Pouco a Pouco – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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mudar /muˈdaʁ/ A2 |
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endereço /ẽ.deˈɾe.su/ A2 |
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distante /dʒisˈtɐ̃.tʃi/ B1 |
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afastar /afaˈstaʁ/ B1 |
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desapaixonar /de.zɐ.pɐi.ʃoˈnaʁ/ B2 |
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bloquear /blo.keˈaʁ/ B2 |
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esquecer /es.keˈseʁ/ B1 |
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rosto /ˈʁos.tu/ A1 |
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beijo /ˈbe.ʒu/ A1 |
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desgosto /deʒˈɡos.tu/ B2 |
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plano /ˈpla.nu/ A2 |
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sorriso /soˈʁi.zu/ A1 |
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momento /moˈmẽ.tu/ A1 |
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fácil /ˈfa.sil/ A2 |
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social /soˈsi.aʊ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Tô tentando me desapaixonar, mas vamos devagar
➔ Present continuous tense to express ongoing actions
➔ The speaker is describing an action that is happening at the moment, with "estou" (am) + "tentando" (trying), indicating ongoing effort.
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Vou me desfazendo de você
➔ Using the present tense to express a gradual action (fazer-se + gerund)
➔ The phrase shows a gradual process of getting rid of someone, with "vou" (I will) indicating future intent and "me desfazendo" (dismantling/undoing).
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Primeiro, não vou mais falar seu nome
➔ Using the future tense with "vou" + infinitive to indicate plans or intentions
➔ This structure expresses a future plan, with "não vou" (I will not) indicating an intention to stop performing an action.
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Pra não te ver mais, pra não sofrer mais
➔ Using "pra" (para) + infinitive to express purpose or intention
➔ The phrase indicates the purpose of actions, with "pra" (for) + infinitive form showing intent to avoid seeing or suffering.
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Primeiro, não vou mais falar seu nome
➔ Negative future tense with "não vou" + infinitive to express a decision to stop doing something
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E aí, Brasil?
➔ Interjection used to get attention or introduce a question, common in conversational speech
➔ This is an informal expression to address the audience or confirm the context, often used at the beginning of a song or speech.