Page 132 - Portuguese Dictionary Phrasebook (The Rough Guide)

Colloquialisms
The following are words you might well hear. You shouldn’t be
tempted to use any of the stronger ones unless you are sure of
your audience.
Portuguese
bestial! [bisht-yal] fantastic!
š
burro m [boorroo] thickhead
cabrão! [kabrowng] bastard!
está nas suas sete quintas [shta nash soo-ash seht keentash] he’s/she’s
in his/her element
English
estou-me nas tintas [shtoh-mi nash teentash] I don’t give a damn
filho da puta! [poota] son-of-a-bitch!
gajo m [gaJoo] bloke
grosso [grohsoo] pissed
imbecil [imbeseel] stupid
isso é canja [eesweh kanJa] piece of cake (literally: this is chicken soup)
louco [lohkoo] nutter
maçada [masada] bother
maluco [malookoo] barmy, nuts
merda! [mehrda] shit!
não faz mal [nowng faJ] it doesn’t matter
não me diga! [nowng mi deega] you don’t say!
ora essa! [ora ehsa] don’t be stupid!
porreiro! [poorrayroo] bloody good!
que chatice! [ki shatees] oh no!, blast!
que disparate! [dishparat] rubbish!, nonsense!
que droga! [droga] blast!
raios o partam! [ra-yooz oo partowng] damn you!
rua! [roo-a] get out of here!
sacana! bastard!
tolo [tohloo] silly
vá à fava! go away!
vá para o caralho! [paroo karal-yoo] fuck off!
vá para o diabo! [d-yaboo] go to hell!
vá para o inferno! [infehrno] go to hell!

130

RG New PORTUGUESE Portuguese-Eng130 1300 1300