How to Say ‘Sort out that cold’ in Portuguese
Trata dessa constipação
TRAH-tah DESS-ah kohnsh-tee-pah-SOWNG
[TRAH-tah DESS-ah kohnsh-tee-pah-SOWNG]
💬 Usage Tip: constipação is a false friend. It means a cold, not constipation. tratar de means "to take care of", and de + essa merges into dessa.
Phrase Breakdown
Trata
[TRAH-tah]
take care of
Informal command of 'tratar', to look after or treat.
Trata bem do teu cão.
Take good care of your dog.
dessa
[DESS-ah]
of that / that
Demonstrative form referring back to a previously mentioned feminine noun.
A palavra "dessa" aparece em "Depois dessa hora?"
The word "dessa" appears in "After that time?"
constipação
[kohnsh-tee-pah-SOWNG]
cold
In European Portuguese, a common cold.
Apanhei uma constipação.
I caught a cold.
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