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The English word “puffy” is translated into Portuguese as inchado.

The standard reply in Brazil is Eu também estou com saudade de você. In speech people usually say the shorter Também tô com saudade.

The Portuguese word for her is ela.

The most common way to say “my love” in Brazil is meu amor. Couples also say meu bem (my dear) or minha vida (my life).

To punish in Portuguese is punir. The verb is used to describe causing someone to suffer for a crime or misconduct.

The English term gnocchi is translated into Portuguese as nhoque. The term refers to pasta-like dumplings.

The English word boy is translated into Portuguese as menino.

The plain word is bonito, “good-looking”. Brazilians also say lindo, “lovely”, and the slang gato, literally “cat”, for an attractive man.

In Brazil the language is called português. A man from Portugal is a português and a woman is a portuguesa. Brazilians call themselves brasileiros.

In Brazil you introduce yourself with Meu nome é followed by your name. People also say Eu me chamo or the casual Eu sou o Pedro or Eu sou a Ana.