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How to say "uncle" in Portuguese

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tio
(noun) (masc.) (sing.) uncle
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Rafael é meu tio .
Rafael is my uncle.
O tio dela é professor .
His uncle is (a) teacher.
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Tio Fester ? / Vem , tio Fester . Vamos jogar !
Uncle Fester? Come, Uncle Fester. Let's play!
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O tio Frank é um chato .
Uncle Frank is an annoying (person).
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Se continuar com ela , tio Charlie , vai se arrepender .
If (you) continue (going out) with her, Uncle Charlie, you will regret (it).
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titio
(noun) (diminutive) (masc.) (sing.) uncle
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Meu titio mora na Coreia do Sul .
My uncle lives in South Korea.
Qual é o nome do seu titio ?
What is your uncle's name?
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Talking About Your Family
Os nossos avós tem mais dois filhos : o titio e a titia .
Our grandparents have two more children: uncle and auntie.
Talking About Your Family
Os filhos da titia e do titio são o nosso primo e a nossa prima .
The children of our auntie and uncle are our cousin (male) and our cousin (female).
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tio
(noun) (informal) (masc.) (sing.) uncle; gentleman; guy; used to refer to an older man
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Aline has a bachelor's degree in Travel & Hospitality and worked in the aviation industry for almost 20 years. She lives in São Paulo, Brazil and is now a full-time translator and localizer.
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O tio estacionou em local proibido .
The guy parked in (a) prohibited place.
Este tio tem o melhor cachorro quente da cidade .
This gentleman has the best hot dog in the city.
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Colombian Street Food
Esse tio aqui , ele vende o café fraco , do jeito que eu gosto .
This gentleman here, he sells weak coffee, just the way that I like (it).
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tiozinho
(noun) (diminutive) (masc.) (sing.) uncle; gentleman; guy; used to refer to an older man The diminutive suffix "-inho/a" or "zinho/a" is a way of indicating that something is small. However, it is often used in a playful or cute, non-literal way and, therefore, does not necessarily mean that the subject or object it is used with is actually physically small. Pay special attention to the context to determine which is the case.
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Aline has a bachelor's degree in Travel & Hospitality and worked in the aviation industry for almost 20 years. She lives in São Paulo, Brazil and is now a full-time translator and localizer.
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Clickable Example Sentences

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O tiozinho caminha pelo bairro .
The gentleman walks around the neighborhood.
Eu gosto muito do tiozinho da mercearia .
I really like the gentleman from the grocery store.
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Video Examples

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Colombian Street Food
Aqui eles chamam café preto de " tinto ", então a gente pediu um " tinto " no tiozinho e a gente pediu um " tinto " no Juan Valdez .
Here they call black coffee "tinto," so we ordered a "tinto" at the (place of) the gentleman, and we ordered a "tinto" at Juan Valdez.
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