Untranslatable expressions 1

Practice untranslatable expressions in Brazilian Portuguese with these 15 interactive flashcards. Flip each card, listen to the pronunciation, switch between English, French and Portuguese, rate how well you know each word, and then complete the dialogue at the end.

Vocabulary in this deck: Untranslatable expressions 1

• Saudade — Deep longing / Missing

• Cafuné — Head caress / Scratch

• Gambiarra — Workaround / Quick fix

• Jeitinho — The Brazilian way

• Caprichar — To do with extra care

• Folgado — Slacker / Cheeky

• Xodó — Sweetheart / Darling

• Frescura — Fussiness / Frills

• Ficar — To hook up (casually)

• Malandro — Street-smart person

• Friorento — Sensitive to cold

• Pão-duro — Stingy / Cheapskate

• Sextou — TGIF / It's Friday

• Topar — To be up for it

• Valeu — Thanks / Cool / Bye