Portuguese · 11 phrases · a local category
The Porra Toolkit — Amplifiers & Punctuation
Brazil's custom category, because half of Brazilian cursing isn't insults — it's grammar. "Porra" and "caralho" become punctuation; "pra caralho" turns any adjective up to eleven; "do caralho" means either "fucking awesome" or "the middle of nowhere"; and "que porra é essa?" is your all-purpose "what the fuck?" Learn to bolt these on and you'll intensify like a native.
Cacete! kah-SEH-chee Damn! / Bloody hell! — also 'a ton' as 'pra cacete' Pra cacete prah kah-SEH-chee A lot / tons / a ton Puta calor POO-tah kah-LOR A hell of a ___ (as an intensifier before a noun) Caralho! kah-RAH-lyoo Fuck! / Hell! — exclamation and all-purpose intensifier Do caralho doo kah-RAH-lyoo Fucking awesome — OR, with 'casa do', the middle of nowhere Porra! POH-hah Damn! / Fuck! — but mostly used as pure punctuation Porra nenhuma! POH-hah neh-NYOO-mah Bullshit! / Like hell! / Not a damn thing Pra caralho prah kah-RAH-lyoo As hell / a shitload / extremely Que porra é essa? keh POH-hah eh EH-sah What the fuck is this? / What the hell is going on? Foda-se! FOH-dah-see Fuck it! / Who cares! / Whatever! Puta que pariu! POO-tah keh pah-REE-oo Holy fuck! / Motherfucker! / For fuck's sake!