Have you ever wondered how some expressions or idioms sound so silly if you were to translate them literally? \u00a0Imagine explaining “get off your high horse,” or “blow a lid off” to someone who doesn’t speak English… Well, if you think idioms in English are bizarre, imagine those in Portuguese!! \u00a0There’s a great “dictionary” that’s pretty popular in Brazil which people call the “Book is on the Table” English\/Portuguese Dictionary and I love to laugh at the literal translations of Brazilian expressions to English. \u00a0Can you guess what some of these expressions mean?<\/p>\n
Tea with me. I book your face.<\/strong> – Ch\u00e1 comigo. Eu livro tua cara.<\/em> Try to guess some of the expressions’ real translations and I’ll post the answers here Wednesday either after a jump or in the comments \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever wondered how some expressions or idioms sound so silly if you were to translate them literally? \u00a0Imagine explaining “get off your high horse,” or “blow a lid off” to someone who doesn’t speak English… Well, if you think idioms in English are bizarre, imagine those in Portuguese!! \u00a0There’s a great “dictionary” that’s…<\/p>\n
\nGive a little jump here!<\/strong> – D\u00e1 um pulinho aqui!
\n<\/em>Uh! I burned my movie!<\/strong> – Oh! Queimei meu filme!
\n<\/em>You travelled on the mayonaise.<\/strong> – Voc\u00ea viajou na maionese.
\n<\/em>I have to peel this pineapple.<\/strong> – Tenho que descascar esse abacaxi.<\/em>
\nWho advises Friend is!<\/strong> – Quem avisa amigo \u00e9!<\/em>
\nDo you like over table?<\/strong> – Voc\u00ea gosta de sobremesa?<\/em>
\nGo catch little coconuts!<\/strong> – Vai catar coquinho<\/em>
\nSon of fish, little fish is \u2026<\/strong> – Filho de peixe peixinho \u00e9\u2026.<\/em>
\nYou are by out.<\/strong> – Voce est\u00e1 por fora.<\/em>
\nShe broke her face!<\/strong> – Ela quebrou a cara!<\/em>
\nYou are very face of wood!<\/strong> – Voce \u00e9 muito cara de pau!<\/em>
\nOps, gave Zebra!<\/strong> – Ops, deu zebra!<\/em>
\nIt’s older than walk forward.<\/strong> – \u00c9 mais velho que andar pra frente.<\/em>
\nDon’t fill my bag!<\/strong> – N\u00e3o encha meu saco!<\/em>
\nHe lives there where Judas lost the boots.<\/strong> – Ele vive onde judas perdeu as botas.<\/em>
\nThat man is hard bread!<\/strong> – Aquele homem \u00e9 p\u00e3o-duro.<\/em><\/p>\n