{"id":4809,"date":"2013-07-10T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=4809"},"modified":"2013-07-08T04:19:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T04:19:55","slug":"idiom-nao-pregar-o-olho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/idiom-nao-pregar-o-olho\/","title":{"rendered":"Idiom: n\u00e3o pregar o olho"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, there!<\/p>\n

Today we have a very common idiom im Portuguese: n\u00e3o pregar o olho.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It means “not to sleep a wink” and it happens to everybody once in a while. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

A m\u00fasica estava t\u00e3o alta na casa do vizinho que eu n\u00e3o consegui pregar o olho<\/strong> a noite toda.
\nThe music was so loud at the neighbor’s that I couldn’t sleep a wink.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tenho tr\u00eas provas esta semana e tenho que entregar um trabalho enorme at\u00e9 sexta-feira. N\u00e3o tenho conseguido pregar o olho<\/strong> por causa disso.
\nI have three tests this week and I have to submit a huge paper by Friday. I haven’t been able to sleep a wink because of that.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hot tip!<\/strong><\/address>\n

One of the coolest ways to see how a word or expression is used in real-life Portuguese is to use twitter. For example, when I type “pregar o olho” here’s what I get:<\/p>\n

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Here’s what I got when I typed in “preguei o olho”:<\/p>\n

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Por hoje \u00e9 s\u00f3! Nos vemos em breve!<\/p>\n

Want more free resources to\u00a0learn Portuguese<\/a>? Check out the other goodies we offer to help make your language learning efforts a daily habit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hello, there! Today we have a very common idiom im Portuguese: n\u00e3o pregar o olho. It means “not to sleep a wink” and it happens to everybody once in a while. Here are some examples: A m\u00fasica estava t\u00e3o alta na casa do vizinho que eu n\u00e3o consegui pregar o olho a noite toda. The…<\/p>\n

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