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"Pants (trousers)" in Portuguese: calça
a calça
Note: PT-PT: as calças
Pants in Portuguese is a calça. Brazilians often say uma calça even for a pair. In Portugal you will hear as calças more.
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How to pronounce calça
Say it
COWL-sah
/ˈkaw.sa/
COWL-sah. Plural calças is COWL-sahs.
"Pants (trousers)" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| a calça | pants / trousers Standard Brazilian word. | Standard Brazilian word. |
| as calças | pants (plural form) Also used; common in PT-PT. | Also used; common in PT-PT. |
| calça jeans | jeans Everyday denim. | Everyday denim. |
| calça social | dress pants Work or formal. | Work or formal. |
How to use calça in real life
- 1Shopping
Essa calça azul fica boa em você.
Those blue pants look good on you.
Essa calça for one pair.
- 2Getting dressed
Onde está minha calça preta?
Where are my black pants?
Minha calça is everyday.
- 3Laundry
Lavei a calça e ela encolheu.
I washed the pants and they shrank.
A calça takes feminine agreement.
Mistakes English speakers make with calça
Incorrect: O calça é caro.
Correct: A calça é cara.
Calça is feminine: a calça.
Incorrect: Comprei um pants.
Correct: Comprei uma calça.
Use calça, not English pants.
Good to know
In Brazil a calça is the normal shopping word; Portugal leans toward as calças. Size tags in Brazilian stores still feel like a puzzle—try things on.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Choosing outfits for a dinner
ChatPal
Você vai de calça ou de vestido?
Are you wearing pants or a dress?
You
De calça jeans escura, acho.
Dark jeans, I think.
ChatPal
Boa. Essa calça combina com o blazer.
Good. Those pants go with the blazer.
You
Perfeito. Vou passar a calça rapidinho.
Perfect. I'll iron the pants quickly.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Pants (trousers)" in Portuguese
How do I say pants?
A calça in Brazil.
Portugal?
Often as calças.
Jeans?
Calça jeans.
Gender?
Feminine: a calça.
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