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treta
🇧🇷 Portuguese slang from Brazil
What does “treta” mean?
fight, drama
Example
“Rolou uma treta na festa ontem.”
There was some drama at the party yesterday.
Good to know
In Portugal "treta" means nonsense/BS instead.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing😮 Reactions
The textbook way to say it: briga
Heard in a conversation
Who ate the cake?
Bruna O Caio? Aquele que vive enchendo o saco de todo mundo? Vou fazer um barraco!
Caio? The one who's always bugging everyone? I'm going to make a scene!
Rodrigo Calma, sem treta no grupo. Ele já mandou mensagem: vai comprar outro bolo. Pisou na bola, mas tá arrependido.
Easy, no drama in the group. He already texted: he's buying another cake. He messed up, but he's sorry.
Bruna Hmm... fechou. Mas tem que ser de chocolate, tá ligado?
Hmm... deal. But it has to be chocolate, got it?
🥊 How other countries say “drama, a fight”
- 🇦🇴 makaAngola
More from Brazil
- barracoscene, loud fight
- chatoannoying, boring; a pain (person)
- encher o sacoto annoy, to bug someone
- saudadelonging, missing someone
- de boachill, fine, no worries
- zoarto tease, mess with
- tô nem aíI don't care
- pôcome on, damn
Songs from Brazil
- Ai Se Eu Te Pego · Michel TelóLevel A1
- Mas Que Nada · Jorge Ben JorLevel A2
- Ainda Bem · Marisa MonteLevel A2
- Não Quero Dinheiro · Tim MaiaLevel A2
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