Portuguese
noun
A person from Portugal.
She's Portuguese, she was born and raised in Lisbon.
Often appears as...
- speak portuguese
- native portuguese
adjective
Belonging to or relating to Portugal, its people, or its language.
He is studying Portuguese literature.
Often appears as...
- portuguese culture
- portuguese language
noun
The official language of Portugal, Brazil, and some other countries of the former Portuguese overseas empire.
He is fluent in Portuguese.
Often appears as...
- speak portuguese
- learn portuguese
noun
A person from Portugal.
She's Portuguese, she was born and raised in Lisbon.
Often appears as...
- speak portuguese
- native portuguese
adjective
Belonging to or relating to Portugal, its people, or its language.
He is studying Portuguese literature.
Often appears as...
- portuguese culture
- portuguese language
noun
The official language of Portugal, Brazil, and some other countries of the former Portuguese overseas empire.
He is fluent in Portuguese.
Often appears as...
- speak portuguese
- learn portuguese
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3National Identity
Emphasize the country not the city when referring to a person's nationality.
Even though she's from Porto, you should say she's Portuguese, not Porto-ese.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gendered
Use 'Portuguese' for both male and female people from Portugal.
Both my mother and father are Portuguese.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware that cultural identity is important for many Portuguese people.
She's proud to be Portuguese and celebrates traditional festivals.
Pro Tip 1/3National Identity
Emphasize the country not the city when referring to a person's nationality.
Even though she's from Porto, you should say she's Portuguese, not Porto-ese.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gendered
Use 'Portuguese' for both male and female people from Portugal.
Both my mother and father are Portuguese.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware that cultural identity is important for many Portuguese people.
She's proud to be Portuguese and celebrates traditional festivals.
Pro Tip 1/3National Identity
Emphasize the country not the city when referring to a person's nationality.
Even though she's from Porto, you should say she's Portuguese, not Porto-ese.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gendered
Use 'Portuguese' for both male and female people from Portugal.
Both my mother and father are Portuguese.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware that cultural identity is important for many Portuguese people.
She's proud to be Portuguese and celebrates traditional festivals.
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Video examples
2014 Expedition Granted...
Portuguese and Spanish for the countries where we don't speak the language will be hiring translators with the money that you so graciously grant us education is a human right that too many girls have been denied last week at the UN Malala said that two men and women have never been told the very humans we deserve equal righteousness girls
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New ways to understand...
that within that kind of broad unity and diversity structure what we then see is situations where you have the diversity is kind of playing with one another I come from a family that's deeply mixed actually my dad is half ethnic Tamil half Eurasian because he's got some Portuguese descent if you go back to the
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Juliet Eilperin: Demon...
Portuguese sailor who had the misfortune to fall overboard and couldn't be saved by his by his companions and and then if you go you know if you look forward there's there just many tales of sharks circling around different ships and and you know sailors either you know basically almost kind of like a wage
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The Khan Academy PIPE...
internationalizing there's a fully Spanish Khan Academy there's a Portuguese Khan Academy Turkish French is coming soon all the world's languages are our goal and to get a sense of what this looks like I'll show you this next video quite a bit we put in use convene JC she's an shuhada I meant to jannat
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FL Finalist PIPE National...
Portuguese explorer we went around the world with his crew and he was just an amazing person if somebody would give me a free ticket to go anywhere in the world I would definitely choose to go to England again because that's where soccer is most popular many good soccer
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Training Critical...
we're producing that the portuguese having come there with a high and mighty attitude of wanting to bring their engineers start foundries there they found themselves that nobody was behind what they were manufacturing it gets
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Monster Fish of the...
Portuguese and Amazon natives dried insulted strips of pure aku but a fewer of them make it to maturity the species could take a nosedive fast I'm concerned that humans may be eating
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The Search for History’s...
those ships for the portuguese were headed to brazil a lot of the ships for the the french were headed to the caribbean the u.s virgin islands were a stopping point
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A Collection Of Summer...
insects are so abundant in the montado that a pair of portuguese swallows regularly rears three brooms each season rather than the two more typical in britain
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The Deadly Portuguese...
is a rather more complex and sinister creature the portuguese manor war it floats with the help of a gas-filled
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2014 Expedition Granted...
Portuguese and Spanish for the countries where we don't speak the language will be hiring translators with the money that you so graciously grant us education is a human right that too many girls have been denied last week at the UN Malala said that two men and women have never been told the very humans we deserve equal righteousness girls
Video examples
New ways to understand...
that within that kind of broad unity and diversity structure what we then see is situations where you have the diversity is kind of playing with one another I come from a family that's deeply mixed actually my dad is half ethnic Tamil half Eurasian because he's got some Portuguese descent if you go back to the
Video examples
Juliet Eilperin: Demon...
Portuguese sailor who had the misfortune to fall overboard and couldn't be saved by his by his companions and and then if you go you know if you look forward there's there just many tales of sharks circling around different ships and and you know sailors either you know basically almost kind of like a wage
Video examples
The Khan Academy PIPE...
internationalizing there's a fully Spanish Khan Academy there's a Portuguese Khan Academy Turkish French is coming soon all the world's languages are our goal and to get a sense of what this looks like I'll show you this next video quite a bit we put in use convene JC she's an shuhada I meant to jannat
Video examples
FL Finalist PIPE National...
Portuguese explorer we went around the world with his crew and he was just an amazing person if somebody would give me a free ticket to go anywhere in the world I would definitely choose to go to England again because that's where soccer is most popular many good soccer
Video examples
Training Critical...
we're producing that the portuguese having come there with a high and mighty attitude of wanting to bring their engineers start foundries there they found themselves that nobody was behind what they were manufacturing it gets
Video examples
Monster Fish of the...
Portuguese and Amazon natives dried insulted strips of pure aku but a fewer of them make it to maturity the species could take a nosedive fast I'm concerned that humans may be eating
Video examples
The Search for History’s...
those ships for the portuguese were headed to brazil a lot of the ships for the the french were headed to the caribbean the u.s virgin islands were a stopping point
Video examples
A Collection Of Summer...
insects are so abundant in the montado that a pair of portuguese swallows regularly rears three brooms each season rather than the two more typical in britain
Video examples
The Deadly Portuguese...
is a rather more complex and sinister creature the portuguese manor war it floats with the help of a gas-filled
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Quote examples
Stana Katic
Canadian Actress
My parents are European immigrants. And I think as Europeans there are so many languages in close proximity that it's part of the culture to try to learn at least one other language. So my parents really encourage it in the house. Chinese would be really great to learn - like Mandarin or Cantonese. Portuguese would be incredible.
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Jose Aldo
Brazilian Athlete
Portuguese is the language of my heart; it's the language of my feelings. It's the language that I feel I can express myself best in.
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Stana Katic
Canadian Actress
My parents are European immigrants. And I think as Europeans there are so many languages in close proximity that it's part of the culture to try to learn at least one other language. So my parents really encourage it in the house. Chinese would be really great to learn - like Mandarin or Cantonese. Portuguese would be incredible.
Quote examples
Jose Aldo
Brazilian Athlete
Portuguese is the language of my heart; it's the language of my feelings. It's the language that I feel I can express myself best in.
Example 1 of 2
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