Compliment or insultCompliment

Portuguese

És uma joia

Meaning: You're a gem — a precious, lovely person.

Literally: You're a jewel

Origin: Affectionate Portuguese praise for someone's character.

More Portuguese compliments & insults

Cabeça de alho chocho A forgetful scatterbrain whose thoughts won't stay put.
Você é um amor You're a sweetheart — warm, caring, and impossible not to like.
Você tem muita garra You have fierce, relentless determination — you claw your way through any obstacle.

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