Hey, there!<\/p>\n
With some adjectives, we use go <\/strong>(and not get) to mean “become”, usually with color words. Here are some translated examples. Remember that the translation in Portuguese may not be as exact as their English correspondent.<\/p>\n Leaves go brown. <\/em>(As folhas ficam marrons.) We can use the verb to turn in these expressions, and is more common than go in a formal style of English. We use the verb go <\/strong>with adjectives in many cases where people or things change for the worse (especially when the change is permanent or difficult to reverse).<\/p>\n People go<\/em> (As pessoas ficam) Horses go lame.<\/em> (Os cavalos ficam mancos.) Note that we can use come <\/strong>in some expressions to say that things finish up all right.<\/p>\n My dream has come true.<\/em> (Meu sonho se realizou.) That’s all for today! See you next time!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey, there! With some adjectives, we use go (and not get) to mean “become”, usually with color words. Here are some translated examples. Remember that the translation in Portuguese may not be as exact as their English correspondent. Leaves go brown. (As folhas ficam marrons.) People go (As pessoas ficam) … red. (vermelhas – de…<\/p>\n
\nPeople go<\/em> (As pessoas ficam)
\n… red. <\/em>(vermelhas – de raiva)
\n… pale.<\/em> (p\u00e1lidas)
\n… white with anger.<\/em> (brancas de raiva)
\n… blue with cold.<\/em> (azul de frio)
\n… green with seasickness or envy.<\/em> (verde de enjoo ou inveja)
\n… purple with rage.<\/em> (roxo de raiva)<\/p>\n
\n… mad.<\/em> (bravas\/loucas)
\n… crazy.<\/em> (loucas)
\n… bald. <\/em>(carecas)
\n… deaf.<\/em> (surdas)
\n… blind.<\/em> (cegas)
\n… grey.<\/em> (grisalho)<\/p>\n
\nThings go wrong.<\/em> (As coisas d\u00e3o errado.)
\nBeer goes flat.<\/em> (A cerveja fica choca.)
\nJam goes sugary.<\/em> (A geleia fica a\u00e7ucarada.)
\nMeat goes off \/ bad. <\/em>(A carne estraga \/ fica passada.)
\nMilk goes off \/ sour.<\/em> (O leite estraga \/ azeda.)
\nCheese goes moldy.<\/em> (O queijo estraga.)
\nFruit goes rotten. <\/em>(A fruta fica podre.)
\nBread goes stale \/ hard.<\/em> (O p\u00e3o fica duro \/ murcho.)
\nIron goes rusty. <\/em>(O ferro fica oxidado.)
\nMy finger has gone number.<\/em> (Meu dedo adormeceu.)<\/p>\n
\nIt’ll all come right in the end.<\/em> (Tudo vai dar certo no final.)
\nYour shoelace has come undone. <\/em>(Seu cadar\u00e7o se desfez.)
\nA few pages came loose. <\/em>(Algumas p\u00e1ginas se soltaram.)<\/p>\n