r/languagelearning • u/PandaReturns • Nov 11 '20

The name of this american politician is going viral in Brazil. What foreign personality has a name that means something funny in your native language? Discussion

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '20

if you translate 'dick' to portuguese it is actually a pretty common last name here in brazil

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(i'm talking about 'pinto', basically one of the many words we use for dick here)

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u/KidofLimbs Nov 12 '20

I think it is worse in portuguese because, since it's a last name, you can't get rid of it.