aprender de cor

[ə.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ dʒi ˈkoɾ]

verb phrase

to learn by heart; to memorize

1. To commit something to memory through repetition, typically without understanding the deeper meaning

The students had to learn the poem by heart for the exam.

Os alunos tiveram que aprender o poema de cor para o exame.

2. To know something so well that one can recite it from memory

She has learned the multiplication table by heart.

Ela aprendeu a tabuada de cor.

NYC Slang

memorize it cold

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

decorar

More commonly used colloquial alternative in Brazil

São Paulo

aprender de cor

Standard usage

Portugal

aprender de cor

Standard and formal usage; 'decorar' also used

saber de cor e salteado (to know something perfectly, inside and out)

decorar (colloquial variant)

gravar na memória (to engrave in memory)

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