How to Use Portuguese in a Sentence

Portuguese

noun
  • She is teaching her son Portuguese.
  • And why, by the way, do all these Brits speak in Portuguese?
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
  • Click here to see all the photos of 30 Portuguese Bend Road.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • His mother, who is in Brazil, recorded the message for him in Portuguese.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Amma is a root word for 'mother' in Cherokee and 'love' in Portuguese.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • For some older Portuguese, too, the specter of the hard right’s revival has been unsettling.
    Emma Bubola, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Its name is a quirk of translation: In Portuguese, limão is the word for lime, which means the drink is called limonada.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • By the early 1990s, tens of millions of children watched her shows in Portuguese and Spanish.
    Ana Ionova, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The oldest and largest, Portuguese Bend, was activated in 1956, starting the land’s slow descent to the sea.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • In addition to French, de Paula speaks English and Portuguese.
    Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • And though the lyrics are in Portuguese, their political passion comes through.
    Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 July 2024
  • The lyrics were in Portuguese, but not even another language posed an obstacle to reaching the top charts.
    Felipe Maia, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
  • As Brazilians sped by, an Indigenous teenager who barely spoke Portuguese gave birth to a son.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The book was originally published in 1988 in Portuguese.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
  • There was a nurse who spoke fluent Portuguese who helped Brazilian travelers.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Late last month, a small fire burned in Portuguese Bend after a power line fell and sparked nearby vegetation.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
  • During her first show on Friday, May 24, Swift surprised fans by speaking Portuguese.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
  • The narrative sequences are in Portuguese, except for one character who speaks in French.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The homes are not far from Portuguese Bend, where the peninsula’s most dramatic landslide complex covers 240 acres.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Latham is fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese, and is a registered Democrat.
    Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
  • In spite of the fact that about 98% of its population speak Portuguese, Brazil has a huge linguistic diversity.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The region, known as the Southern Cone, has produced wine since the 16th century, when the Spanish and Portuguese arrived on the continent, according to a news release.
    Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
  • At 30, Anitta has been cultivating her persona and her career for more than a decade, singing in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 29 May 2023
  • The cinema, where American poetry was read in Portuguese, was condemned as a safety hazard in 2020 and knocked down.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • Clearview has built a dedicated team selling its services to Latin America, and has made its tools available in Spanish and Portuguese.
    Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 18 June 2024
  • The homegrown Portuguese Octant Hotels group was born in 2022 as a collection of super-chic boutique hotels with an ultra-local ethos.
    Sarah Khan, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The landslide system at Portuguese Bend has been hitting the accelerator.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • Indeed, the small cafe and market was buzzy on a recent weekday afternoon, with conversation flowing in both English and Portuguese.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The Argentine star takes a bold step in this song by incorporating Portuguese into her repertoire, fusing genres such as bossa nova and rap.
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2024
  • In an effort to draw Cavalcante out, law enforcement broadcast a message from his mother in Portuguese from speakers in cars and helicopters.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2023

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