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A door has a sign that says 'PUXE'. What should you do?

Pull

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  1. Push
  2. Pull ✔
  3. Knock

Why: Puxe means pull. Empurre is the opposite, push.

Huh, didn't know that: Puxe comes from the verb puxar, to pull, and empurre from empurrar, to push.

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I pushed a puxe door for ten minutes. It never forgave me.
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References

Answer: Pull. Puxe means pull. Empurre is the opposite, push.

  1. FSI Brazilian Portuguese FAST, Volume 1 (Foreign Service Institute) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Portuguese/FAST/Volume%201/FSI%20-%20Portuguese%20FAST%20-%20Volume%201.pdf
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    Checked 2026-10-11.

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