How to Say ‘What a powerful shot!’ in Portuguese
Que remate tão forte!
keh reh-MAH-teh towng FOR-tuh
[keh reh-MAH-teh towng FOR-tuh]
💬 Usage Tip: A natural excited phrase. Literally, it is "What a shot so powerful!" but in English we say "What a powerful shot!"
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Very fitting for thunderbolt goals that make fans jump off the sofa.
Phrase Breakdown
Que
[keh]
what a
Exclamation used to emphasize admiration.
Que remate tão forte! Nem o guarda-redes reagiu.
What a very powerful shot! Not even the goalkeeper reacted.
remate
[reh-MAH-teh]
shot
A football strike towards goal.
Toda a gente comentou: que remate tão forte!
Everyone commented: what a powerful shot!
tão forte!
towng FOR-tuh
so strong!
Used to emphasize the power of the shot.
Ele chutou tão forte!
He kicked it so hard!
Words in this phrase
tão
[towng]
so
Used to intensify the adjective that follows.
Foi tão forte, que remate tão forte!
It was so strong, what a powerful shot!
forte
[FOR-tuh]
strong
Having a lot of force or power.
O remate saiu forte; que remate tão forte!
The shot came out strong; what a powerful shot!
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