Portuguese

In Portuguese, cuide-se is used to say take care.

The Portuguese word for the spice ginger is gengibre.

The English word “ratchet” is translated into Portuguese as catraca. The term catraca refers to a mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel and pawl.

The Portuguese word for heating is aquecimento. aquecimento is used to refer to the system or the process of heating.

In Portuguese, eu refers to the European Union. The default form is UE. Note that the expression Eu próprio/a is a formal way to highlight self-identity.

The English word ludicrous translates to Portuguese as ridículo.

The English verb disregard can be translated into Portuguese as desconsiderar or ignorar.

In Portuguese, money is dinheiro.

The English phrase “shut up” is translated into Portuguese as cala a boca. This phrase is used as a command to tell someone to stop talking.

In Brazilian Portuguese a naughty child is travesso for a boy and travessa for a girl. Arteiro is another word for a child who gets into mischief.