Do you guys remember I said I'd talk about swearwords...? Well, I've been finding it a bit embarrassing to teach you bad words, but I think it's useful to learn some of them - even if you aren't fond of cursing, it's important to know what you're being called, right? ;)
I've finally found an opportunity to show you a bad word, in this funny video from an Australian program:
First of all... Come on, guys. Everybody knows we speak Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Brazilian! Why choose just one? ;D Haha!
Jokes aside, let's take a look at the Portuguese words used in the video...
"Legal" is indeed a slang for "cool", "nice" - literally, it means "legal", "lawful".
"Do caralho", on the other hand, may not be the best choice for "an amazing effort". "Caralho", as you can see here, is... actually a bad word! :) It's a vulgar term for the male sexual organ and it can be used in many ways (I mean the INTERJECTION!).
I'd say it's a sort of "f*ck!": if you're angry, surprised, scared, disappointed, sad or even extremely happy you may just say "caralho!".
I'd say it's a sort of "f*ck!": if you're angry, surprised, scared, disappointed, sad or even extremely happy you may just say "caralho!".
"Do caralho" may be "f***ing awesome", "f***ing bad" or simply "f***ing..." (for example, "seu idiota do caralho!" = "you f***ing idiot!"); it all depends on the context. So, yeah, ironically, it might actually be used in the sense of "an amazing effort" if you mean "it was f***ing amazing". I don't think that'd be very appropriate, though, haha!
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