{"id":5875,"date":"2014-09-18T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2014-09-15T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T23:45:00","slug":"07-expressions-with-verb-ficar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/07-expressions-with-verb-ficar\/","title":{"rendered":"07 Expressions With Verb “Ficar”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Salve, pessoal! Tudo bem?<\/p>\n

Ficar is a very, very common verb in Portuguese and it has several interesting idioms. Let’s learn them!<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/09\/expressoes-ficar.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

01. Ficar com as pernas bambas<\/strong> – to go weak in the knees<\/p>\n

N\u00e3o posso ver sangue. Fico com as pernas bambas quando vejo. – I can’t see blood. I go weak in the knees when I do.
\nEle ficou com as pernas bambas antes de entrar no palco. – He went weak in the knees before he went on stage.<\/p>\n

02. Ficar de olho em<\/strong> – to keep an eye on<\/p>\n

Fica de olho nas crian\u00e7as enquanto eu vou ao banheiro. – Keep an eye on the kids while I go to the bathroom.
\nVoc\u00ea pode ficar de olho nas minhas malas enquanto eu vou at\u00e9 o balc\u00e3o? – Can you keep an eye on my bags while I go to the counter?<\/p>\n

03. Ficar em cima do muro<\/strong> – to sit on the fence<\/p>\n

\u00c0s vezes voc\u00ea tem que tomar um partido. N\u00e3o d\u00e1 pra ficar em cima do muro. – Sometimes you have to take sides. You just can’t sit on the fence.
\nEla criticou membros do comit\u00ea por terem ficado em cima do muro e n\u00e3o terem feito uma contribui\u00e7\u00e3o \u00fatil ao debate. – She criticized members of the committee for sitting on the fence and failing to make a useful contribution to the debate.<\/p>\n

04. Ficar vermelho\/a<\/strong> – to blush<\/p>\n

Ele fica vermelho sempre que o elogiam. – He blushes every time he gets a compliment.
\nEla ficou vermelha quando percebeu que tinha feito uma burrada. – She blushed when she realized she had screwed up.<\/p>\n

05. Ficar de boa<\/strong> – to relax, to take it easy, to rest<\/p>\n

Hoje n\u00e3o vou sair. Vou ficar de boa assistindo TV. – I’m not going out tonight. I’m just going to take it easy and watch TV.
\nFica de boa a\u00ed que eu resolvo tudo. – Take it easy and don’t worry because I’ll figure everything out.<\/p>\n

06. Ficar esperto<\/strong> – to pay (close) attention; to be careful<\/p>\n

Fica esperto com o pre\u00e7o sen\u00e3o eles te roubam. – Pay attention to the price so they won’t rip you off.
\nEm S\u00e3o Paulo voc\u00ea tem que ficar esperto com o tr\u00e2nsito. – In S\u00e3o Paulo you need to be careful with the traffic.<\/p>\n

07. Ficar preso<\/strong> – to get stuck<\/p>\n

Odeio ficar preso no tr\u00e2nsito de sexta-feira. – I have getting stuck in traffic on Fridays.
\nVoc\u00ea j\u00e1 ficou preso num elevador? – Have you ever gotten stuck in an elevator?<\/p>\n

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Salve, pessoal! Tudo bem? Ficar is a very, very common verb in Portuguese and it has several interesting idioms. Let’s learn them! 01. Ficar com as pernas bambas – to go weak in the knees N\u00e3o posso ver sangue. Fico com as pernas bambas quando vejo. – I can’t see blood. I go weak in…<\/p>\n

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