noite conversando.”
We stayed up all night talking.
zica
bad luck, jinx
“Hoje tá zica, deu tudo errado.”
Today's jinxed, everything went wrong.
🏙️ On the Street (58)
brabo
beast, fire, badass
“O novato é brabo demais.”
The new guy is an absolute beast.
buzão
the bus
“Vou pegar o buzão pro centro.”
I'm taking the bus downtown.
cara KAH-ra
Dude / Man / Expression
“Cara, tu viu o tamanho daquela onda?!”
Dude, did you see the size of that wave?!
caramba
dang, damn
“Caramba, que susto!”
Dang, what a scare!
caramelo ka-ra-MEH-loo
Brown stray dog / Mixed breed
“Olha esse caramelo ali, que fofo!”
Look at that brown stray dog, so cute!
chapa
buddy, pal
“E aí, meu chapa?”
What's up, buddy?
coé koh-EH
What's up? / Yo?
“Coé, mermão! Tudo certo?”
Yo, bro! All good?
coroa
an older person
“O coroa ali é meu pai.”
That older guy there is my dad.
credo
gross!, yikes!
“Credo, que coisa nojenta!”
Gross, that's disgusting!
cria KREE-ah
Local / Born and raised there
“O muleque é cria de Madureira.”
The kid is born and raised in Madureira.
dar mole dahr MOH-lee
Be careless / Let your guard down
“Não dá mole com esse celular na rua!”
Watch out with that phone on the street!
dar um jeito
to figure it out
“Calma, a gente dá um jeito.”
Relax, we'll figure it out.
dar um tempo
take a break; back off
“Dá um tempo, tô cansado disso.”
Give it a rest, I'm tired of this.
dar uma moral dahr OO-ma mo-RAHL
Help someone out / Give a hand
“Dá uma moral pra eu empurrar o carro!”
Give me a hand pushing the car!
deixa comigo
leave it to me
“Esse problema, deixa comigo.”
Leave that problem to me.
do nada
out of nowhere
“Do nada começou a chover forte.”
Out of nowhere it started pouring.
doidão doy-DOWNG
Totally crazy / Insane
“Aquele cara é doidão, pulou da ponte de brincadeira!”
That guy is totally crazy, he jumped off a bridge for fun!
e aí
what's up?, hey
“E aí, beleza?”
What's up, all good?
eita
whoa!, yikes!
“Eita, quase caí!”
Whoa, I almost fell!
embaçado
tricky, rough, complicated
“A situação tá embaçada.”
The situation is messy.
engarrafamento
traffic jam
“Peguei um engarrafamento enorme.”
I got stuck in a huge traffic jam.
falou
see ya, later
“Então tá, falou!”
Alright then, see ya!
fechou
deal, sounds good
“Amanhã às oito? Fechou!”
Tomorrow at eight? Deal!
foi mal
my bad, sorry
“Foi mal, esqueci de te avisar.”
My bad, I forgot to tell you.
gato (luz) GA-too
Illegal electricity connection
“Aquela obra tá toda no gato, ninguém paga luz.”
That construction site is all on a gato, nobody pays for electricity.
gente boa
good people
“O vizinho novo é gente boa.”
The new neighbor is good people.
imagina
don't mention it, you're welcome
“Obrigado! Imagina, foi um prazer.”
Thank you! Don't mention it, my pleasure.
já é zhah EH
Deal! / Done!
“Partiu praia? – Já é!”
Beach time? – Done deal!
já já zhah ZHAH
In a moment / Soon (= Brazilian time: sometime today)
“Quando você chega?" "Já já, tô saindo!”
When are you coming?" "In a moment, I'm leaving now!
jeitinho
Brazilian workaround
“Sempre tem um jeitinho brasileiro.”
There's always a Brazilian workaround.
jura
for real?, no way!
“Ela ganhou na loteria? Jura!”
She won the lottery? No way!
maluco ma-LOO-koo
Dude / Crazy one (friendly)
“Maluco, como você conseguiu fazer isso?!”
Dude, how did you pull that off?!
mané ma-NEH
Fool / Idiot (also between friends)
“Aquele cara é mó mané.”
That guy is a total fool.
maninho
li'l bro, bro
“Valeu, maninho.”
Thanks, bro.
meia MAY-ah
Six (instead of "seis")
“Meu número é nove-meia-três-dois.”
My number is nine-six-three-two.
meu parceiro MEH-oo par-SEH-roo
My buddy / My partner
“Meu parceiro, bora tomar uma gelada?”
My buddy, let's grab a cold one?
mina
girl, chick
“Aquela mina é gente boa.”
That girl is good people.
muleque mu-LEH-kee
Dude / Kid (friendly)
“Caraca, muleque! Que dia!”
Damn, dude! What a day!
na moral na mo-RAHL
For real / Seriously / No joke
“Na moral, esse lugar é incrível!”
For real, this place is incredible!
negócio
thing, deal
“Tenho que resolver uns negócios no centro.”
I've got some stuff to handle downtown.
nem ferrando neng feh-RAHN-doo
No way / Absolutely not / Hell no
“Quer entrar nessa água fria?" "Nem ferrando!”
Wanna get in that cold water?" "Hell no!
parada pa-RAH-da
Thing / Stuff / Situation
“Essa parada aí tá estranha.”
That thing is weird.
putz
ugh!, damn!, shoot!
“Putz, esqueci a chave dentro do carro.”
Ugh, I locked the keys in the car.
que saco keh SA-koo
How annoying! / What a drag! / Ugh!
“O ônibus atrasou de novo. Que saco!”
The bus was late again. What a drag!
rala peito HAH-la PEY-too
Get out / Scram
“Rala peito daqui, mermão!”
Get outta here, bro!
sinistro see-NEES-troo
Sick / Intense (positive AND negative)
“A festa ontem foi sinistra!”
The party last night was sick!
sussa
chill, all good
“Pode deixar, tá sussa.”
Don't worry, it's all chill.
tá maluco
are you crazy?
“Tá maluco? Isso é caro demais!”
Are you crazy? That's way too expensive!
tanto faz TAHN-too FAHZ
"Doesn't matter" / "whatever"
“Cerveja ou refrigerante?" "Tanto faz, qualquer um.”
Beer or soda?" "Whatever, either one.
treta TREH-tah
Drama / Fight / Trouble
“Não entra nessa treta, mano!”
Don't get into that drama, dude!
vacilão
a flake, unreliable person
“Não conta com ele, é um vacilão.”
Don't count on him, he's a flake.
valeu
thanks; see ya
“Valeu pela ajuda, irmão!”
Thanks for the help, bro!
vazar
to bounce, take off
“Tá tarde, vou vazar.”
It's late, I'm gonna bounce.
velho / velha VEH-lyoo / VEH-lya
Old man / Old girl (friendly address)
“E aí, velho! Tudo bem?”
Hey old man! Everything good?
vish
uh-oh, yikes
“Vish, esqueci a carteira em casa.”
Uh-oh, I left my wallet at home.
vixe
oh my, yikes (from 'Virgin Mary')
“Vixe, esqueci tudo!”
Oh no, I forgot everything!
X9 shees-NOH-vee
Snitch / Rat
“Não seja X9, cara!”
Don't be a snitch, man!
xará
namesake (same first name)
“Ele é meu xará, também se chama Pedro.”
He's my namesake, also called Pedro.
🚗 In the Uber (1)
chamar um carro
to call a ride
“Tá tarde, melhor chamar um carro.”
It's late, better call a ride.
🍺 At the Boteco (Bar) (4)
barzinho
a cozy little bar to meet friends
“Marcamos num barzinho tranquilo pra conversar.”
We met at a cozy little bar to chat.
caipirinha
caipirinha
“Na praia tomamos caipirinha o dia todo.”
At the beach we drank caipirinhas all day.
chope
draft beer
“Sentamos no bar pra tomar um chope.”
We sat at the bar for a draft beer.
salgado
savory bar snack
“Pede uns salgados pra galera.”
Order some bar snacks for the group.
🎉 At the Party (14)
boteco
corner dive bar
“Bora pro boteco tomar uma.”
Let's hit the dive bar for a drink.
breja
beer, brew
“Bora tomar uma breja?”
Wanna grab a beer?
cantada
pickup line
“Soltou uma cantada manjada.”
He dropped a tired pickup line.
cerva
beer, brewski
“Vamos tomar uma cerva no bar do Zé.”
Let's grab a beer at Z?'s bar.
crush
crush
“Falei com o meu crush hoje.”
I talked to my crush today.
dar em cima
to hit on someone
“O cara passou a noite dando em cima de mim.”
The guy spent the whole night hitting on me.
esquenta
pregame, pre-party
“Tem esquenta na casa do João antes.”
There's a pregame at João's first.
fervo
wild party, hot scene
“A balada de ontem foi um fervo.”
Last night's club was a wild scene.
ficante
casual hookup
“Não é namorado, é só ficante.”
He's not her boyfriend, just a casual hookup.
ficar
to hook up, make out
“Eles ficaram na festa.”
They hooked up at the party.
gata
a hot girl, a babe
“Você tá uma gata nesse vestido.”
You look gorgeous in that dress.
gelada
cold beer
“Me vê uma gelada aí.”
Give me a cold beer.
queimar o filme
to ruin someone's reputation
“Para de queimar meu filme com o pessoal.”
Stop trashing my rep with everyone.
ressaca
hangover
“Tô de ressaca hoje.”
He's hungover today.
💼 At Work (11)
bombar
to blow up, go viral; be packed
“O vídeo bombou nas redes.”
The video blew up on social media.
chave pix
Pix key
“Me manda a chave pix que eu te pago agora.”
Send me your Pix key and I'll pay you now.
duro
broke
“Fim do mês tô sempre duro.”
At the end of the month I'm always broke.
fazer corpo mole
to slack off on purpose
“Para de fazer corpo mole e ajuda.”
Quit slacking and help out.
freela
freelance gig
“Peguei um freela de design.”
I picked up a design gig.
grana
cash, money
“Tô sem grana esse mês.”
I'm out of cash this month.
happy hour
happy hour
“O time todo foi pro happy hour comemorar.”
The whole team went to happy hour to celebrate.
ralar
to grind, work your butt off
“Ralei a semana inteira.”
I grinded all week long.
rodar
to flunk, fail
“Rodei na recuperação.”
I flunked the makeup exam.
sacar
to get it, catch on
“Saquei o que você quis dizer.”
I got what you meant.
troço
thingy, whatchamacallit
“Que troço é esse na mesa?”
What's that thingy on the table?
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