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simples

"simples" means "simple" in Portuguese. It is number 763 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

simple; Generally lower-class; uneducated and/or poor

IPA

/ˈsĩ.plis/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• É simples.
  That's simple.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CM
• Era simples.
  It was simple.
  Tatoeba: ToinhoAlam / CK
• Foi simples.
  It was simple.
  Tatoeba: ToinhoAlam / CK

Learned together

In the course, "simples" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• morto dead
• fixe cool, awesome
• real true, real
• fundo deep
• doente sick
• verdadeiro truthful
• fantástico fantastic, wonderful
• louco crazy, mad, insane
• simplesmente simply, merely

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