Comments on: Part II: Transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/part-ii-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese/ Language and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:49:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gika http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/part-ii-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese/comment-page-1/#comment-2469 gika Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:58:59 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/part-ii-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese/#comment-2469 "Barata / barato" means "cheap/low price" too in Portuguese. Ex.: "Esta xícara está barata." This cup is cheap. And, there is also "suborno" in Portuguese that means "propina" (bribe). “Barata / barato” means “cheap/low price” too in Portuguese.

Ex.:
“Esta xícara está barata.”
This cup is cheap.

And, there is also “suborno” in Portuguese that means “propina” (bribe).

]]> By: Bud Savoie http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/part-ii-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese/comment-page-1/#comment-2468 Bud Savoie Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:54:41 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/part-ii-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese/#comment-2468 LOL! I can imagine unknowingly telling someone that "There is a cockroach in that store" and being sued for slander (only kidding; I'm a lawyer). Bud *************************************************************** barata sale promoção cucaracha cockroach barata Examples: Hay una barata en esa tienda. There's a sale at that store. Tem uma promoção nessa loja. LOL! I can imagine unknowingly telling someone that “There is a cockroach in that store” and being sued for slander (only kidding; I’m a lawyer).

Bud
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barata sale promoção
cucaracha cockroach barata

Examples:
Hay una barata en esa tienda. There’s a sale at that store. Tem uma promoção nessa loja.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/part-ii-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese/comment-page-1/#comment-2467 Christopher Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:26:17 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/portuguese/part-ii-transitioning-from-spanish-to-portuguese/#comment-2467 This is really helpful. It's actually helping my brain sort out the dusty old Spanish that's in there somewhere! I totally had to push it into a deep dark corner of my brain in order to stop making mistakes as a beginner Portuguese learner, but now that my Portuguese is more solidified, it would be a good idea to make an effort to re-activate that language knowledge. thanks Rachel for another great post!! This is really helpful. It’s actually helping my brain sort out the dusty old Spanish that’s in there somewhere!

I totally had to push it into a deep dark corner of my brain in order to stop making mistakes as a beginner Portuguese learner, but now that my Portuguese is more solidified, it would be a good idea to make an effort to re-activate that language knowledge.

thanks Rachel for another great post!!

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