{"id":5900,"date":"2014-11-07T20:14:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T20:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5900"},"modified":"2014-11-07T20:14:11","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T20:14:11","slug":"07-brazilian-idioms-my-fave-is-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/07-brazilian-idioms-my-fave-is-4\/","title":{"rendered":"07 Brazilian Idioms (My Fave is #4!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Tudo bem?<\/p>\n

Well, you know that I LOVE idioms and so I make a point at teaching you guys the most common Brazilian Portuguese idioms I come across.<\/p>\n

Est\u00e3o prontos? Vamos l\u00e1!<\/p>\n

01. A gota d’\u00e1gua<\/strong> – the last straw<\/p>\n

Quando ele chegou ao trabalho atrasado novamente, seu chefe disse que era a gota d’\u00e1gua e o demitiu imediatamente.
\nWhen he came to work late again, his boss said that was the last straw and fired him at once.<\/em><\/p>\n

02. Torrar grana<\/strong> – to blow money<\/p>\n

Como \u00e9 que o Pedro conseguiu torrar tanta grana em t\u00e3o pouco tempo?
\nI wonder how Pedro managed to blow so much money in such a short time!<\/em><\/p>\n

03. Vender que nem \u00e1gua –<\/strong> to sell like hot cakes<\/p>\n

\u00c9 um \u00f3timo produto. Tenho certeza de que vai vender que nem \u00e1gua.
\nIt’s a great product. I’m sure it will sell like hot cakes.<\/em><\/p>\n

04. Segurar vela<\/strong> – to be the third wheel<\/p>\n

Ela me convidou para ir ao cinema, mas como o namorado dela tamb\u00e9m vai, eu n\u00e3o quis ficar segurando vela.
\nShe invited me to to go the movies, but as her boyfriend is going too, I didn’t want to be the third wheel.<\/em><\/p>\n

05. Pular a cerca<\/strong> – to fool around, to cheat on someone<\/p>\n

O Rafael nunca foi fiel \u00e0 esposa. Ele est\u00e1 sempre pulando a cerca com outras mulheres.
\nRafael has never been faithful to his wife. He’s always fooling around with other women.<\/em><\/p>\n

06. Namorar firme<\/strong> – to go steady<\/p>\n

Voc\u00ea sabia que o Andr\u00e9 e a Rosana est\u00e3o namorando firme? Parece que eles est\u00e3o at\u00e9 com planos de casar.
\nDid you know Andr\u00e9 and Rosana are going steady? It seems that they even have plans to get married.<\/em><\/p>\n

07. Guardar ressentimento \/ m\u00e1goa<\/strong> – to hold a grudge<\/p>\n

N\u00e3o \u00e9 bom ficar guardando m\u00e1goa. Converse com ele e resolva as coisas de uma vez por todas.
\nIt’s not good to hold a grudge. Talk to him and work things out once and for all.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Tudo bem? Well, you know that I LOVE idioms and so I make a point at teaching you guys the most common Brazilian Portuguese idioms I come across. Est\u00e3o prontos? Vamos l\u00e1! 01. A gota d’\u00e1gua – the last straw Quando ele chegou ao trabalho atrasado novamente, seu chefe disse que era a…<\/p>\n

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