Linguae Textae
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Especial
The adjective
especial
has acquired a euphemistic sense in Brazil. If you talk about
tamanhos especiais
, that means the clothes are for heavier people, whereas
crianças especiais
are children with mental problems.
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