{"id":2812,"date":"2011-10-20T01:37:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T01:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2011-10-20T02:33:15","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T02:33:15","slug":"barriga-cheia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/barriga-cheia\/","title":{"rendered":"Barriga Cheia"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we’ve learned, it’s proper to say “estar satisfeito<\/a>” rather than “estar cheio” when referring to eating. For example, if someone offers you a second helping but you’re full, you would say, “N\u00e3o, obrigado. Estou satisfeito.” But there’s a great expression about having a full stomach, among many Brazilian expressions involving food.<\/p>\n

You can either say reclamar de barriga cheia<\/em> (complain about a full stomach) or chorar de barriga cheia<\/em> (weep over a full stomach). They both mean to complain for no reason, or have no reason to complain, since the person is showing ingratitude in some form. Let’s look at some examples.<\/p>\n

Estou t\u00e3o cansado. Estou trabalhando muito. Mas n\u00e3o quero reclamar de barriga cheia<\/em>. I’m so tired. I’m working a lot. But I don’t want to needlessly complain.<\/p>\n

Ela estava reclamando da viagem para Europa. Falei para ela, ‘Ainda vai chorar de barriga cheia?’<\/em> She was complaining about her trip to Europe. I told her, ‘Are you really going to complain for no reason?’<\/p>\n

M\u00e3e, n\u00e3o gostei do presente da tia. Queria um Playstation, n\u00e3o um Wii.<\/em> Mom, I didn’t like auntie’s gift. I wanted a Playstation, not a Wii.<\/p>\n

Vai reclamar de barriga cheia, filho?<\/em> Are you going to complain needlessly, son?<\/p>\n

Can you think of other examples?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we’ve learned, it’s proper to say “estar satisfeito” rather than “estar cheio” when referring to eating. For example, if someone offers you a second helping but you’re full, you would say, “N\u00e3o, obrigado. Estou satisfeito.” But there’s a great expression about having a full stomach, among many Brazilian expressions involving food. You can either…<\/p>\n

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