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FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE


2. Word Endings

■ Most Spanish adjectives ending in -ble will end in -vel in Portuguese.

Spanish Portuguese
horrible horrível
terrible terrível
favorable favorável
notable notável
posible possível
indispensable indispensável
amable amável
agradable agradável

■ Portuguese equivalents of Spanish words ending in -dad (or -tad) and -tud usually add an unstressed i sound. In addition, the t of Spanish -tad is likely to be a d in Portuguese.

Spanish Portuguese
verdad verdade
dignidad dignidade
facilidad facilidade
dificultad dificuldade
lealtad lealdade
libertad liberdade
magnitud magnitude
actitud atitude

Some of the more notable exceptions:

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