{"id":5041,"date":"2013-12-02T12:54:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T12:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5041"},"modified":"2014-07-28T17:46:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T17:46:36","slug":"05-very-common-brazilian-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/05-very-common-brazilian-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"05 Very Common Brazilian Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, there!<\/p>\n

Tudo bem com voc\u00ea?<\/p>\n

We are going to kick this week off with five very interesting and common Brazilian idioms. Remember: whenever you come across this kind of idioms, write them down and review them regularly!<\/p>\n

Let’s do this!<\/p>\n

01. Bater perna<\/strong> – to stroll around; to walk around<\/p>\n

Passe a manh\u00e3 inteira batendo perna no centro da cidade. Eu precisava encontrar um presentinho para a minha afilhada.
\nI spent the whole morning strolling around downtown. I needed to find a little gift for my goddaughter.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nossa, hoje eu t\u00f4 muito cansado. Bati perna o dia inteiro resolvendo um monte de coisa.
\nMan, I’m so tired today. I walked around all day and ran a thousand errands.<\/em><\/p>\n

02. Dar um pulo<\/strong> – to stop by\/over, to come by\/over; to run to a place quickly<\/p>\n

Oi, Paulo! Voc\u00ea est\u00e1 ocupado? Posso dar um pulo a\u00ed pra gente conversar?
\nHi, Paulo! Are you busy? Can I come by so we can chat?<\/em><\/p>\n

Eu vou dar um pulo na padaria, mas eu volto rapidinho.
\nI’m going to run to the bakery, but I’ll be back in a heartbeat.<\/em><\/p>\n

03. Quem me dera!<\/strong> – I wish!<\/p>\n

Quem me dera poder tirar f\u00e9rias na \u00e9poca do Natal.
\nI wish I could go on vacation at Christmas.<\/em><\/p>\n

N\u00e3o t\u00f4 namorando a Patricia n\u00e3o. Quem me dera, a gente s\u00f3 t\u00e1 ficando.
\nI’m not going steady with Patricia, no. I wish, we’re just having a fling.<\/em><\/p>\n

04. Tirar de letra<\/strong> – to sail through the experience, to do something very easily<\/p>\n

Ele achou que n\u00e3o ia conseguir falar com os americanos. Mas tirou de letra.
\nHe thought he wasn’t going to be able to talk to the Americans. But he sailed through the experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

O Pedro estava super inseguro depois de ter feito sua apresenta\u00e7\u00e3o, mas eu achei que ele tirou de letra.
\nPedro was super insecure after giving his presentation, but I thought he sailed through the experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

05. Abusar da sorte<\/strong> – to push one’s luck<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 tudo bem agora, mas n\u00e3o abusa da sorte.
\nIt’s alright now, but don’t push your luck.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ele abusou da sorte e se encrencou muito.
\nHe pushed his luck and got into a lot of trouble.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello, there! Tudo bem com voc\u00ea? We are going to kick this week off with five very interesting and common Brazilian idioms. Remember: whenever you come across this kind of idioms, write them down and review them regularly! Let’s do this! 01. Bater perna – to stroll around; to walk around Passe a manh\u00e3 inteira…<\/p>\n

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