How to say "to keep, to hold on to" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "to keep, to hold on to" translates to  ficar com 

Transliteration: fee-kahr kohm

🇧🇷 Posso ficar com este livro emprestado?

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🇺🇸 Can I keep this book borrowed?



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Brazilian Portuguese

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How to say "to keep, to hold on to" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "ficar com" which translates to "to keep, to hold on to".

How to pronounce "ficar com" (to keep, to hold on to) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "ficar com" is pronounced as "fee-kahr kohm".

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