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Portuguese: Slang/Colloquialisms/Idioms

From various regions, not literal translations.
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Português (slang)
English
Top/Ganda
Great
Porreiro/Fixe (also cool)
Awesome
Giro/Gira
Cute
Bué (also very)
A lot
Valeu (also thanks)
Cheers
Beleza (also is everything fine, hello)
All good
Maneiro (also cool, snazzy)
Nice
Muito da hora
Very cool
Tá ligado
You know what I mean
Táss cuul
That's cool
Fala sério (also no way)
Are you kidding me
Tipo isso (also sort of)
Like this
Já faz tempo
It's been a long time
Tô de boa (also I'm chill)
I'm good
Tás a ver (also you understand)
You get it
Fodido (also screwed up)
Messed up
Chato (also annoying)
Pain in the neck
Foi mal (also my fault)
My bad
Tipo a (also like, kinda like, sort of like)
Just like
Adianta (also no point, it's no use, what's the point, doesn't help at all)
There's no point
Adianta aí (also speed it up)
Hurry up
Que saco (also that's annoying)
What a pain
Tô de saco cheio (I've had enough, I'm sick of it, I've had it up to here)
I'm over it
É mesmo (also it's true, that's right, it is)
Really
Vish/Eita
Yikes
Que clima
Awkward
Tô nem aí (also I couldn't care less)
I don't care
Que é uma loucura
Like crazy
Whoa
Aff
Ugh
Português (slang)
English
Pôxa/Poxa vida
Oh man
Mermão (also whoa, dude, bro)
My brother
Pra caramba (also a lot)
A ton
Fi/Moleque (also boy, child)/Piá (also boy, kid)
Son
Filhota/Molequinha/Filhinha/Catarina
Daughter
Pimpolha (also cutie)/Pimpão (also cutie, proud person, chubby person)
Sweetheart
Não tô nem aí (also I don't care)
I don't mind
Isso é doido/Que doido
That's crazy
Sinto sua falta/Sinto falta de você/Sinto saudades de você
I miss you
Que saco você é (also you're such a pain/drag)/Que chatice você é (also you're such a bother)
What a pain you are
Pois não (also sure, yes, of course, may I help you)
Yeah, sure
Pior que não (also it couldn't get any worse, that's worse than saying no, no actually, worse than no)
Worse than nothing
Daí (also hence, from there, that's why, consequently, for this reason)
Then
Sei lá (also I don't know)
Beats me
De marra (also against one's will, with no choice, by force, reluctantly, there's no other option, don't/didn't want to, stubbornly)
Unwillingly
Por teimosia/Por birra
Out of stubbornness
Por puro orgulho
Out of pride
Nem que (also even if, unless, not even if)
Don't even
Não conte com isso (also don't bet on it)/Pode tirar o cavalinho da chuva (also forget it)
Don't count on it
Bora logo
Let's go already
Agora vai (also let's do this, it's going to work this time)/Agora é que é (also this is it, now's the time, now you've done it, lets go, finally)
Now is the moment
Agora sim (also now were talking, finally, that's better)
Now that's more like it
Aí sim (also now that's what I'm talking about, now we're getting somewhere)
Now we're talking
Dá pra/Dá para (also can you, can we)
Is it possible to
E é só isso mesmo (also that's all, and that's all there is to it, is that all there is, is that really all, that's all there is)
That's about it
Pentelho/Pentelha (also pain in the neck, annoying person)
Pest
Lerdo/Lerda (also slowpoke, dimwit, dummy)
Dope
Tapado/Tapada (also fool, goof)
Blockhead
Zé mané
Moron
Cabeça-oca
Airhead
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