How do you say 'photocopy' in Portuguese?

You say xerox, with the stress at the start and an open e; the first x sounds like 'sh' and the last one sounds like 'ks'.

What does avaro mean?

It describes someone who has money but struggles to spend a single coin, as in 'O personagem é avaro, sofre para gastar cada moeda.'

The stress falls on the last syllable, 'ter', with an open e, as in 'A enfermeira colocou o cateter no braço dele.'

You're recording the narration for a documentary and the script is full of words you've only ever read, never said out loud.

Esse nadador bateu o recorde mundial no ano passado.

This swimmer broke the world record last year.

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recorde/ʁeˈkɔʁdʒi/Also said ʁeˈkɔɾdʒi.
recordnoun
The best result anyone has ever achieved at something.
gratuito/ɡɾaˈtujtu/
freeadjective
Something that costs nothing.
fluido/ˈflujdu/
fluidnoun
Anything that flows, like a liquid or a gas.
ciclope/siˈklɔpi/
cyclopsnoun
A giant from old stories who has a single eye in the middle of his forehead.
filantropo/filɐ̃ˈtɾopu/
philanthropistnoun
A person or institution that gives a lot of money to help others.
ambrosia/ɐ̃bɾoˈziɐ/
ambrosianoun
A dessert made with curdled milk, sugar and eggs.
cateter/kateˈtɛʁ/Also said kateˈtɛɾ.
catheternoun
A thin tube doctors put into the body to remove or add fluid.
xerox/ˈʃɛɾɔks/
photocopynoun
A copy of a document made on a copying machine.
erudito/eɾuˈdʒitu/
eruditeadjective
Knowing a great deal about a subject, from studying and reading a lot.
avaro/aˈvaɾu/
miserlyadjective
Having money but struggling to spend a single coin.

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Esse nadador bateu o recorde mundial no ano passado.
This swimmer broke the world record last year.
O curso é gratuito para quem mora aqui perto.
The course is free for anyone who lives nearby.
O fluido do freio precisa ser trocado logo.
The brake fluid needs to be changed soon.
Na história, o ciclope tem um olho só na testa.
In the story, the cyclops has a single eye on his forehead.
O prédio foi doado por um filantropo da cidade.
The building was donated by a philanthropist from the city.
Minha avó fazia ambrosia toda vez que eu chegava.
My grandmother used to make ambrosia every time I visited.
A enfermeira colocou o cateter no braço dele.
The nurse put the catheter in his arm.
Você pode tirar um xerox desse documento para mim?
Can you make a photocopy of this document for me?
O narrador usa um tom erudito demais nesse trecho.
The narrator sounds too erudite in this part.
O personagem é avaro, sofre para gastar cada moeda.
The character is miserly, he struggles to spend a single coin.

recorde/ʁeˈkɔʁdʒi/
The stress falls on 'cor', with an open o; the r at the start sounds like the h in 'hot', and the e at the end sounds like an i.
gratuito/ɡɾaˈtujtu/
The stress falls on 'tui', which is a single syllable: gra-TUI-tu, not gra-tu-Í-to.
fluido/ˈflujdu/
The stress falls at the start, on 'flui', all in one syllable: FLUI-du.
ciclope/siˈklɔpi/
The stress falls on 'clo', with an open o, and the e at the end sounds like an i.
filantropo/filɐ̃ˈtɾopu/
The stress falls on 'tro', with a closed o, and 'lan' comes out nasal.
ambrosia/ɐ̃bɾoˈziɐ/
The stress falls on 'si', which sounds like zi; the 'am' at the start is nasal.
cateter/kateˈtɛʁ/
The stress falls on the final 'ter', with an open e.
xerox/ˈʃɛɾɔks/
The stress falls at the start, with an open e; the first x sounds like 'sh' and the last one sounds like 'ks'.
erudito/eɾuˈdʒitu/
The stress falls on 'di', which sounds like 'dji'.
avaro/aˈvaɾu/
The stress falls on the 'va' in the middle, not the first a.

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How do you say 'photocopy' in Portuguese?: You say xerox, with the stress at the start and an open e; the first x sounds like 'sh' and the last one sounds like 'ks'.
What does avaro mean?: It describes someone who has money but struggles to spend a single coin, as in 'O personagem é avaro, sofre para gastar cada moeda.'
How do you pronounce cateter?: The stress falls on the last syllable, 'ter', with an open e, as in 'A enfermeira colocou o cateter no braço dele.'

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