Portuguese

In Brazilian Portuguese “well done” as praise is Parabéns or Muito bem. For a steak cooked well done, you say bem passado.

The English phrase treason is translated into Portuguese as traição.

meu amigo is the Portuguese phrase for “my friend”. The phrase is used to refer to a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.

The English phrase lush can be translated into Portuguese as exuberante. The word is used to describe something that is luxuriant or delicious.

The English verb ‘send’ is translated into Portuguese as enviar.

To call (as in to contact by telephone) in Portuguese is telefonar or ligar. The primary meaning for these terms is to contact someone by telephone.

The Portuguese word for mother-in-law is sogra. sogra is a feminine noun used to refer to the mother of one’s spouse.

In Portuguese, “come in” is translated as entre. This phrase is used as a polite invitation or a command for someone to enter a room or a building.

The English word crab is translated into Portuguese as caranguejo. The term refers to the crustacean known as a crab.

In Brazil the word is written açaí and said roughly “ah-sah-EE”, with the stress on the last syllable. A frozen bowl of it is açaí na tigela.