How do you say something is too tight in Portuguese?

You can say esse modelo ficou apertado demais na cintura, meaning this style came out too tight at the waist.

What does provador mean?

Provador is the fitting room in a shop where you try on clothes before buying, as in tem espelho dentro do provador dessa loja?

You can say você pode trocar essa calça por outra?, asking if they can swap these pants for another pair.

The pants you took into the fitting room are too tight, and the sales assistant is waiting outside.

Você tem essa calça num tamanho maior?

Do you have these pants in a bigger size?

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tamanho/taˈmɐ̃ɲu/
sizenoun
How big or small something is.
provador/pɾovaˈdoʁ/Also said pɾovaˈdoɾ.
fitting roomnoun
A shop cubicle where you try on clothes before buying.
provar/pɾoˈva/
to try onverb
To put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits.
apertado/apeʁˈtadu/Also said apeɾˈtadu.
tightadjective
So snug it pinches.
grande/ˈɡɾɐ̃dʒi/
bigadjective
Larger than normal size.
manga/ˈmɐ̃ɡɐ/
sleevenoun
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
trocar/tɾoˈka/
to exchangeverb
To take one thing off and put another in its place.
caber/kaˈbe/
to fitverb
To fit into a space or a piece of clothing without being too big.
atendente/atẽˈdẽtʃi/
sales assistantnoun
A person who works serving a shop's customers.
espelho/esˈpeʎu/
mirrornoun
A glass surface where you see your own reflection.

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Você tem essa calça num tamanho maior?
Do you have these pants in a bigger size?
O provador do fundo está livre agora?
Is the fitting room at the back free right now?
Posso provar essa camisa antes de comprar?
Can I try this shirt on before I buy it?
Esse modelo ficou apertado demais na cintura.
This style came out too tight at the waist.
A blusa ficou grande demais nos ombros.
The blouse came out too big at the shoulders.
A manga está curta demais no braço.
The sleeve is too short for my arm.
Você pode trocar essa calça por outra?
Can you exchange these pants for another pair?
Acho que essa saia não vai caber em mim.
I don't think this skirt is going to fit me.
O atendente pode pegar um tamanho maior.
The assistant can get a bigger size.
Tem espelho dentro do provador dessa loja?
Is there a mirror inside this shop's fitting room?

tamanho/taˈmɐ̃ɲu/
The middle a comes out nasal because of the nh: ta-MÃ-nho.
caber/kaˈbe/
The stressed e is closed, like in você, and the r at the end is barely heard.
espelho/esˈpeʎu/
The stress falls on the middle syllable, with a closed e; lh is a single sound, like the ll in million, and the final o comes out like an oo.

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How do you say something is too tight in Portuguese?: You can say esse modelo ficou apertado demais na cintura, meaning this style came out too tight at the waist.
What does provador mean?: Provador is the fitting room in a shop where you try on clothes before buying, as in tem espelho dentro do provador dessa loja?
How do you ask to exchange something for another size?: You can say você pode trocar essa calça por outra?, asking if they can swap these pants for another pair.

The same situation in English, Italian, French, German.

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