{"id":85221,"date":"2020-11-19T00:06:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T03:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/?p=76016"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:58:41","slug":"portuguese-words-cant-be-translated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Portuguese Words That Can&#8217;t Be Translated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Portuguese is a unique language, with nuances and fluidity. Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes used to say that Portuguese is \u201csweet and pleasant, the most sonorous language in the world.\u201d And just like any other language on the planet, there are some Portuguese words that just can\u2019t be translated. These are often touchingly beautiful and expressive words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there are ways of translating them, it either takes away the original meaning or requires a more roundabout way to translate the concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, learn the Portuguese words that can\u2019t be translated and start using them to express your feelings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Cafune\" >Cafun\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Calorento\" >Calorento<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Caprichar\" >Caprichar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Gambiarra\" >Gambiarra<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Malandro\" >Malandro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Passear\" >Passear<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Quentinha\" >Quentinha<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Saudade\" >Saudade<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Sera\" >Ser\u00e1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-cant-be-translated\/#Xodo\" >Xod\u00f3<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cafune\"><\/span>Cafun\u00e9<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The act of running your fingers through someone else\u2019s hair. It is a way of showing affection to someone you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Calorento\"><\/span>Calorento<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We use the adjective&nbsp;<em>Calorento<\/em>&nbsp;to describe someone who is always feeling hot or complaining about the heat. Some people just feel the heat more than others. We call them&nbsp;<em>Calorentos<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same thing works the other way around. When people feel cold all the time, we call them&nbsp;<em>Friorentos<\/em>. So,&nbsp;<em>Friorento<\/em>&nbsp;is a person who is sensitive to the cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Portuguese, Calor means heat and Frio means cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Caprichar\"><\/span>Caprichar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Caprichar<\/em>&nbsp;is a verb that means do something well, the best way possible.&nbsp;<em>Capricho<\/em>&nbsp;is the act of trying really hard to make something look good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When going to a restaurant, for example, we may ask the chef to&nbsp;<em>Caprichar<\/em>&nbsp;while cooking our food. That means we are asking them to give them special attention and outdo themselves in their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People might also say \u201c<em>No capricho!<\/em>\u201c, which means they did their work the best they could to please you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gambiarra\"><\/span>Gambiarra<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gambiarra<\/em>&nbsp;is an improvised method or solution to solve a problem, using any available material.&nbsp;For example, fixing a broken lamp with some wires and tapes just so it can work again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gambiarras<\/em>&nbsp;are usually temporary solutions for broken things. However, it is common for Brazilians to just leave things like that as long as it is working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Malandro\"><\/span>Malandro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we have mentioned before on our blog post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/adjectives-portuguese\/\">15 Brazilian Portuguese Adjectives Every Beginner Must Know<\/a>, Malandro is a word that might have a negative or positive meaning depending on the context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We usually say most Cariocas are&nbsp;<em>Malandros<\/em>&nbsp;by nature, especially the guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Negatively, someone is considered&nbsp;<em>Malandro<\/em>&nbsp;if they do not like to work much, if they are always expecting friends to pay for their expenses, or if they do small non-ethical things to get what they want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand,&nbsp;<em>Malandro<\/em>&nbsp;can also refer to a bohemian guy that loves nightlife, especially samba parties, and really enjoy the company of pretty women \u2014 a true lady-killer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malandro is also a smart person who thinks outside the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passear\"><\/span>Passear<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Passear<\/em>&nbsp;means to take a walk and enjoy the day outside of the house. It means to spend time relaxing, going places, such as a park, a shopping mall, the beach, or even a friend\u2019s house. It doesn\u2019t matter where you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quentinha\"><\/span>Quentinha<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Quentinha<\/em>&nbsp;is a take-away food prepared by inexpensive restaurants and usually served in styrofoam or aluminum foil containers. A typical&nbsp;<em>Quentinha<\/em>&nbsp;in Brazil consists of rice, beans, spaghetti, some kind of meat, and a side dish, usually French fries or vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Quentinhas<\/em>&nbsp;are a cheap way to eat homemade takeout. In Rio de Janeiro, for example,&nbsp;<em>Quentinhas<\/em>&nbsp;cost between R$10 to R$20. Brazilians usually buy Quentinhas to eat at work or at home, when they don\u2019t feel like cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saudade\"><\/span>Saudade<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The dictionary defines&nbsp;<em>Saudade<\/em>&nbsp;as \u201ca deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent.\u201d This is a popular word among students, as it is one of the most famous Portuguese words that can\u2019t be translated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudade is the name of the feeling you have when you miss someone, something, someplace\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some might say the idea of&nbsp;<em>Saudade<\/em>&nbsp;being a word that only exists in Portuguese is a myth. Writers claim that the word Sehnsucht in German,&nbsp;<em>Han\u00een<\/em>&nbsp;in Arabic, and Natsukashii in Japanese all have the same meaning as&nbsp;<em>Saudade<\/em>. However, others say the concept is not exactly the same, with each language having a different way to describe the feeling of nostalgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sera\"><\/span>Ser\u00e1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A rhetorical device that carries the idea of doubt and expresses a hypothetical situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAcho que vai chover amanh\u00e3.\u201d \u2013 \u201cSer\u00e1?\u201d<br>\u201cSer\u00e1 que vamos conseguir vencer o campeonato?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Xodo\"><\/span>Xod\u00f3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a cute way to call your significant other or something you really love. It can be your love, pet, children, an object of adoration\u2026 Anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEste quadro \u00e9 meu xod\u00f3.\u201d (I really like\/care about this painting.)<br>\u201cSaudades da minha namorada, meu xod\u00f3.\u201d (I miss my girlfriend, my love.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you enjoyed this list? Can you translate any of these words into your native language by any chance? Let us know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/courses\/\">Study Portuguese<\/a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/caminhos_language_centre\/\">Caminhos Language Centre<\/a>. We are the largest and most exciting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/about-caminhos\/\">Portuguese school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/a>. We offer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/courses\/our-group-courses\/\">Portuguese group courses<\/a>&nbsp;on 9 levels throughout the year. 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