What does posso in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word posso in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use posso in Portuguese.
The word posso in Portuguese means first person singular present indicative of verb poder, mal posso esperar, Posso ajudar?, Como posso ajudá-lo?, posso apostar!, mal posso esperar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word posso
first person singular present indicative of verb poder
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mal posso esperarverbal expression (feel impatient, excited) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) Mal posso esperar pelo meu aniversário! O dia tem sido tão ruim, mal posso esperar que ele acabe. I can hardly wait for my birthday! This has been such a rotten day, I can hardly wait for it to be over. |
Posso ajudar?expression (to a customer) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) Can I help you? asked the sales clerk. |
Como posso ajudá-lo?expression (what do you need?) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) Store clerks often ask customers, "How can I help you?" |
posso apostar!interjection (informal (that is not surprising) (interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!") "Dad was mad at me for taking the car." "I bet!" |
mal posso esperarinterjection (I am excited about [sth]) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) "Nessa hora, na próxima semana, estaremos de folga." "Mal posso esperar!" "This time next week we'll be on holiday." "I can't wait!" |
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