rafting
White water rafting in Portuguese is rafting.
In Brazil and Portugal, the English loanword rafting is the standard way to refer to the sport of white water rafting.
Did you know?
- Despite the word being English, Portuguese speakers often pronounce it with a slight 'ee' sound at the end, like rafting-ee, because Portuguese words rarely end in a hard consonant.
- While rafting is common, Brazilians may use boia-cross to describe a more relaxed version of the sport where participants float down rivers on individual inflatable rings.
- In some traditional river contexts, you might hear descida de rio which literally means 'river descent', a phrase used before the English loanword became dominant.
Examples in context
- a adrenalina de descer as corredeiras é incrível!the adrenaline of going down the rapids is amazing!
- E aí, topa fazer rafting em corredeiras no próximo fim de semana?Hey, how about going white water rafting next weekend?
- Nós vamos fazer rafting no próximo fim de semana.We are going white water rafting next weekend.
- Nós vamos fazer rafting no Rio de Janeiro.We are going white water rafting in Rio de Janeiro.
- O rafting é uma atividade muito emocionante.White water rafting is a very exciting activity.
- Ela gosta de praticar rafting nos fins de semana.She likes to go white water rafting on the weekends.
Example conversation
Lucas and Juliana are discussing their travel plans for the summer.
- LucasJuliana, você quer fazer rafting comigo?Juliana, do you want to go white water rafting with me?
- JulianaSim, eu adoraria fazer rafting nas férias!Yes, I would love to go white water rafting on vacation!
- LucasÓtimo, eu vou reservar o equipamento para nós.Great, I will reserve the equipment for us.
- JulianaPerfeito, Lucas, será uma aventura incrível.Perfect, Lucas, it will be an amazing adventure.
