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In the center of São Paulo one sees way more turnstiles (in busses and metros) than butterflies. Thus I find it a bit unfair that my translation using the word "turnstile" was marked as incorrect.
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Maybe in this case "borboleta" means simply the insect "butterfly". But here in Salvador, it's common to call turnstile "borboleta" and "catraca".
The turnstile meaning is very regional as I discovered in this discussion: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/1956383
I know turnstile as roleta. At least that's what they call it in Porto Alegre.
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Yes... "watch" is better translated like "assistir", "see" like "ver" and "visualize" like "visualizar", although they may mean, many times, the same things.
They both mean "see", but just as in English the verb form used changes with the subject: "Eu vejo" (I see), "Ele vê" (he sees), "Nós vemos" (we see) and "Eles veem" (they see).
You can find all the variations here: http://www.conjuga-me.net/verbo-ver
Vejo = i see Vemos = we see more tips in https://www.duolingo.com/comment/9189497/Learning-to-Conjugate-Portuguese-Verbs-Cheat-Sheet http://www.easyportuguese.com/portuguese-lessons/simple-past/
This would sound much better in English as I can see the butterfly as the present simple is just not used like. I know that would be eu posso ver in Portuguese.
