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Study Resource: Most common uses of ‘estar com’ and ‘estar sem’

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira

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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Most common uses of ‘estar com’ in Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portugese	English
estar com ciúmes	to be jealous
estar com dor de cabeça	to have a headache
estar com dor nas costas	to have back pain
estar com febre	to have a fever
estar com fome	to be hungry
estar com medo	to be scared
estar com pressa	to be in a hurry
estar com saudade	to miss something or someone
estar com sede	to be thirsty
estar com sono	to be sleepy
estar com vergonha	to be ashamed
estar com frio	to be cold
estar com calor	to be hot
estar com raiva	to be angry
estar com problemas	to be in trouble
estar com inveja	to be jealous

Most common uses of ‘estar sem’ in Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portugese	English
estar sem paciência	to be out of patience
estar sem dinhero	to be without money
estar sem tempo	to be out of time
estar sem energia	to be without energy

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