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How to Say ‘Along the cobbled pavement’ in Portuguese

Pela calçada

PEH-lah kal-SAH-duh

[PEH-lah kal-SAH-duh]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: calçada is Portugal's typical cobbled pavement, uneven and slippery on hills. Locals readily sympathise with someone not wanting to drag luggage over it.

Phrase Breakdown

Pela

[PEH-lah]

Through the

Used to indicate movement within an area.

Example

Caminhamos pela cidade inteira.

We walked through the entire city.

calçada

[kal-SAH-duh]

pavement / cobbled street

Typical Portuguese stone paving on sidewalks and streets.

Example

A calçada está escorregadia.

The pavement is slippery.

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The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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