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os moleques

boys, kids

→ moleque
moleque kid, boy + s Plural
noun · masculine plural Rare #28,356
boys, kids Informal (especially in Brazil); can imply the boys are being mischievous or badly behaved (like “brats”), depending on context.
PO: Os moleques estavam fazendo bagunça na rua.
EN: The boys were making a mess in the street.
Declension of moleque
molequemoleques

Esses moleques.

Those brats.

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

Cara, era o nosso sonho desde moleques.

Man, it was our dream since we were kids.

— Anaconda (2025)

E os moleques?

And the kids?

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Tu não pode deixar os moleques do caixa baixa assaltar dentro da favela.

You can't let the kids from the low-class area rob people inside the favela.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Foi a primeira vez que os moleques da caixa baixa atravessaram meu caminho.

It was the first time the kids from the lower class had crossed my path.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Os moleques são bons de fuga, mané.

Those kids are good at getting away, dumbass.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Quem eram aqueles moleques?

Who were those kids?

— Akira (1988)

Acho que esses moleques têm razão, hein.

I think those kids are right, huh.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Desde que somos moleques que manda em mim.

Ever since we were kids, he's been in charge of me.

— Akira (1988)