Questions & Answers about Ela desliga o telemóvel.
What is the infinitive of desliga, and how do we say 'she turns on'?
Does desliga mean turning the power off or ending a phone call here?
It can mean either depending on the situation. While the translation shows 'switches off' (powering down), desligar is also the verb used for hanging up a call.
I have heard the word 'celular' before. Why does this sentence use telemóvel?
Telemóvel is the standard term for a mobile phone in Portugal. Celular is used in Brazil, so while Portuguese people will understand it, they will normally say telemóvel.
How do you make telemóvel plural?
Nouns ending in -el drop the -l and add -is. The accent mark stays to keep the stress in the same place. So one mobile phone is um telemóvel and two are dois telemóveis.
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