A DICTIONARY FOR THE WAY PEOPLE SPEAK

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START WITH ficar ↗fiquei ↗ficar de boa ↗tivessemos ↗fasso ↗cães ↗como assim ↗to become ↗
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ficarverb

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IN EVERYDAY PORTUGUESE

“Fiquei em casa.”

“I stayed home.”
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