How to Say ‘It's quite secluded.’ in Portuguese
Fica bastante resguardada.
FEE-kuh bash-TAHN-tuh resh-gwar-DAH-dah
[FEE-kuh bash-TAHN-tuh resh-gwar-DAH-dah]
💬 Usage Tip: fica literally means 'stays', but it's often used for where something is or how it turns out: Fica perto "It's nearby".
Phrase Breakdown
Fica
[FEE-kuh]
comes to / ends up
From 'ficar'; used for totals: 'fica em' means 'it comes to'.
A conta fica em cinco euros.
The bill comes to five euros.
bastante
[bash-TAHN-tuh]
quite / fairly
Adverb meaning 'rather' or 'quite' before an adjective.
O escritório é bastante moderno.
The office is quite modern.
resguardada
[resh-gwar-DAH-dah]
sheltered / secluded
Feminine; protected from view or disturbance.
A mesa está resguardada do barulho.
The table is sheltered from the noise.
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