How to Say ‘Shut the fuck up!’ in Portuguese
Cala-te, caralho!
KAH-luh-teh kuh-RAH-lyoo
[KAH-luh-teh kuh-RAH-lyoo]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Adding caralho to the end of any command turns it aggressive. This is fighting talk.
Phrase Breakdown
Cala-te
[KAH-luh-teh]
shut up
Informal command from 'calar-se' (to be quiet), addressed to one person as 'tu'.
Cala-te e ouve!
Shut up and listen!
caralho
[kuh-RAH-lyoo]
fucking hell / damn it
Very vulgar word (literally 'dick') used as a strong intensifier or exclamation.
Caralho, que susto!
Fuck, what a fright!
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