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The English phrase ‘put out’ is translated to Portuguese as apagar.

The English phrase “jesus loves you” is translated into Portuguese as Jesus te ama.

In Portugal the standard hello is Olá. Time-of-day greetings such as Bom dia and Boa tarde are very common, and Viva! is a friendly informal greeting.

The English word “nose” is translated into Portuguese as nariz. The word nariz refers to the anatomical protuberance on the face.

The English word ‘yes’ is translated into Portuguese as sim.

The Portuguese word for popcorn is pipoca. pipoca refers to the snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating.

To speed up in Portuguese is acelerar. The verb acelerar means to increase speed.

In Brazil “dog” is cachorro for a male or any dog and cachorra for a female. A puppy is a cachorrinho or a filhote. The plural is cachorros.

To say ‘close the door’ in Portuguese, you use feche a porta. The phrase is used to instruct someone to move a door so that it is shut.

The English word ‘duck’ is translated into Portuguese as pato. The term refers to the aquatic bird of the family Anatidae.