"Ele vai fazer uma sopa."
Translation:He will make a soup.
January 20, 2013
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Ouwetoffie1
875
'What is he making for the neighbourhood bbq?' 'Oh, he's making a soup'
Isn't that possible?
2dwight
42
It is possible, although not likely. Not only is soup something that usually does not require an article, it is generally something that does not follow an exacting recipe. If you run out of a minor ingredient, e.g. onions for your beef vegetable soup, you can substitute, scallions, or leeks without it being thought a different soup. (A different case, of course, if onions are the major ingredient.)
Sue919013
1961
Why does the first dictionary hint give "is taking", but "he is taking a soup" is not accepted?
sharkbbb
2308
The meaning "to do"="to cook" is informal, non-literal and rare. Generally:
to make food
- to cook = cozinhar
- to prepare = preparar
to do
- to perform = realizar
- to execute = executar
to make
- to create = criar
- to produce= produzir
- to construct = construir
- to fabricate = fabricar