tal.
such
Meaning & usage
such
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese tal, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (“demonstrative pronoun”). Displaced collateral form atal.
one
Percebi que ele era o tal.
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese tal, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (“demonstrative pronoun”). Displaced collateral form atal.
used to express that somebody doesn't know or care about a person being talked about
Um tal de John estava te procurando.
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese tal, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (“demonstrative pronoun”). Displaced collateral form atal.
such-and-such (generic placeholder)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese tal, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (“demonstrative pronoun”). Displaced collateral form atal.
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