Learn Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil): Eu prefiro segurar o volante com as duas mãos quando a curva é fechada. - I prefer to hold the steering wheel with both hands when the curve is sharp.

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Eu prefiro segurar o volante com as duas mãos quando a curva é fechada.

Meaning

I prefer to hold the steering wheel with both hands when the curve is sharp.

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Breakdown of Eu prefiro segurar o volante com as duas mãos quando a curva é fechada.

Can I drop eu and just say Prefiro segurar o volante...?

Yes. In Brazilian Portuguese, subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb already makes the subject clear.

Including eu can add emphasis, contrast, or clarity, but it is not required here.

Examples:

Why is it prefiro segurar and not something like prefiro segurando?

After preferir, Portuguese normally uses the infinitive when the next verb has the same subject.

So:

Not:

This is similar to English prefer to hold.

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What exactly does segurar mean here?