Politics
Estou de regime!
The word regime can mean what it looks like, regime.
Nós somos contra a mudança de regime.
We are against regime change.
But most of the time, regime means diet. Use the expression estar de regime to say that you are on a diet.
Não vou comer, estou de regime.
I am not going to eat, I am on a diet.
Você está de regime?
Are you on a diet?
O presidente é presidencial!
Use presidente to talk about the president, and presidencial to talk about anything that is presidential.
Ele foi o primeiro presidente.
He was the first president.
Eles trabalham na campanha presidencial.
They work on the presidential campaign.
Here are other related word pairs you can use to talk about politics.
| noun | adjective |
| presidente | presidencial |
| estado | estatal |
| prefeito | municipal |
| democracia | democrático |
Eles lutam em defesa da democracia.
They fight for democracy. (Literal: They fight in defense of democracy.)
O processo neste país é democrático.
The process in this country is democratic.