quero te provar
The English phrase "I want to taste you" is translated into Portuguese as quero te provar.
This phrase is highly sexualized and is used to express intense physical desire, often in a romantic or erotic context. While 'provar' can mean 'to taste' food, in this specific grammatical structure with a person, it shifts from a literal culinary sense to a metaphorical sexual sense.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of quero (I want), te (you/object pronoun) and provar (to taste/to try).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Brazilian Portuguese, you may hear the informal expression Tô com vontade de te provar, which translates to "I have the desire to taste you".
How does it change in a sentence?
In many Brazilian dialects, the object pronoun te is placed before the verb, but você can be used as the object in more colloquial or regional speech, such as in quero provar você.
Did you know?
- The verb provar is also used when trying on clothes in a store, making the phrase quero te provar sound like a double entendre about 'trying someone on'.
- The verb provar shares the same Latin root, probāre, as the English word 'prove', meaning to test or demonstrate the truth of something.
- In Brazilian Portuguese, using te in quero te provar is common in songs and poetry, even in regions where você is the standard way to say 'you' in daily speech.
Examples in context
- Desejo apreciar o seu sabor. Você é como uma sinfonia aos meus sentidos.I desire to appreciate your flavor. You are like a symphony to my senses.
- Tô com vontade de te provar. Que tal um jantar romântico à luz de velas?I have the desire to taste you. How about a romantic candlelit dinner?
- Você não sabe o quanto quero te provar.You don't know how much I want to taste you.
Example conversation
Gabriel and Beatriz are alone in a romantic setting.
- GabrielVocê está linda hoje, Beatriz.You look beautiful today, Beatriz.
- BeatrizObrigada, Gabriel. Você também está ótimo.Thank you, Gabriel. You look great too.
- GabrielEu não aguento mais, quero te provar.I can't take it anymore, I want to taste you.
- BeatrizEu também quero isso.I want that too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries provar, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
