"Os rapazes treinam no estádio."

Translation: The boys train at the stadium.

[grantwhite]

"the boys 'practice' in the stadium" was not accepted. Practice is correct in UK English as far as I know, unless I am missing something it should be accepted?

[Luis_Domingos]

"Practice" has been accepted for a while now (possibly because of your reports/comments). Thank you for helping us make this course better :)

[victor89]

does the word "rapazes" have the same bad connotation as "rapariga"?

[Paulenrique]

Rapariga is for women and rapazes for young men. Where I live rapariga has a negative connotation.

[rob906617]

for those who are etymology eggheads, according to the wonderful resource: http://www.aulete.com.br , the word derives from the Latin rapax, to seize or take by force which is the source for rapacious or rape. It is interesting that it does NOT have a negative connotation.

[MaferGouveia]

Rapez and rapariga are commonly used in Portugal?

[PHScanes]

Rapaz is common in Brasil too, for a teenager boy or a young man, but "rapariga" has an offensive meaning here and could be replaced for moça...

[iamjeff7]

is "rapazes" a synonym of "meninos"? Or is "meninos" only used for young boys, and perhaps "rapazes" is more like an informal "homens"-- like "guys" in english?

[Paulenrique]

http://www.duolingo.com/comment/453820

[d.hylton]

I think rapaza and rapazo means teenagers as opposed to boys and girls

[Paulenrique]

the correct word is rapaz and is used only for young men. There is not this term for young women.

[LaurangeG]

Can treinar be "work out" or never?

[Luis_Domingos]

That's a great question, and it might linger on whether or not someone considers working out something akin to "training" (in the sense of getting better at a certain skill/sport vs. getting your body fit for whatever reason). Some people might use the term "treinar" when they go to the gym twice a week, but I don't think it's a correct descriptor of such activity, since "treinar" usually has a secondary purpose (to train yourself to do something else, or to gain the endurance to perform that other activity) guiding the activity.

Long story short: Working out is part of the training, but not the training itself (or not just).

"Fazer exercício" ou "Malhar" (in Brazil only) are better terms for "working out".

[PhillipBro6]

While this may technically be true, most of my friends in Brazil use treinar when talking about their exercise routines.
Acabei de treinar. - I just finished my workout.