{"id":4910,"date":"2013-09-19T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2014-07-24T20:04:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T20:04:21","slug":"06-expressions-with-verb-quebrar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/06-expressions-with-verb-quebrar\/","title":{"rendered":"06 Expressions with Verb “Quebrar”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, there!<\/p>\n

The verb quebrar, which means to break, has several and useful expressions in colloquial Portuguese. Let’s learn six of them!<\/p>\n

Ok, vamos come\u00e7ar!<\/p>\n

01. Quebrar a cabe\u00e7a<\/strong> = to rack one’s brain(s)<\/p>\n

Ele quebrou a cabe\u00e7a tentando achar a solu\u00e7\u00e3o do quebra-cabe\u00e7a.
\nHe racked his brains trying to figure out the solution to the puzzle.<\/em><\/p>\n

Voc\u00ea vai ter que quebrar a cabe\u00e7a para conseguir descobrir onde est\u00e1 o erro.
\nYou’re going to have to rack your brains to figure out where the mistake is.<\/em><\/p>\n

02. Quebrar o pau<\/strong> = to fight, to argue<\/p>\n

Eles quebraram o pau ontem \u00e0 noite depois que a Sara viu o David olhando para outra mulher.
\nThey had a huge fight last night after Sara saw David looking at another woman.<\/p>\n

Eles v\u00e3o quebrar o pau quando descobrirem o que voc\u00ea fez.
\nThey’re going to have an ugly argument with you when they find out what you’ve done.<\/p>\n

03. Quebrar o gelo<\/strong> = to break the ice<\/p>\n

Sei de umas t\u00e9cnicas legais para quebrar o gelo.
\nI know of some cool techniques to break the ice.<\/p>\n

Perguntei como estava o tempo s\u00f3 para quebrar o gelo.
\nI asked about the weather just to break the ice.<\/p>\n

04. Quebrar o galho<\/strong> = to make do, to improvise; to help someone out<\/p>\n

Ainda n\u00e3o temos um notebook, ent\u00e3o vamos quebrando o galho com este computador velho mesmo.
\nWe still don’t have a laptop, so we make do with this old computer anyway.<\/p>\n

O Jack sempre quebra meu galho quando eu preciso.
\nJack always helps me out when I need.<\/p>\n

05. Quebrar a cara<\/strong> = to be disappointed; to break someone’s face<\/p>\n

Ele quebrou a cara quando chegou ao cinema e viu que a sess\u00e3o j\u00e1 tinha come\u00e7ado.
\nHe was disappointed when he got to the movies and saw that the session had already started.<\/p>\n

Fica na sua ou eu quebro sua cara!
\nBack off or I’ll break your face!<\/p>\n

06. Botar pra quebrar<\/strong> = to do something with great vigor, energy; to kick butt<\/p>\n

Vamos botar pra quebrar no final do campeonato!
\nLet’s kick major butt at the end of the championship!<\/p>\n

Eles botaram pra quebrar com a venda do seu novo livro.
\nThey were a hit with the sales of their new book.<\/p>\n

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Hello, there! The verb quebrar, which means to break, has several and useful expressions in colloquial Portuguese. Let’s learn six of them! Ok, vamos come\u00e7ar! 01. Quebrar a cabe\u00e7a = to rack one’s brain(s) Ele quebrou a cabe\u00e7a tentando achar a solu\u00e7\u00e3o do quebra-cabe\u00e7a. He racked his brains trying to figure out the solution to…<\/p>\n

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